The best sports photos of 2020 from Getty Images

36. Olympic training in isolation

Paralympian Evan Strong during a training session on May 21, 2020, in Nevada City, California. Strong is doing a mix of weight lifting, skateboarding, mountain biking, and mixed martial arts to stay fit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Strong won the gold medal in para snowboard cross at the 2014 Paralympics in Russia the silver medal in banked slalom at the 2018 South Korean Paralympic Games. When he was 17-years-old Strong was hit by an oncoming car while riding a motorcycle, which resulted in the amputation of his left leg below the knee. Athletes across the globe are now training in isolation under strict policies in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

I left my house super early in the morning to drive about three hours to go shoot Paralympian Evan Strong. I was eager to get outside and catch the great light. We had planned a number of different things we wanted to shoot. The first was him skateboarding through the empty streets of town. We quickly raced into the town, which was about 10 minutes from his house as the sun was starting to come up. I was able to find this one hill that he skated down a handful of times before the light changed. I was able to capture this portrait of him between runs, which I like because it really shows his prosthetic leg and strong stance before going downhill.

— Ezra Shaw