Elsewhere

December 25, 2006

Every week SI is filled with photography from major sports. These pages are different. From the shores of the Amazon to a frozen trail in Alaska to a dirt pitch in Sierra Leone, SI's selection of memorable shots from 2006 illuminates scenes played out in 11 sports on five continents. The venues are mostly obscure, and the athletes--except for Michael Phelps and Andre Agassi--are unknown to mainstream fans, yet what they lack in celebrity they make up for in heart.