Czech photographer succeeds in international competition

Czech news agency ČTK's photographer Roman Vondrouš has won second place in the Sports Action category of the prestigious Pictures of the Year International competition. Mr Vondrouš won with a photo called “Irish bank”, picturing the jockey Dušan Andrés falling off his horse at a hurdle during the the Czech Republic's Velká pardubická steeplechase. The Pictures of the Year International competition was established in 1944. More than 50,000 works from over 70 countries are submitted to the contest each year.