Dakar 2011
The 2011 edition of the Dakar Rally, being held in South America for the third year, is nearly complete, with competitors heading toward the finish line in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Sunday, January 16th. This is the 32nd running of the rally, and over 400 Teams are competing in the race with 200 motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles, 140 cars, and 67 trucks. In the end, racers will have traveled 9,500 km (5,900 mi) in 13 stages across spectacular and varied terrain in both Argentina and Chile. Collected here are a handful of images from this year’s race as it nears its end this weekend.
Šerm 2010 – Paříž
From November 4th through the 11th, 950 athletes from 110 countries are meeting in Paris, France for the 2010 World Fencing Championships. The annual event welcomes contestants to the historic Grand Palais in Paris this year, to participate in foil, épée, and sabre events. Collected here are several images from the first half of the 2010 competition.
Halfway in – 2010 World Cup
Nearly halfway through the month-long 2010 World Cup Tournament in South Africa, over a dozen teams have been eliminated from the original group of 32, with the Round of 16 beginning tomorrow, June 26th. Television and web viewership has been setting records all over the world as supporters tune in to watch the events in South Africa and react along with the fans and players in the stadiums as they celebrate their wins and suffer through losses. Collected here are recent photos from the 2010 World Cup, as some of the players and their supporters have been experiencing it – in South Africa and around the globe.
South Korean soccer fans gather to watch a live TV broadcast of their 2010 World Cup Group B soccer match against Nigeria in Durban, at the Seoul City Hall Plaza June 23, 2010. South Korea drew 2-2 in a tense match with Nigeria to advance to the second round of the World Cup on Tuesday. (REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak) #
France’s striker Djibril Cisse reacts as Colombian referee Oscar Ruiz gives a red card to France’s midfielder Yoann Gourcuff (not pictured) during the Group A first round 2010 World Cup football match of France vs. South Africa on June 22, 2010 at Free State Stadium in Mangaung/Bloemfontein. (VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images) #
Slovakia’s goalkeeper Jan Mucha watches as the ball flies past him and into the goal on the shot of Paraguay’s midfielder Cristian Riveros (unseen) during the Group F first round match of Slovakia versus Paraguay on June 20, 2010 at Free State Stadium in Mangaung/Bloemfontein. (JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images) #
Soccer fans celebrate Paraguay making it to the next round of the World Cup, after watching a match against New Zealand on a big-screen television, in Asuncion, Paraguay on Thursday, June 24, 2010. Paraguay was held to a 0-0 draw by New Zealand in the match, but still won its World Cup group and moved into the round of 16. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz) #
Italy’s defender Fabio Cannavaro (right) consoles striker Fabio Quagliarella in the Group F first round 2010 World Cup football match between Italy and Slovakia on June 24, 2010 at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg. Slovakia won 3-2 to knock Italy out of the tournament. (FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images) #
A student who escaped from North Korea watches a live broadcast of the 2010 World Cup Group G soccer match between North Korea and Portugal in Cape Town, at the Hangyeore middle and high school for North Korean teenage defectors in Anseong, about 50 mi (80 km) south of Seoul, South Korea on June 21, 2010. About 100 students of the school gathered at its gymnasium and cheered for their former nation’s soccer team. (REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak) #
Mistrovství světa ve fotbale 2010
The 2010 FIFA World Cup opened last Friday in South Africa, after years of preparation, with an Opening Ceremony at Soccer City Stadium – the first matches taking place over the weekend. Thousands attended the opening concerts and matches in person, while tens of millions watched events unfold on screens large and small across the world. Collected here are some scenes from the opening ceremonies, the first several matches, and fans young and old around the world riding emotional rollercoasters while watching the 2010 World Cup.
A South African flag incorporating the flags of each nation at the tournament is waved at the Opening Ceremony ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group A match between South Africa and Mexico at Soccer City Stadium on June 11, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Clive Rose/Getty Images) #
Schoolchildren watch the World Cup opening match between South Africa and Mexico in San Jose, Costa Rica on June 11, 2010. Costa Rica’s Education Minister Leonardo Garnier authorised all schools across the country to have a television in their classrooms to watch the World Cup matches. (REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate ) #
Uruguay’s Diego Lugano, center, and France’s Jeremy Toulalan, second from right, argue as referee Yuichi Nishimura of Japan, second from left, and France’s Sidney Govou, right, intervene during the World Cup group A soccer match between Uruguay and France in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday, June 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) #
Palestinians and foreigners watch the World Cup game between Germany and Australia projected onto a screen on the separation barrier in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Sunday June 13, 2010. The wall that separates this biblical town in the West Bank from nearby Jerusalem has recently been bringing an international crowd together to watch the World Cup games. Every night, local restaurant owner and avid soccer fan Joseph Hasboun has been projecting games of the World Cup onto the wall facing his eatery, the Bahamas Sea Food Restaurant. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi) #
Mistrovství světa ve fotbale 2010
A South African government staffer blows a vuvuzela soccer horn during the last Football Friday celebration at the government residence in Pretoria, Friday, June 4, 2010. During Football Fridays, that were activated last year to mobilize the country behind hosting the World Cup, South Africans were encouraged to wear their team’s colors. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) #
Primary school children perform a play celebrating the soccer World Cup on June 8, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Children from the King David Victory Park Primary School completed their final dress rehearsal before performing in two sold out shows highlighting South African enthusiasm for the World Cup. (John Moore/Getty Images) #
Tak trochu jiné Olympijské hry
Over 500 athletes from 44 countries around the world have once again descended on Vancouver Canada, for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympic Games, (officially known as the X Paralympic Winter Games). After a separate torch relay and opening ceremony, competitors faced off in five different sports: Sledge hockey, Wheelchair curling, Alpine skiing, Biathlon, and Cross-country skiing – the last three broken into classes of sitting, standing and visually impaired. Currently Russia is leading the medals race, with Canada and Ukraine tied for second place. The Winter Paralympics continue until the Closing Ceremony on Sunday March 21st. Collected here are some scenes from this year’s games.
Tomas Kvoch #21 of the Czech Republic battles for the puck against Byeong-Seok Cho #27 of Korea during the Ice Sledge Hockey Preliminary Round Group A Game between the Czech Repulic and Korea on day five of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympic Games at UBC Thunderbird Arena on March 16, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. (Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images) #
Norway skip Rune Lorentsen, left, delivers a stone as Geir Arne Skogstad, right, steadies his wheelchair and Lene Tystad, center, watches while playing Japan during the paralympic wheelchair curling competition in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Tuesday, March 16, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Daryl Dyck) #
(Left to right) Silver medalist Gerd Schonfelder of Germany, Gold medalist Adam Hall of New Zealand and Bronze medalist Cameron Rahles-Rahbula of Australia celebrate on the podium after the Men’s Slalom Standing event during day 4 of the Winter Paralympics at Whistler Creekside on March 15, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. (Hannah Johnston/Getty Images) #
Santino Stillitano #1 of Italy is scored on for the second time by Kjell Vidar Royne #13 of Norway (R) during the third period of the Ice Sledge Hockey Preliminary Round Group B Game between Norway and Italy on day three of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympic Games at UBC Thunderbird Arena in Vancouver, Canada. (Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images) #
Werner Winkler #7 of Italy (center) celebrates his goal against Roger Johansen #1 (left) and Stig Tore Svee #8 of Norway (right) during the first period of the Ice Sledge Hockey Preliminary Round Group B Game between Norway and Italy during the Winter Paralympic Games at UBC Thunderbird Arena on March 14, 2010. (Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images) #
