Think of any iconic picture at the IAAF World Championships and there is an extremely good chance a Getty Images photographer will have been responsible for capturing that moment.
From Mike Powell’s epic Long Jump victory over Carl Lewis in Tokyo 1991 to Usain Bolt’s jaw-dropping sprint achievements in Berlin 2009, the international media agency has been on hand to snap every moment of agony, ecstasy and drama across the 30-year history of the biennial competition.
This week inside Moscow’s regal Luzhniki Stadium, photographers from Getty Images, the official supplier of pictures to the IAAF, will once again be on hand to shape the visual legacy of the nine-day competition.
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