Hull City’s club badge on a new carpet surface outside the players tunnel before the Sky Bet Championship match at the MKM Stadium, Hull Picture by David Greaves/Focus Images Ltd 07828777314 02/12/2023 2023.12.02 Hull Pilka nozna liga angielska Hull City - Watford FC Foto David Greaves/Focus Images/MB Media/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

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Conor Coady of Leicester City and Marc Albrighton of Leicester City inspect the playing surface during the Sky Bet Championship match Swansea City vs Leicester City at Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea, United Kingdom, 21st October 2023  (Photo by Craig Anthony/News Images) in Swansea, United Kingdom on 10/21/2023. (Photo by Craig Anthony/News Images/Sipa USA) 2023.10.21 Swansea pilka nozna liga angielska Swansea City - Leicester City Foto Craig Anthony/News Images/SIPA USA/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

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Dec 25, 2022; Inglewood, California, USA; The Microsoft Surface coaches communications telephone system on the sidelines at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports/Sipa USA   2022.12.25 Inglewood Futbol amerykanski NFL Denver Broncos - Los Angeles Rams Foto Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports/SIPA USA/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

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(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An ice maker maintains the track at the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. At the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, a team of ice-making and repairing workers are engaged in the maintenance of the track for the sliding events.    The sliding track at the National Sliding Centre is the first of its kind in China, where competitions in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge are held during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.    The ice-making work of the track includes ice-making, ice repair, ice replenishment, cleaning and sprinkler maintenance. The work on the long track with many hyperbolic curves is a semi-outdoor activity.    The sliding track functions properly only when under high-standard conditions, such as the right cooling temperature and strict cleanliness on the track surface. Since different competitions take place in different conditions, ice thickness and ice making techniques have to be adapted to the variations accordingly, which puts the skill and physical quality of the ice makers to the test.    Making and maintaining the track, which looks like a winding dragon perched on top of the mountain, can be as difficult as taking care of a piece of art. The world's sliding track ice makers are almost exclusively "foreign faces", but with the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics, training local ice makers for the "Snow Dragon" has become an imperative issue.     After more than two years of intensive training and construction process, Chinese ice makers have mastered sound techniques, bid farewell to immaturity and made their debut in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)  2022.02.15 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15   Foto Jiang Wenyao/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

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(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ice maker Zhu Yongtao (1st R), together with his co-workers, maintains the track at the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. At the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, a team of ice-making and repairing workers are engaged in the maintenance of the track for the sliding events.    The sliding track at the National Sliding Centre is the first of its kind in China, where competitions in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge are held during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.    The ice-making work of the track includes ice-making, ice repair, ice replenishment, cleaning and sprinkler maintenance. The work on the long track with many hyperbolic curves is a semi-outdoor activity.    The sliding track functions properly only when under high-standard conditions, such as the right cooling temperature and strict cleanliness on the track surface. Since different competitions take place in different conditions, ice thickness and ice making techniques have to be adapted to the variations accordingly, which puts the skill and physical quality of the ice makers to the test.    Making and maintaining the track, which looks like a winding dragon perched on top of the mountain, can be as difficult as taking care of a piece of art. The world's sliding track ice makers are almost exclusively "foreign faces", but with the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics, training local ice makers for the "Snow Dragon" has become an imperative issue.     After more than two years of intensive training and construction process, Chinese ice makers have mastered sound techniques, bid farewell to immaturity and made their debut in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/He Changshan)  2022.02.15 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15   Foto He Changshan/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An ice maker maintains the track at the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022. At the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, a team of ice-making and repairing workers are engaged in the maintenance of the track for the sliding events.    The sliding track at the National Sliding Centre is the first of its kind in China, where competitions in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge are held during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.    The ice-making work of the track includes ice-making, ice repair, ice replenishment, cleaning and sprinkler maintenance. The work on the long track with many hyperbolic curves is a semi-outdoor activity.    The sliding track functions properly only when under high-standard conditions, such as the right cooling temperature and strict cleanliness on the track surface. Since different competitions take place in different conditions, ice thickness and ice making techniques have to be adapted to the variations accordingly, which puts the skill and physical quality of the ice makers to the test.    Making and maintaining the track, which looks like a winding dragon perched on top of the mountain, can be as difficult as taking care of a piece of art. The world's sliding track ice makers are almost exclusively "foreign faces", but with the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics, training local ice makers for the "Snow Dragon" has become an imperative issue.     After more than two years of intensive training and construction process, Chinese ice makers have mastered sound techniques, bid farewell to immaturity and made their debut in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)  2021.02.14 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15   Foto Jiang Wenyao/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ice maker Zhu Yongtao maintains the track at the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022. At the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, a team of ice-making and repairing workers are engaged in the maintenance of the track for the sliding events.    The sliding track at the National Sliding Centre is the first of its kind in China, where competitions in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge are held during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.    The ice-making work of the track includes ice-making, ice repair, ice replenishment, cleaning and sprinkler maintenance. The work on the long track with many hyperbolic curves is a semi-outdoor activity.    The sliding track functions properly only when under high-standard conditions, such as the right cooling temperature and strict cleanliness on the track surface. Since different competitions take place in different conditions, ice thickness and ice making techniques have to be adapted to the variations accordingly, which puts the skill and physical quality of the ice makers to the test.    Making and maintaining the track, which looks like a winding dragon perched on top of the mountain, can be as difficult as taking care of a piece of art. The world's sliding track ice makers are almost exclusively "foreign faces", but with the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics, training local ice makers for the "Snow Dragon" has become an imperative issue.     After more than two years of intensive training and construction process, Chinese ice makers have mastered sound techniques, bid farewell to immaturity and made their debut in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/He Changshan)  2022.02.14 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15   Foto He Changshan/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ice maker Zhu Yongtao checks the surface of the track at the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022. At the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, a team of ice-making and repairing workers are engaged in the maintenance of the track for the sliding events.    The sliding track at the National Sliding Centre is the first of its kind in China, where competitions in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge are held during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.    The ice-making work of the track includes ice-making, ice repair, ice replenishment, cleaning and sprinkler maintenance. The work on the long track with many hyperbolic curves is a semi-outdoor activity.    The sliding track functions properly only when under high-standard conditions, such as the right cooling temperature and strict cleanliness on the track surface. Since different competitions take place in different conditions, ice thickness and ice making techniques have to be adapted to the variations accordingly, which puts the skill and physical quality of the ice makers to the test.    Making and maintaining the track, which looks like a winding dragon perched on top of the mountain, can be as difficult as taking care of a piece of art. The world's sliding track ice makers are almost exclusively "foreign faces", but with the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics, training local ice makers for the "Snow Dragon" has become an imperative issue.     After more than two years of intensive training and construction process, Chinese ice makers have mastered sound techniques, bid farewell to immaturity and made their debut in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)  2022.02.14 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15   Foto Yao Jianfeng/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ice maker Zhu Yongtao fixes an ice-making tool at the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022. At the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, a team of ice-making and repairing workers are engaged in the maintenance of the track for the sliding events.    The sliding track at the National Sliding Centre is the first of its kind in China, where competitions in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge are held during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.    The ice-making work of the track includes ice-making, ice repair, ice replenishment, cleaning and sprinkler maintenance. The work on the long track with many hyperbolic curves is a semi-outdoor activity.    The sliding track functions properly only when under high-standard conditions, such as the right cooling temperature and strict cleanliness on the track surface. Since different competitions take place in different conditions, ice thickness and ice making techniques have to be adapted to the variations accordingly, which puts the skill and physical quality of the ice makers to the test.    Making and maintaining the track, which looks like a winding dragon perched on top of the mountain, can be as difficult as taking care of a piece of art. The world's sliding track ice makers are almost exclusively "foreign faces", but with the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics, training local ice makers for the "Snow Dragon" has become an imperative issue.     After more than two years of intensive training and construction process, Chinese ice makers have mastered sound techniques, bid farewell to immaturity and made their debut in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/He Changshan)  2022.02.14 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15   Foto He Changshan/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ice maker Zhu Yongtao (L) sets off for the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022. At the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, a team of ice-making and repairing workers are engaged in the maintenance of the track for the sliding events.    The sliding track at the National Sliding Centre is the first of its kind in China, where competitions in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge are held during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.    The ice-making work of the track includes ice-making, ice repair, ice replenishment, cleaning and sprinkler maintenance. The work on the long track with many hyperbolic curves is a semi-outdoor activity.    The sliding track functions properly only when under high-standard conditions, such as the right cooling temperature and strict cleanliness on the track surface. Since different competitions take place in different conditions, ice thickness and ice making techniques have to be adapted to the variations accordingly, which puts the skill and physical quality of the ice makers to the test.    Making and maintaining the track, which looks like a winding dragon perched on top of the mountain, can be as difficult as taking care of a piece of art. The world's sliding track ice makers are almost exclusively "foreign faces", but with the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics, training local ice makers for the "Snow Dragon" has become an imperative issue.     After more than two years of intensive training and construction process, Chinese ice makers have mastered sound techniques, bid farewell to immaturity and made their debut in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/He Changshan)  2022.02.14 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15   Foto He Changshan/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An ice maker's coat is overlaid with droplets splashed on it during ice making at the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022. At the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, a team of ice-making and repairing workers are engaged in the maintenance of the track for the sliding events.    The sliding track at the National Sliding Centre is the first of its kind in China, where competitions in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge are held during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.    The ice-making work of the track includes ice-making, ice repair, ice replenishment, cleaning and sprinkler maintenance. The work on the long track with many hyperbolic curves is a semi-outdoor activity.    The sliding track functions properly only when under high-standard conditions, such as the right cooling temperature and strict cleanliness on the track surface. Since different competitions take place in different conditions, ice thickness and ice making techniques have to be adapted to the variations accordingly, which puts the skill and physical quality of the ice makers to the test.    Making and maintaining the track, which looks like a winding dragon perched on top of the mountain, can be as difficult as taking care of a piece of art. The world's sliding track ice makers are almost exclusively "foreign faces", but with the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics, training local ice makers for the "Snow Dragon" has become an imperative issue.     After more than two years of intensive training and construction process, Chinese ice makers have mastered sound techniques, bid farewell to immaturity and made their debut in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)  2022.02.14 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15   Foto Yao Jianfeng/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ice maker Zhu Yongtao fixes an ice-making tool at the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022. At the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, a team of ice-making and repairing workers are engaged in the maintenance of the track for the sliding events.    The sliding track at the National Sliding Centre is the first of its kind in China, where competitions in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge are held during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.    The ice-making work of the track includes ice-making, ice repair, ice replenishment, cleaning and sprinkler maintenance. The work on the long track with many hyperbolic curves is a semi-outdoor activity.    The sliding track functions properly only when under high-standard conditions, such as the right cooling temperature and strict cleanliness on the track surface. Since different competitions take place in different conditions, ice thickness and ice making techniques have to be adapted to the variations accordingly, which puts the skill and physical quality of the ice makers to the test.    Making and maintaining the track, which looks like a winding dragon perched on top of the mountain, can be as difficult as taking care of a piece of art. The world's sliding track ice makers are almost exclusively "foreign faces", but with the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics, training local ice makers for the "Snow Dragon" has become an imperative issue.     After more than two years of intensive training and construction process, Chinese ice makers have mastered sound techniques, bid farewell to immaturity and made their debut in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)  2022.02.14 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15   Foto Jiang Wenyao/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ice maker Zhu Yongtao sharpens the cutter at the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022. At the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, a team of ice-making and repairing workers are engaged in the maintenance of the track for the sliding events.    The sliding track at the National Sliding Centre is the first of its kind in China, where competitions in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge are held during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.    The ice-making work of the track includes ice-making, ice repair, ice replenishment, cleaning and sprinkler maintenance. The work on the long track with many hyperbolic curves is a semi-outdoor activity.    The sliding track functions properly only when under high-standard conditions, such as the right cooling temperature and strict cleanliness on the track surface. Since different competitions take place in different conditions, ice thickness and ice making techniques have to be adapted to the variations accordingly, which puts the skill and physical quality of the ice makers to the test.    Making and maintaining the track, which looks like a winding dragon perched on top of the mountain, can be as difficult as taking care of a piece of art. The world's sliding track ice makers are almost exclusively "foreign faces", but with the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics, training local ice makers for the "Snow Dragon" has become an imperative issue.     After more than two years of intensive training and construction process, Chinese ice makers have mastered sound techniques, bid farewell to immaturity and made their debut in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)  2022.02.14 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15   Foto Jiang Wenyao/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ice maker Zhu Yongtao (1st L) has dinner with his co-workers at the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2022. At the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, a team of ice-making and repairing workers are engaged in the maintenance of the track for the sliding events.    The sliding track at the National Sliding Centre is the first of its kind in China, where competitions in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge are held during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.    The ice-making work of the track includes ice-making, ice repair, ice replenishment, cleaning and sprinkler maintenance. The work on the long track with many hyperbolic curves is a semi-outdoor activity.    The sliding track functions properly only when under high-standard conditions, such as the right cooling temperature and strict cleanliness on the track surface. Since different competitions take place in different conditions, ice thickness and ice making techniques have to be adapted to the variations accordingly, which puts the skill and physical quality of the ice makers to the test.    Making and maintaining the track, which looks like a winding dragon perched on top of the mountain, can be as difficult as taking care of a piece of art. The world's sliding track ice makers are almost exclusively "foreign faces", but with the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics, training local ice makers for the "Snow Dragon" has become an imperative issue.     After more than two years of intensive training and construction process, Chinese ice makers have mastered sound techniques, bid farewell to immaturity and made their debut in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/He Changshan)  2022.02.14 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15   Foto He Changshan/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220212) -- BEIJING, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jing poses for a photo at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. Zhang Jing, a graduate student of Tianjin University of Sport, plays the important role of skeleton forerunner at National Sliding Centre during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Forerunners take part in test slidings to provide feedback information for track workers and operators.If problems are found at a certain position on the track, they can be repaired in time, thus creating the best competition conditions for athletes, ensuring that everything on the track and ice surface is ready. Forerunners also serve to test the timing system, lighting and broadcasting system.  "Skeleton is a game of the brave, the sense of speed athletes experience is stronger than what bystanders see." Zhang Jing said, "This time I am happy and honored to feel the Olympic atmosphere as a forerunner. I hope that I could win glory for my country through my own efforts as an Olympic athlete in the future." (Xinhua/He Changshan)  2022.02.11 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 9 Foto He Changshan/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

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(220212) -- BEIJING, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members operate ice-repairing trucks to make the surface of ice rink flat during the break of the men's ice hockey preliminary round Group B match between Czech Republic and Denmark at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, Feb. 9, 2022. As the Chinese ice hockey players showed up at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, this game is attracting more and more of the public's attention.    At Wukesong Sports Centre in Beijing, staff working for the ice hockey events put the ice pucks into cooling boxes. The puck, made of vulcanized rubber, is a flat hard disc that needs to be frozen before the game to reduce elasticity during the play.    The men's and women's ice hockey were listed as the official Winter Olympic events in the years of 1924 and 1998 respectively. Ice hockey, also known as "hockey on the ice", is like a combination of football, field hockey and short track speed skating. A contact sports as ice hockey is, it is also a combination of power and passion, bringing a powerful visual impact to the audience.    At the same time, in order to ensure safety, ice hockey games have to meet certain standards for venues and players' dress code, which also constitutes some of the "cool facts" on the ice hockey rink. (Xinhua/Du Yu)  2022.02.09 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 9 Foto Du Yu/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An ice maker maintains the track during the break of a game at the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 9, 2022. At the National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, a team of ice-making and repairing workers are engaged in the maintenance of the track for the sliding events.    The sliding track at the National Sliding Centre is the first of its kind in China, where competitions in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge are held during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.    The ice-making work of the track includes ice-making, ice repair, ice replenishment, cleaning and sprinkler maintenance. The work on the long track with many hyperbolic curves is a semi-outdoor activity.    The sliding track functions properly only when under high-standard conditions, such as the right cooling temperature and strict cleanliness on the track surface. Since different competitions take place in different conditions, ice thickness and ice making techniques have to be adapted to the variations accordingly, which puts the skill and physical quality of the ice makers to the test.    Making and maintaining the track, which looks like a winding dragon perched on top of the mountain, can be as difficult as taking care of a piece of art. The world's sliding track ice makers are almost exclusively "foreign faces", but with the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics, training local ice makers for the "Snow Dragon" has become an imperative issue.     After more than two years of intensive training and construction process, Chinese ice makers have mastered sound techniques, bid farewell to immaturity and made their debut in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)  2022.02.09 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15   Foto Sun Fei/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220212) -- BEIJING, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jing slides on the track at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. Zhang Jing, a graduate student of Tianjin University of Sport, plays the important role of skeleton forerunner at National Sliding Centre during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Forerunners take part in test slidings to provide feedback information for track workers and operators.If problems are found at a certain position on the track, they can be repaired in time, thus creating the best competition conditions for athletes, ensuring that everything on the track and ice surface is ready. Forerunners also serve to test the timing system, lighting and broadcasting system.  "Skeleton is a game of the brave, the sense of speed athletes experience is stronger than what bystanders see." Zhang Jing said, "This time I am happy and honored to feel the Olympic atmosphere as a forerunner. I hope that I could win glory for my country through my own efforts as an Olympic athlete in the future." (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)  2022.02.07 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 9 Foto Jiang Wenyao/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220212) -- BEIJING, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jing prepares to slide at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. Zhang Jing, a graduate student of Tianjin University of Sport, plays the important role of skeleton forerunner at National Sliding Centre during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Forerunners take part in test slidings to provide feedback information for track workers and operators.If problems are found at a certain position on the track, they can be repaired in time, thus creating the best competition conditions for athletes, ensuring that everything on the track and ice surface is ready. Forerunners also serve to test the timing system, lighting and broadcasting system.  "Skeleton is a game of the brave, the sense of speed athletes experience is stronger than what bystanders see." Zhang Jing said, "This time I am happy and honored to feel the Olympic atmosphere as a forerunner. I hope that I could win glory for my country through my own efforts as an Olympic athlete in the future." (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)  2022.02.07 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 9 Foto Jiang Wenyao/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

(220212) -- BEIJING, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jing slides on the track at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 2, 2022. Zhang Jing, a graduate student of Tianjin University of Sport, plays the important role of skeleton forerunner at National Sliding Centre during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Forerunners take part in test slidings to provide feedback information for track workers and operators.If problems are found at a certain position on the track, they can be repaired in time, thus creating the best competition conditions for athletes, ensuring that everything on the track and ice surface is ready. Forerunners also serve to test the timing system, lighting and broadcasting system.  "Skeleton is a game of the brave, the sense of speed athletes experience is stronger than what bystanders see." Zhang Jing said, "This time I am happy and honored to feel the Olympic atmosphere as a forerunner. I hope that I could win glory for my country through my own efforts as an Olympic athlete in the future." (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)  2022.02.02 Pekin Olimpiada  Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 9 Foto Jiang Wenyao/Xinhua/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

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Saint Etienne La Loire le 29/11/2020 : Miguel Trauco defenseur de Saint Etienne dans la surface Lilloise  durant le match de football de L1 entre t Saint-Etienne et Lille au stade Geoffroy Guichard   Saint Etienne La Loire le 29/11/2020 : Romain Hamouma attaquant de Saint Etienne durant le match de football de L1 entre t Saint-Etienne et Lille au stade Geoffroy Guichard   //ALLILIMOURAD_1626.8136/2011301135 2020.11.29 Saint-Etienne Pilka nozna liga Francuska Ligue 1 Saint-Etienne - Lille Foto ALLILI MOURAD/SIPA/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

Saint Etienne La Loire le 29/11/2020 : Miguel Trauco defenseur de Saint Etienne dans la surface Lilloise  durant le match de football de L1 entre t Saint-Etienne et Lille au stade Geoffroy Guichard   Saint Etienne La Loire le 29/11/2020 : Romain Hamouma attaquant de Saint Etienne durant le match de football de L1 entre t Saint-Etienne et Lille au stade Geoffroy Guichard   //ALLILIMOURAD_1626.8135/2011301135 2020.11.29 Saint-Etienne Pilka nozna liga Francuska Ligue 1 Saint-Etienne - Lille Foto ALLILI MOURAD/SIPA/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

Saint Etienne La Loire le 29/11/2020 : Miguel Trauco defenseur de Saint Etienne dans la surface Lilloise  durant le match de football de L1 entre t Saint-Etienne et Lille au stade Geoffroy Guichard   Saint Etienne La Loire le 29/11/2020 : Wahbi KHAZRI attaquant de Saint Etienne durant le match de football de L1 entre t Saint-Etienne et Lille au stade Geoffroy Guichard  //ALLILIMOURAD_1626.8134/2011301135 2020.11.29 Saint-Etienne Pilka nozna liga Francuska Ligue 1 Saint-Etienne - Lille Foto ALLILI MOURAD/SIPA/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

Saint Etienne La Loire le 29/11/2020 : Miguel Trauco defenseur de Saint Etienne dans la surface Lilloise  durant le match de football de L1 entre t Saint-Etienne et Lille au stade Geoffroy Guichard   Saint Etienne La Loire le 29/11/2020 : Mike Mignan gardien de Lille durant le match de football de L1 entre t Saint-Etienne et Lille au stade Geoffroy Guichard  //ALLILIMOURAD_1626.8133/2011301134 2020.11.29 Saint-Etienne Pilka nozna liga Francuska Ligue 1 Saint-Etienne - Lille Foto ALLILI MOURAD/SIPA/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

Saint Etienne La Loire le 29/11/2020 : Miguel Trauco defenseur de Saint Etienne dans la surface Lilloise  durant le match de football de L1 entre t Saint-Etienne et Lille au stade Geoffroy Guichard   Saint Etienne La Loire le 29/11/2020 : Mathieu Debuchy defenseur de Saint etienne au millieu des defenseurs Lillois durant le match de football de L1 entre t Saint-Etienne et Lille au stade Geoffroy Guichard   //ALLILIMOURAD_1626.8132/2011301134 2020.11.29 Saint-Etienne Pilka nozna liga Francuska Ligue 1 Saint-Etienne - Lille Foto ALLILI MOURAD/SIPA/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

Saint Etienne La Loire le 29/11/2020 : Miguel Trauco defenseur de Saint Etienne dans la surface Lilloise  durant le match de football de L1 entre t Saint-Etienne et Lille au stade Geoffroy Guichard   Saint Etienne La Loire le 29/11/2020 : Mathieu Debuchy defenseur de Saint etienne au millieu des defenseurs Lillois durant le match de football de L1 entre t Saint-Etienne et Lille au stade Geoffroy Guichard  //ALLILIMOURAD_1626.8131/2011301134 2020.11.29 Saint-Etienne Pilka nozna liga Francuska Ligue 1 Saint-Etienne - Lille Foto ALLILI MOURAD/SIPA/PressFocus  !!! POLAND ONLY !!!

Newcastle United v Sheffield United, English Premiership, 21 June 2020; Surfaces are cleaned during the half-time break during the Newcastle v Sheffield United English Premiership match played at St. James Park, Newcastle;    Chris McCluskie | SportPix.org.uk  21.06.2020 Newcastle Pilka Nozna Liga Angielska Premier League Newcastle United - Sheffield United Foto Chris McCluskie / Sportpix / MB Media / PressFocus  POLAND ONLY!!

Newcastle United - Sheffield United

(171227) -- ISTANBUL, Dec. 27, 2017(Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Dec. 26, 2017 shows the rock surface and air balloons in Cappadocia, Turkey. The Cappadocia region is visited by around 2.5 million local and foreign tourists every year, with some of the visitors opting to take balloon flights over the stunning landscape during their trip. (Xinhua/Zhu Ting)(zjl) - Zhu Ting - 27.12.2017 Stambul Turcja Sport balonowy Balony nad Kapadocja FOTO Xinhua / SIPA / PressFocus  POLAND ONLY!!

Balony nad Kapadocja

Friendly football match between Olympique Lyonnais and Ajax Amsterdam on July 18, 2017 at the Pierre Rajon stadium in Bourgoin-Jallieu  Bourgoin jallieu le 18/07/2017:  ici en photo Amine gouiri qui tente d entre dans la surface de reparation//ALLILIMOURAD_ALL_5102/Credit:ALLILI/SIPA/1707201220 18.07.2017 Bourgoin-Jallieu Pilka nozna,  Mecz towarzyski Olympique Lyonnais - Ajax Amsterdam Alilli / Sipa / PressFocus  POLAND ONLY!!

Olympique Lyonnais - Ajax Amsterdam

Tony Pulis head coach / manager of West Bromwich Albion inspects the playing surface on the pitch at the Manchester City ground whilst chatting to Craig Gardner of West Bromwich Albion & James Morrison of West Bromwich Albion 21.03.2015 West Bromwich Pilka nozna Premier League Liga angielska Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion FOTO Adam Fradgley / AMA / PRESSFOCUS  POLAND ONLY!!

Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion

Tony Pulis head coach / manager of West Bromwich Albion inspects the playing surface on the pitch at the Manchester City ground whilst being filmed by TV / Television camera  21.03.2015 West Bromwich Pilka nozna Premier League Liga angielska Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion FOTO Adam Fradgley / AMA / PRESSFOCUS  POLAND ONLY!!

Tony Pulis head coach / manager of West Bromwich Albion inspects the playing surface on the pitch at the Manchester City ground along with assistants Gerry Francis joint assistant head coach of West Bromwich Albion & Mark O'Connor joint assistant head coach of West Bromwich Albion 21.03.2015 West Bromwich Pilka nozna Premier League Liga angielska Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion FOTO Adam Fradgley / AMA / PRESSFOCUS  POLAND ONLY!!

Baza zdjęć

Hull City - Watford FC

Swansea City - Leicester City

Swansea City - Leicester City

Denver Broncos - Los Angeles Rams

NFL: Miami Dolphins - Los Angeles Chargers

Puchar Stanleya: Colorado Avalanche - Tampa Bay Lightning

Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15

Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15

Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15

Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15

Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15

Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15

Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15

Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15

Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15

Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15

Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15

Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15

Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 9

Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 9

Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 15

Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 9

Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 9

Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 9

Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 9

Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Pekin 2022 - Dzien 9

Saint-Etienne - Lille

Saint-Etienne - Lille

Saint-Etienne - Lille

Saint-Etienne - Lille

Saint-Etienne - Lille

Saint-Etienne - Lille

Saint-Etienne - Lille

Newcastle United - Sheffield United

Newcastle United - Sheffield United

Balony nad Kapadocja

Balony nad Kapadocja

Balony nad Kapadocja

Olympique Lyonnais - Ajax Amsterdam

Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion

Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion

Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion