The Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang and the FIFA World Cup in Russia, the IREX robotic expo in Tokyo and the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok — it seems that Year 2018 was anything but dull.
Peruse this gallery and relive some of the more exciting and memorable moments of the last year.
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Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (France), seen after competing in the 110m hurdles at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin.
© Sputnik / Grigoriy Sisoev
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The Russian ice hockey team celebrates their victory after beating Team Germany in the final match of the XXIII Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.
© Sputnik / Aleksander Vilf
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the wedding of Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl and businessman Wolfgang Meilinger. August 18, 2018.
© Sputnik / Aleksey Druzhinin
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From left to right: Russian President Vladimir Putin, FIFA President Gianni Infantino and French President Emmanuel Macron seen during the final match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Moscow.
© Sputnik / Alexey Nikolsky
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Participants of the Siberian Bodybuilding, Fitness and Bodyfitness Championship in Novosibirsk.
© Sputnik / Alexandr Kryazhev
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The remains of the collapsed Morandi bridge in Genoa.
© Sputnik / Carlo Alberto Alessi
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Argentine footballer Lionel Messi and Team Iceland footballers Gylfi Sigurdsson, Hordur Magnusson, Birkir Bjarnason and Aron Gunnarsson seen during the 2018 FIFA World Cup group match between Argentina and Iceland.
© Sputnik / Alexey Filippov
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People attend the opening of the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich.
© Sputnik / Alexey Vitvitsky
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A woman poses for a photograph with FASHION Junko Koshino robot at the IREX international robotic exhibition in Tokyo.
© Sputnik / Galina Butova
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Swedish football fans seen prior to the 2018 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match between England and Sweden.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy Timkiv
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High school students celebrate their graduation day at Moscow's Gorky Park.
© Sputnik / Kirill Kallinikov
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A pylon designed to resemble the official mascot of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
© Sputnik / Elena Rusko
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping visit an expo held during the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.
© Sputnik / Mikhael Klimentyev
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Participants of the 2018 Russian Beauty pageant in Moscow.
© Sputnik / Evgenya Novozhenina
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US National Guard troops seen during the event March for Our Lives in Washington DC.
© Sputnik / Alexey Agarishev
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Girls dressed in hanbok seen near the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, Korea.
© Sputnik / Maria Plotnikova
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Fishermen returning home on the Black Sea coast.
© Sputnik / Artur Lebedev
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Russian football fan seen prior to the 2018 FIFA World Cup quarterfinals match between Russia and Croatia.
© Sputnik / Alexey Filippov
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Sergei Kroshka (Russia) and goalie Darius Berr (Germany) seen during the semifinal match of the European Motoball Championship between Russia and Germany.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Pesnya
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A friendly game of beach football between fans from Croatia and Argentina in Nizhny Novgorod.
© Sputnik / Ramil Sitdikov
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Participants of the All-Russian Youth Educational Forum Tavrida in Crimea.
© Sputnik / Alexey Malgavko
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Yulia Morozova and Olga Mehova perform at the "Pole art show 2018" in Minsk.
© Sputnik / Victor Tolochko
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and French President Emmanuel Macron at a joint press conference held after a meeting on the political resolution of the crisis in Syria.
© Sputnik / Sergei Guneyev
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A performane of "La Verita" at the Big Drama Theatre in St. Petersburg.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev
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Model Madalina Ghenea attends the world premiere of the movie The Sisters Brothers at the Venice Film Festival.
© Sputnik / Ekaterina Chesnokova
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Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the XXIII Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.
© Sputnik / Alexey Filippov
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