As part of the service, Getty Images' photographers will continue to cover US athletes as they prepare, train and compete at the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, and the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

"For more than 25 years, Getty Images has played a significant role in visually sharing the stories of US Olympic and Paralympic athletes," said Peter Zeytoonjian, USOC managing director of marketing.

"The USOC is very pleased to extend its relationship with Getty Images through to 2020."

Getty Images is a major player in Olympic sports photography, having captured images of the Games dating back to Athens 1896.

Getty Images has an extensive archive of Olympic and Paralympic photos dating back to the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens ©Getty Images



The company is the Official Photographic Agency for both the International Olympic Committee and International Paralympic Committee, giving it extensive access at some of the world's most popular sporting events.

"Getty Images has been a proud partner to the USOC for over 25 years and we are honoured to continue providing our best-in-class coverage through 2020," said Janey Marks, Senior Director of Olympic Programmes and Strategic Alliances for Getty Images.

"With an elite roster of specialist and award-winning sport photographers and an unrivalled heritage of capturing the Olympic and Paralympic Games, we are excited to further build on a proud history of service and deliver more iconic images as the official Photographic Agency of the USOC."

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