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Posted Thursday, August 14, 2008 1:06 PM

Picture of the Day: August 14, 2008

Vincent Laforet
Photograph by Vincent Laforet for NEWSWEEK

Here's a picture that I think you'll want to keep looking at. These airborne combatants were captured by Vincent Laforet in the Greco-Roman 84kg class wrestling competition. The match featured Andrea Minguzzi of Italy  (in red) who defeated Hungary's Zoltan Fodor for the gold medal. Shot from up high to give a pleasingly graphic background on a 300mm lens, set at a 1000th second at f3.5, it is a perfectly timed moment that makes for an intriguing puzzle of athleticism.—Simon Barnett, Director of Photography, NEWSWEEK

See a gallery of NEWSWEEK's photography from Day 6 of the competition

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Posted By: Sander vd B (August 15, 2008 at 2:03 PM)

this picture is from Vincent, not Donald....