The Sports Photo of the Year (agency Witters). The image of the photographer Valeria Witters (43) from Hamburg, entitled "Joy and sorrow" was named "Sports Photograph of the Year". The photograph was taken at the presentation ceremony for the weightlifter Matthias Steiner at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Photo: Agency Witters

Nuremberg - The Moving Picture winner with the title "Joy and sorrow" went Valeria Witters (43) at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. The Olympic gold medalist in weightlifting, Matthias Steiner holds in one hand and a gold medal and a bouquet of flowers in the other a photo of his late wife. Is he crying or he wipes the sweat from just?

With nearly 800 entries from 80 photographers went motives of the competition "The Sports Photo of the Year" at the end. Under the auspices of the kicker sports magazine, in cooperation with the Association of German sports journalists, a jury of experts, including kicker editor Rainer Holzschuh, distributed 25,000 euros in prize money. Competing images were evaluated in four categories. "The Sports Photo of the Year" receives 5,000 euros, making it the largest cash prize for sports photographers in Germany.

All winning designs will be on 23 February and 2 March kicker sports magazine published. Then go large copies of the winning photos and a selection of the most beautiful images in a traveling exhibition on tour in Germany. "The Sports Photo of the Year" award in 1963 by the VDS. In addition to the kicker sports magazine to engage Canon Germany and Mercedes-Benz, Daimler AG as a partner. Source: Kicker sports magazine

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