These minimalistic photos show you the very heart of the sports competitions. Nothing but the essentials here, only the most emotional moments - so you can focus and forget about minor details. Just pure sports, pure joy, and pure beauty!
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Russia's head coach Stanislav Cherchesov attends the national football team's training session ahead of the Euro 2020 qualifying match against Belgium in Brussels.
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Russia's goaltender Ilya Konovalov reacts during the match between Russia and Finland at the Sweden Hockey Games, in the city of Yaroslavl.
© Sputnik / Yaroslav Neyelov
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Fencers Bolade Apithy (France) and Max Hartung (Germany) fight in a semi-final match at the 2019 Moscow Sabre Tournament in Russia.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Astapkovich
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Apollinariia Panfilova from Russia performs during junior pairs free skating at Gran Prix Turin.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Pesnya
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Swiss snowboarder Nicolas Huber performs during the 2019 Grand Prix De Russie in Moscow.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Sergeev
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British high diver Gary Hunt photographed during the XVIII World Aquatics Championships in the city of Gwangju, South Korea.
© Sputnik / Alexander Vilf
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Russian athletes Anastasia Shishmakova, Anastasia Maksimova, Maria Tolkacheva, Vera Biriukova, and Angelica Stubaylo perform with five balls during the eurythmics (rhythmic gymnastics) finals at the 2019 Minsk European Games in Belarus.
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Jean-Christophe Allard from Canada performs during the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade
© Sputnik / Alexandr Kryazhev
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An aerial gymnast performs during the random draw ceremony of the 2020 Euro Championship final stage.
© Sputnik / Grigory Sysoev
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Nazem Amine Miles (San Marino) and Alexander Gostiev (Azerbaijan) fight for the catch-style bronze at the 2019 Minsk European Games in Belarus.
© Sputnik / Alexey Filippov
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Kuka Loriana and Luise Malzahn fight for the judo bronze medal at the 2019 Minsk European Games in Belarus.
© Sputnik / Alexey Filippov
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A man participating in the International Trans Onego Kite Enduro Marathon in Karelia, Russia.
© Sputnik / Ilya Timin
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Spain's Garbine Muguruza returns a shot during the fourth round women's singles match against Sloane Stephens, of USA, at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris.
© Sputnik / Alexey Filippov
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Germany's Melina Merkhoffer competes during the women's snowboard half-pipe competition at the 2019 Winter Universiade, in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
© Sputnik / Alexandr Kryazhev
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Russian athletes salute during the men's team final competition at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, in Stuttgart, Germany.
© Sputnik / Alexey Filippov
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