“The Last Pollen Spore Preparing to Leave a Ladybug Trying to Hold On, Because It Didn't Want to Be Alone”. Photo by Hiep Nguyen Hoang (Hanoi, Vietnam). Photographed in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 2012.
Photo report from 5th Anniversary International Exhibition Integrated Safety and Security Exhibition 2012 (ISSE-2012). From 22 to 25 May in Moscow almost 454 companies from 18 countries demonstrated their achievements of the safety and security ensuring at ISSE-2012 exhibition.
Singer Kevin Lyttle (C) performs during the Premier Beverage: Jocktails 2012 Orlando at the Orlando Magic Experience Center on February 24, 2012 in Orlando, United States. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images for Premier Beverage Company)
A clock showing a countdown to the start of the London 2012 Olympics is unveiled on March 14, 2011 in London, England. The clock is starting five hours from midnight when 6.6 million tickets for the Olympics will become available and 500 days before the Games start. There is a six-week window to apply for tickets on the London 2012 website.
Chinese female weightlifter Xiang Yanmei, who competes in the 69 kg weightclass, rests with a weight on her stomach as she checks her phone during a training session in preparation for the Rio Olympics at the Training Center of General Administration of Sports in China on July 20, 2016 in Beijing, China. Xiang Yanmei won the World Championships in 2013 and 2015. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
Just a week before Rio de Janeiro hosts South America's first Olympics, city residents expressed mixed feelings about the cost and security of the Games, while holding out hope they will bring joy to a nation facing economic and political crises. The conflicted thoughts mirror a recent survey by the Datafolha polling group showing that half of Brazilians were opposed to holding the Games, while 63 percent think the costs of hosting the event will outweigh benefits. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)
Colombia's Mercedes Isabel Perez Tigrero competes in the women's 64kg weightlifting competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on July 27, 2021. (Photo by Edgard Garrido/Reuters)
Nina Betschart of Team Switzerland dives against Germany during the Women's Preliminary - Pool F on day one of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Shiokaze Park on July 24, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)