Over the past 12 days of Olympic competition in and around Tokyo, records have been broken and dreams shattered as more than 11,500 athletes have put forward their best efforts, observed through the lenses of thousands of cameras. Collected here are images from the past week of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.
Tokyo 2020: Photos From the Summer Olympics
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![A runner reacts, hands to head, after setting a world record.]()
Read moreKarsten Warholm of Team Norway reacts after winning the gold medal in the men's 400-meter-hurdles final on day 11 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. #
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![An artistic swimmer twists her head, splashing drops of water away from her.]()
Read moreAnna-Maria Alexandri and Eirini Alexandri of Austria compete in the duet free-routine preliminary at the Tokyo Aquatics Center on August 2, 2021. #
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![The silhouette of a runner is seen on a rain-soaked track.]()
Read moreLea Sprunger of Team Switzerland competes in the rain during the women's 400-meter semifinal on day 10 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. #
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![Two athletes hold up their gold medals, shared for winning the high jump.]()
Read moreJoint gold medalists Mutaz Essa Barshim of Team Qatar and Gianmarco Tamberi of Team Italy celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's high jump on day 10 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. #
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![A rider and horse navigate a water hazard on an obstacle course.]()
Read moreItaly's Vittoria Panizzon, riding Super Cillous, competes in the equestrian eventing cross-country team and individual competition at the Sea Forest Cross Country Course in Tokyo on August 1, 2021. #
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![The foils of two fencers collide and bend.]()
Read moreMohamed Hamza of Egypt, left, and Enzo Lefort of France compete in the men's foil-team quarterfinal on August 1, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. #
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![A shooter removes spent shells during an event.]()
Read moreU.S.A.'s Kayle Browning competes in mixed-team trap qualification at the Asaka Shooting Range in the Nerima district of Tokyo on July 31, 2021. #
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![An underwater view of a diver entering a pool, hands and head first.]()
Read moreAn underwater view shows China's Xie Siyi as he enters the pool during the preliminary round of the men's three-meter springboard diving event at the Tokyo Aquatics Center on August 2, 2021. #
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![A shot putter prepares to make a throw.]()
Read moreU.S.A.'s Raven Saunders, wearing a Hulk mask, competes in the women's shot-put final at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 1, 2021. #
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![A gymnast leaps in the air in front of a rendering of the Olympic rings.]()
Read moreRebeca Andrade of Team Brazil competes during the women's floor-exercise final at Ariake Gymnastics Center on August 2, 2021. #
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![A BMX rider navigates along a steep curved wall.]()
Read moreIrek Rizaev of Team ROC practices prior to the men's park final of the BMX freestyle on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. #
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![A pole vaulter reacts emotionally after a jump.]()
Read morePiotr Lisek of Poland reacts after competing in a men's pole-vault-qualification round at the Olympic Stadium on July 31, 2021. #
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![Sailors race in a harbor.]()
Read moreNikole Barnes and Lara Dallman-Weiss of Team U.S.A. compete in the women's 470 class at Enoshima Yacht Harbor on August 1, 2021 in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan. #
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![A pole vaulter drops after a jump.]()
Read moreRenaud Lavillenie of Team France competes in the men's pole-vault qualification on day eight of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. #
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![An athlete jumps on the field, celebrating, holding up an American flag as a cape.]()
Read moreU.S.A.'s Valarie Allman celebrates winning the women's discus-throw final at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 2, 2021. #
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![A swimmer powers through water toward the photographer.]()
Read moreCaeleb Dressel of Team U.S.A. competes in the final of the men's 100-meter-butterfly swimming event at the Tokyo Aquatics Center on July 31, 2021. #
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![Runners cross a finish line and react in a largely-empty stadium.]()
Read moreSifan Hassan of the Netherlands wins, in front of Hellen Obiri of Kenya and Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia, in the women's 5,000-meter final on August 2, 2021. #
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![A gymnast looks over her shoulder at a balance beam.]()
Read moreU.S.A.'s Simone Biles gets ready to compete in the artistic gymnastics women's balance-beam final at Ariake Gymnastics Center on August 3, 2021. #
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![Several hands reach up for a volleyball.]()
Read moreChina's Wang Fan (center) attempts a shot past Brazil's Ana Patricia Silva Ramos in the women's beach-volleyball round-of-16 match between China and Brazil at Shiokaze Park in Tokyo on August 1, 2021. #
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![A runner lies prone on the track after an event.]()
Read moreSara Slott Petersen of Team Denmark reacts after competing in the women's 400-meter-hurdles semifinals on day 10 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. #
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![A diver is seen entering a pool, the camera lens at the surface, showing both an above and below view of the pool.]()
Read moreAn underwater view shows China's Wang Han competing in the preliminary round of the women's three-meter springboard-diving event on July 30, 2021. #
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![A sport climber is seen tapping a button at the top of a climbing wall.]()
Read moreA view looking straight down shows Russia's Aleksey Rubtsov as he competes in the men's sport-climbing speed qualification at the Aomi Urban Sports Park in Tokyo on August 3, 2021. #
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![A gathering at the water hole: About 10 photographers lie prone near a water jump as runners pass by and splash.]()
Read morePhotographers gather around the water jump during round one of the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Olympic Stadium, on August 1, 2021. #
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![Four swimmers celebrate and hug in a pool after a race.]()
Read moreTatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa celebrates with Lilly King of the United States, Annie Lazor of the United States, and Kaylene Corbett of South Africa after setting a new world record in the women's 200-meter breaststroke on July 30, 2021. #
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![A table tennis player reacts during a event.]()
Read moreHarimoto Tomokazu of Team Japan reacts during his men's-team-quarterfinals table-tennis match at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on August 3, 2021. #
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![Two artistic swimmers float upside down during a routine, as seen from underwater.]()
Read moreLinda Cerruti and Costanza Ferro of Team Italy compete in the artistic-swimming-duet free-routine preliminary on day 10 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. #
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![A long jumper is photographed in mid-air above the track.]()
Read moreTara Davis of Team U.S.A. competes in the women's long-jump final at the Olympic Stadium on August 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. #
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![A handball player is grabbed and pushed by multiple hands.]()
Read moreHungary's center back Petra Vamos is challenged during the women's preliminary-round group-B handball match between Hungary and Spain at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo on July 31, 2021. #
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![Several runners leap over and past the final hurdle in a race.]()
Read moreGrant Holloway of Team U.S.A. (center) competes in the men's 110-meter-hurdles semifinal on day 12 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. #
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![Two arms rise from harbor water as a person celebrates a win while mostly underwater, surrounded by press and support boats.]()
Read moreKiran Badloe of the Netherlands gets into the water to celebrate winning gold after the men's RS:X sailing race in Enoshima Yacht Harbor in Tokyo on July 31, 2021. #
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