On the heels of a recent loss of the National Football League business, Getty Images has announced it has renewed its agreement to serve as an official photographic partner of the United States Olympic Committee. Under the agreement, Getty photographers will cover U.S. athletes as they prepare, train and compete at the 2010 and 2012 games.
USOC and Getty first partnered in 1988. USOC chief marketing officer Lisa Baird said the Committee was excited to continue the 21-year relationship.
Getty also serves and the official photo agency of the International Olympic Committee, with material dating from the 1896 Athens Olympics.