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  • Allsport photographer Steve Powell during the opening ceremony for the XXIII Olympic Games on 28 July 1984 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Steve Powell/Getty Images)
  • RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 08:  Accredited photographers are seen during swimming finals on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadiumon August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
  • 1948:  A Hungarian journalist dictates his coverage of the 1948 London Olympic Games to a secretary, to be relayed to Hungary for publication.  (Photo by PNA Rota/Getty Images)
  • RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 11:  Photographers talk photos of gold medalist Michael Phelps of the United States during the medal ceremony for the Men's 200m Individual Medley Final on Day 6 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
  • RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 20:  Australian Getty Images photographer, Cameron Spencer meets Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt at Olympic Stadium on August 20, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
  • RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 20:  Australian Getty Images photographer, Cameron Spencer meets Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt at Olympic Stadium on August 20, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
  • RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 19:  Rudy Fernandez #5 of Spain falls into the photographer's row during the Men's Semifinal match against the United States on Day 14 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 1 on August 19, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
  • RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 07:  From left, bronze medalist Elisa Longo Borghini of Italy, gold medalist Anna van der Breggen of the Netherlands and silver medalist Emma Johansson of Sweden pose for photographers during the Women's Road Race on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Fort Copacabana on August 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)
  • 1936:  JESSE OWENS AT THE 1936 BERLIN OLYMPICS BEING INTERVIEWED BY REPORTERS. Mandatory Credit: Allsport Hulton/Archive
  • RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 03:  A cat is seeing during a press conference of the German Olympic Swimming team at the 'Deutsche Haus Rio 2016' ahead of the Rio  2016 Olympic Games on August 3, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
  • ATHENS - AUGUST 20:  Photographers take pictures as athletes compete in the men's 10,000 metre event on August 20, 2004 during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in the Sports Complex in Athens, Greece. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)
  • LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 09:  Usain Bolt of Jamaica takes photographs of photographers with one of their cameras as he celebrates winning gold in the Men's 200m Final next to Yohan Blake of Jamaica on Day 13 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 9, 2012 in London, England.  (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
  • PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 25:  Thomas Bach the IOC President talks at a press conference on day sixteen of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games on February 25, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.  (Photo by Ker Robertson/Getty Images,)
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  • ATHENS, GREECE - AUGUST 14:    Feature / Stadt: Olympische Spiele Athen 2004, Athen; Ein Japanischer Journalist schlaeft auf seinem Computer im Main-Press-Center (MPC) 14.08.04.  (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images)
  • RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 04:  Table tennis player Timo Boll talks to the media as he is announced as flag bearer for the German Olympic team during a press conference at the 'Deutsche Haus Rio 2016' ahead of the Rio  2016 Olympic Games on August 4, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
  • RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 05:  Australian Basketballer Andrew Bogut speaks during a press conference at The Edge  on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
  • RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 04:  The United States men's basketball team speaks with the media during a press conference at the Main Press Centre ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 4, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
  • BEIJING - AUGUST 24:  Kobe Bryant of the United States moves through the media to kiss his wife Vanessa after defeating Spain 118-107 in the gold medal game during Day 16 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium on August 24, 2008 in Beijing, China.  (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
  • RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 08:  Cody Miller, Dana Vollmer and Ryan Held of the United Staes attends a United States Swimming Medallists Press Conference on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
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