# @gettyimages on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BIL0MaAAJ2V
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/16455800-gettyimages-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/d63d07b429.jpg
- **Posted:** 2016-07-23T00:55:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Getty Images (@GettyImages) — https://gondola.cc/GettyImages

## Caption

Beijing, 2008: Mid-air, making history #50Days50Moments
“I was one of a small number of photographers who were allowed to take positions in the catwalk in the roof of #Beijing’s National Stadium for what would be a day long shoot. The women’s #polevault final was the last event of the session and we were all looking forward to coming down, as it was extremely tight quarters and very, very hot. I like this photo of Russia’s Elena Isinbaeva because the blue of the mat gives the appearance that she’s floating in the sky. Her unobstructed reaction and the position of the pole were so lucky. The fact that it set a then-world record and won her the gold medal makes the photo that much more meaningful, as it epitomizes what the #Olympics is all about." - Harry How (howharryisharry) #GettySport #Rio2016 #RoadtoRio

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roadtorio, rio2016, beijing, polevault, gettysport, 50days50moments, olympics

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