ATTENTION EDITORS – PICTURE 16 OF 19, PART OF A SERIES FEATURING THE WINNERS OF THE WORLD PRESS PHOTO CONTEST 2015
Bao Tailiang, a Chinese photographer of Chengdu Economic Daily, won the First Prize in the Sports Category, Singles, of the 2015 World Press Photo contest with this picture of Argentina’s player Lionel Messi coming to face with the World Cup trophy during the final celebrations at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, in this picture taken July 13, 2014, and released by the World Press Photo on February 12, 2015. The prize-winning entries of the World Press Photo Contest 2015, the world’s largest annual press photography contest, were announced February 12, 2015. REUTERS/Bao Tailiang/Chengdu Economic Daily/World Press Photo/Handout via Reuters (BRAZIL – Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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