Paramilitary policemen in the anti-terror drill display "To Welcome Olympic Games,To Ensure the Security" at Datianwan Stadium.
Early last month, China launched a week-long series of anti- terrorist drills called "Great Wall 5", in preparation for the upcoming 2008 Olympic Games. It's clearly not a situation anyone can take lightly.
These uncredited pictures from China Photos via Getty Images are just a teaser for what is sure to be a deluge of amazing sports photographs when The Games start on 8.8.08. Finding the images that transcend the average is something I always look forward to, but I thought these were a good start.
Firemen cutting barriers.
Policewomen.
The mighty Segway squadron!
To date, however, the story for me (and I think just about everybody) has to be Dara Torres, preparing to compete in her fifth Olympics as well as just breaking her own record at age 41.
Robert Maxwell, who I think is a vastly under-recognized photographer, took this powerful portrait for the New York Times Magazine showing what 0% body fat mixed 100% iron determination looks like.
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Robert Maxwell's work is fantastic and underrated indeed.
I first saw all those pictures on Boston.com's The Big Picture, which is worth a look if you haven't seen it yet:
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/07/antiterrorism_exercises_in_chi.html
Surely China Photos released these images for one and only one reason: to intimidate every participant and visitor.
How can we condone games held in such an environment? Do we not remember 1936?
That portrait struck me as well. I couldn't stop looking at it - her body is amazing and her eyes just drew me in.
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