Competing Collection

Village green cricket, Tilford, Surrey, England, UK

Crew Team Rowing

Runners, marathon, New York, New York State, United States of America, North America

Runners, marathon, New York, New York State, United States of America, North America

Seven Champion Diving In LA
Los Angeles, California: June, 1937. Champion divers preparing to participate in the National Aquatic Show to be held at the Olympic Swimming Stadium in LA

Beach volleyball game, late afternoon, Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

The Brompton Oratory competition (engraving)
605142 The Brompton Oratory competition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Brompton Oratory competition)

Rowing at the Henley Royal Regatta, Henley on Thames, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Chuck Wagon Race, Calgary Stampede, Alberta, Canada

Surfing championships at Newquay, Cornwall
A competitor in the surfing championships at Newquay in Cornwall

Ski jumper, blue sky and ski jump, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Windsurfing at Kahului Beach, Maui, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Two Arctic hares (Lepus arcticus) fighting, Northeast Greenland National Park, Greenland. Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009: Mammal Behaviour category: Runner-up

A Game of Polo, 1911 (oil on canvas)
695524 A Game of Polo, 1911 (oil on canvas) by Koch, Ludwig (1866-1934); 88.5x149 cm; Private Collection; German, out of copyright

The Sleigh Race, pub. 1859, Currier & Ives (colour litho)
3471092 The Sleigh Race, pub. 1859, Currier & Ives (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Start Of Manchester Handicap
Manchester, England: November 28, 1931. The start of the Manchester November Handicap won by J.T. Downings North Drift

Horse racing. Photographed in Dubai, United Arab Emerites

Crystal Palace Brass Band Festival
View of the Central Avenue leading to the Crystal Palace in south London at the time of the annual Brass Band Festival. Bands from all over the country took part

Giant slalom racers at Whistler mountain resort, venue of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Wrestling match, Naadam festival, Oulaan Bator (Ulaan Baatar), Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Traditional costume and horse, ceremony for archery festival, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Ice canoe races on the St. Lawrence River during winter carnival, Quebec, Canada, North America

The Milan Automobile Week, Departure of the competitors for the Italian Grand Prix Vetturette (colour litho)
2809135 The Milan Automobile Week, Departure of the competitors for the Italian Grand Prix Vetturette (colour litho) by Beltrame

Royal Jockey Club, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Baseball Spring Training
St. Petersburg, Florida: c. 1964. The St. Louis Cardinals at spring training at Al Lang Field in St. Petersburg, Florida

Teenage surfers running with their boards towards the water at a life saving competition, South Africa, Africa

The Geeburg Polo Match, Bushmen versus Melbourne Polo Club, Australia, Pacific

Matthaus Schwarz competing in a sleigh race, 16th century
Matthaus Schwarz, 1497-1574, competing in a sleigh race in Augsburg. He wears a plumed cap, brown doublet over a jacket with slashed crimson sleeves, trunk hose with dagger at his knee

Nicky Hayden 2006 Moto GP World champion

Business People Climbing Ladders to Reach the Top fun to create!

Olga Korbut competes in the Womens European Gymnastic Championships, Wembley Arena, London, 26th October 1973

The Boating Party, (oil on canvas)
989926 The Boating Party, (oil on canvas) by Miralles Galaup, Francesco (1848-1901); 73x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Boating Party. Francisco Miralles y Galup (1848-1901)

RAF Halton Ten Tors expedition 1977 - RAF Bedford coach
RAF Halton Apprentices competing in the 1977 Ten Tors cross-country team march. - The ubiquitous RAF Bedford SB3 (43AC42) with Strachans Pacesaver bodywork, used by the 1977 Ten Tors team

Edgar & Madge Syers in Olympics Games, ice skating 1908
Edgar Syers dancing with his wife Madge Syers in the Olympic Games of 1908, winning the bronze medal at the Princes Skating Club, Knightsbridge, London. Date: October 1908

The Olympic Games in Ancient Greece (chromolitho)
735549 The Olympic Games in Ancient Greece (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Olympic Games in Ancient Greece)

A Polo Match, 1922 (oil on canvas)
827132 A Polo Match, 1922 (oil on canvas) by Koch, Ludwig (1866-1934); 92x71.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Polo Match. Ludwig Koch (1866-1934). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1922

Daley Thompson competes in the 110 meter hurdles at Crystal Palace. MK Electrical International at Crystal Palace. 27th August 1979

Daley Thompson puts everything into his discus throw on his way to winning the half-decathlon at Crystal Palace. MK Electrical International at Crystal Palace. 27th August 1979

Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, competing in a showjumping event t Windsor Great Park, Berkshire, in May 1969. Princess Anne is a retired professional showjumper

A Question of Sport - 1972. Ray Illingworth
A Question of Sport - 1972

Eddy Merckx (Belgium rider number 21 - centre of the picture) pictured competing in the World Cycling Championships at Mallory Park in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. He finished 29th

ANCIENT GREEK PENTATHLON
Young men competing in the pentathlon. Date: ancient

Alfa Romeo P3 monoposto (aka Tipo B), a Grand Prix car competing from 1932-1935, winning 18 of all the 35 Grands Prix held throughout Europe in 1934. Date: circa 1990

Woman attracting suitors bearing gifts (colour litho)
5996124 Woman attracting suitors bearing gifts (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman attracting suitors bearing gifts)

Army rifle shooting, Olympic games, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Army rifle shooting, Olympic games, 1912. 5th Olympic Games, held in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1912

Fighting Goats, c.1920 (cut paper laid down on tissue)
1767558 Fighting Goats, c.1920 (cut paper laid down on tissue) by Diederich, Wilhelm Hunt (1884-1953); 36.8x27.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

Ancient Olympic Games held in the honour of Zeus
537614 Ancient Olympic Games held in the honour of Zeus. Runners competing in a foot race. Early 20th century illustration.; Universal History Archive/UIG

The English Eight- Winners of the Elcho Shield at Wimbledon, 1870 (engraving)
1575697 The English Eight- Winners of the Elcho Shield at Wimbledon, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts the eight winners of the Elcho Shield at Wimbledon)

The Ladies Archery Match, 1870 (engraving)
1575597 The Ladies Archery Match, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of the ladies archery match in the royal toxophilite society's grounds, Regents Park)

Kaye Don, inset, 1891 - 1981. World record breaking car and speedboat racer
2638497 Kaye Don, inset, 1891 - 1981. World record breaking car and speedboat racer. Seen here are the American and English boats competing in the Harmsworth Trophy in 1931

The two admirers, satirical allegory on the marriage of convenience
UIG5414729 The two admirers, satirical allegory on the marriage of convenience, Petr Floetner, woodcut, 16th century; UIG

Small-Bore Competition, 1870 (engraving)
1575627 Small-Bore Competition, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts a small-bore competition. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG

Queen Isabella of Bavaria, (gouache over traces of pencil on whatman board)
827464 Queen Isabella of Bavaria, (gouache over traces of pencil on whatman board) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); 33.4x30.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Isabella of Bavaria)

Rowing competition, 1829-1879. Creator: Ary Pleijsier
Rowing competition, 1829-1879. Spectators watch from a grandstand with Dutch flags and from sloops in the water

Fishing for Souls, 1614. Creator: Adriaen van de Venne
Fishing for Souls, 1614. Protestants (left) and Catholics (right) are competing for adherents by a river

Competing at Windsor Horse Show - May, 1945, 1947. Creator: Unknown
Competing at Windsor Horse Show - May, 1945, 1947. The future Queen Elizabeth II driving a carriage at the Royal Windsor Horse Show

A Trip to Norway; Sport on board the SS "Garonne" on the Return Voyage - A Potato Race, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Blue motor-racing car with driver sitting in he front, side view
Sports, Motor Sports, IndyCar, Racing Car, Blue, Competing, Driver, Driving, Sitting, Speed, Vehicles, Wheels, White Background, Nobody, Horizontal, Colour Image, Illustration, Single Object

Blue Flame rocket-style sports car, side view
Technology, Transportation, Road Vehicles, Cars, Record Breakers, Blue Flame, Rocket Car, Aerodynamic, Competing, Designs, Innovative, Sports, White Background, Nobody, Horizontal, Colour Image

2 female surfers at the beach

Female surfer riding a wave

Male surfer riding a wave

Alfa Romeo Racing Cars
Two Alfa Romeo racing cars competing at the RAC TT (Tourist Trophy) Motor Race held in Ards, Northern Ireland. The race was held here between 1928 and 1936. Date: 1931

Horses Neck-and-Neck
Reproduction of a painting by Louis Malespina (1874-1940) showing vying racehorses. Date: circa 1920s

Polish and English Oarswomen
Members of the Warsaw Women's Rowing Club compete with their counterparts in the Isleworth Club and Furnivall Club at Putney. Date: 1931

Official anti British First Boer War protest card
A conflict known also as the Transvaal Rebellion took place between the British and the Boers from 1880 to 1881 The south of Africa was overlaid with European powers competing for colonial territory

Germany and France - Conquest of the Air 1907
German and France, rivalry between two air-ships. The German air-ship that stayed up the longest for three hours over Berlin, over the French rival La Patrie. Date: 1907

The Ring, c. 1912 (oil on canvas)
MAN364953 The Ring, c.1912 (oil on canvas) by Innes, James Dickson (1887-1914); 33.5x43.3 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Congressman Robert L. Mouton practicing his Hog Calling on Washington Capitol Steps
5052288 Congressman Robert L

Automobiles on Race Track, USA, c. 1925 (b/w photo)
5974447 Automobiles on Race Track, USA, c.1925 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

Nellie Tayloe Ross and Edward Bruce inspect designs for new Jefferson nickel
2962967 Nellie Tayloe Ross and Edward Bruce inspect designs for new Jefferson nickel

Who can shout louder
Siyu and Wei Photography

The members of the fencer's guild welcome the Abbot of Sint-Michiels
471114 The members of the fencer's guild welcome the Abbot of Sint-Michiels, 1746 (oil on canvas) by Horemans, Jan Josef the Younger (1714-90); 140x204 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten

Boys fighting (coloured engraving)
5198803 Boys fighting (coloured engraving) by Alken, Henry Thomas (1785-1851) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boys fighting. Unidentified print.); © Look and Learn

Women fighting over a man (engraving)
7201498 Women fighting over a man (engraving) by German School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women fighting over a man)

Two Knights Jousting at a Tournament in Germany (etching)
KW421820 Two Knights Jousting at a Tournament in Germany (etching) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection

Young Cassius Clay scores with a left against the veteran Archie Moore in the first round of the fight in Los Angeles
CH419566 Young Cassius Clay scores with a left against the veteran Archie Moore in the first round of the fight in Los Angeles, 15th November 1962 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Firemans Muster, Merrimack Square, Manchester, New Hampshire, 1859 (colour litho)
AQS257132 Firemans Muster, Merrimack Square, Manchester, New Hampshire, 1859 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

Two Knights do battle before Cameliard
STC335700 Two Knights do battle before Cameliard, illustration from The Story of King Arthur and his Knights, 1903 (litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

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"Unleashing the Spirit of Competition: From Crew Team Rowing to Horse Racing" The thrill of competition reaches new heights as the crew team glides through the water, pushing their limits and striving for victory. Runners lace up their shoes, ready to conquer a marathon and prove that hard work pays off in every stride they take. On the village green in Tilford, Surrey, England, cricket players engage in a battle of skill and strategy, showcasing their love for this timeless sport. As the sun sets on a sandy beach, volleyball players dive and spike with determination, leaving no room for doubt - it's game on. At Henley Royal Regatta in England's picturesque Henley-on-Thames, rowers from around the world gather to compete against each other amidst an atmosphere of tradition and excellence. In Calgary Stampede's Chuck Wagon Race in Alberta, Canada, adrenaline rushes through cowboys' veins as they steer their wagons towards victory with lightning speed. A ski jumper soars through the blue sky above Oslo's ski jump ramp in Norway - an awe-inspiring display of courage and precision. Windsurfers ride waves at Kahului Beach with unwavering determination; harnessing nature's power while embracing challenges head-on. Endurance is tested as runners push past physical barriers during marathons worldwide; proving that dedication knows no bounds when chasing dreams one step at a time. In Northeast Greenland National Park's icy wilderness, two Arctic hares fiercely clash horns - nature itself reminding us that even animals understand what it means to compete for survival. Shakespearean drama comes alive on canvas with "The Wrestling Scene in As You Like It, " capturing intense moments where actors embody characters locked in fierce battles both physically and emotionally.