Description:
This image is that of a pole vaulter in motion.The print shows a male athlete, dressed in a red sleeveless shirt with white shorts, in every phase of the pole vault superimposed on one image. In other words, it shows him running up for the vault, in mid air with the pole bending at almost a 90 degree angle, almost upside down after being launched, and finally, curled over the height bar. Two judges in white suits stand in the foreground, holding up a wooden ladder, features somewhat blurred due to their motion during the capture of the full vault cycle. In the midground there are two more blurred figures wearing suits, standing behind the wooden platform for vaulting, looking upon the athlete. The background shows the dimly-lit indoor stadium with two tall levels of bleachers and a fully packed crowd of onlookers. (Audio description by Zion Hawkins '23)

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