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"ThevarietyofeventsattheOlympicsmeantI’dneedachoiceofle nses,buttheweightofmykitwasa considerationtoo,asI’dregularlyhavetomovequicklyfromvenuetovenue,soIhadtobesmart.IusedaCanonEOS-1DXandEOS-1DXMkIIeachdayandhadanotherEOS-1DXasback-up.Itooktw ozooms:theCanonEF24-70mmf/2.8andEF70-200mmf/2.8.WhileI’dhaveliked tohavetakenthreeprimetele photoswithme,itwouldhavebeenanightmare,soIleftmy400mmf/2.8athomeandinsteadtooka300mmf/2.8and500mmf/2.8.Ialsotookaflashgun,whichwasusedforthemedalceremonies.NormallyI’dtak eremotestoo,butduetotheriskoftheft,Idecidednottosetupanyremote camerasatRio!AllofthiswaspackedintoaThinkTankPhotobackpack."IN THE BAG...“TherewasnoshortageofsportingexcitementinRioanditwasgreat toshootsomanysuccessesforTeamGB."Farleft:"AttheendoftheOlympics,agroupofusprosshotasmanyRiologosaspossibleforfun.ItincludedthisremoteshotoftheboxingringwithAnthonyJoshuaplayingacentral role."I packedmygear awaysecurely andkept ithiddenfromview– I saw peoplewith theirkit constantlyonshowas they travelled ontransport. That's askingfortrouble.”The Olympics proved a great successforTeam GB andwas also a great hit withreaders ofTheSun, sowhat wereDickie'sfavourite moments fromhis time in Rio?"I love everything about the Olympics,butI do have myfavourite events. I alwaysenjoy the swimming, and thecycling isanother favourite – theatmosphere in thevelodromeis always intense andit’s oneInever want to miss. Andwhile rowing isn’tasportwenormally cover too much inTheSun,it’s an amazingeventto cover andTeamGB’s success in Riomeantwegave it lots ofcoverage. There was one24-hour period thatwas completelyamazing and stoodout forme. On theFriday evening I covered thewomen’s hockey final and saw us scoopgold, thenwent to bed,got up early andheaded forthe boxing,where I shotNicolaAdams winninggold. I hada quickbite to eatthen headed to thevelodrometo stakeaplace track sideto get the best possibleposition forthe final. Andlo and behold,Team GBwon goldagain. Thiswas special,butwithout doubt, the ultimate memorywas theachievements of MoFarah. I didn’tthinkwhat he achieved in Londoncould betopped,butwhat he produced in Riowassimply incredible and unforgettable.”Thankfullyforus, Dickie was there tocapture thesemoments –wethinkhedeserves agold medal forhis efforts too!For moreofDickie's images,visit: dickiepelham.com.Follow him onTwitterat: @DickiePelhamNove mber2016Digital slr Photography 95