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Purley photographer Shearman retires after 62-year career

Double Olympic gold medallist Seb Coe leads the tributes from the stars of track and field to veteran ‘snapper’ Mark Shearman, one of the world’s leading sports photographers, has announced his retirement after 62 years of work from trackside at … Continue reading

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Shearman is in the running to set Olympic record in Tokyo

The London Marathon takes place on Sunday. It will be 40th running, but entirely different from the previous 39 editions. And because of the special covid staging, a Purley-based sports photographer who has covered the race every year since the … Continue reading

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