Interview

Sports legend Chris Smith tells the stories behind some of his most iconic images

When he retired from The Sunday Times in 2000, Chris Smith was regarded as one of the most influential and admired sports photographers of the 20th Century

He covered every major international sporting event, including seven Olympic Games, from Munich in 1972 to Atlanta in 1996

During his 50-year career Smith was named British Sports Photographer of the Year on four occasions and was twice winner of the individual Sports Picture of the Year prize.