57 stunning photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The Tokyo Olympics have come and gone.
Thanks to some of the world's best photographers, we got glorious shots of athletic feats, victory, defeat, agony, joy, and more.
There are too many great photos to include them all, but take a look at some of our favorites so far.
Unique perspectives from underwater during the women's 100-meter breaststroke.
Fencing is almost theatrical.
Pole vaulters, skyward
The women's 100-meter runners are ready.
Underwater violence in water polo.
Pauline Schaefer-Betz of Team Germany demonstrates incredible concentration on the uneven bars.
Japan's Mima Ito shows another form of concentration.
There aren't spectators at these games, but some still stop to watch.
China's rhythmic gymnastics team in-sync.
A rainy night in Tokyo led to beautiful images on the track.
Everything look more dramatic in the rain.
China's Chen Yang hurls the discus through the wet conditions.
Passion from the Netherlands' Dimeo van der Horst in the 3-on-3 basketball tournament.
Zhang Changning of China isn't backing down.
Raven Saunders summoned the hulk in the shotput.
Pray for the members of Team Brazil trying to block Heejin Kim's spike for South Korea.
Brazil's Eduarda Santos Lisboa lays out.
Coming to the surface.
Alberto Munarriz of Spain breaches for a shot during water polo.
Stephanie Gilmore of Australia, carving up a wave.
Artistic swimming can make you feel like you're seeing double.
How are gymnasts possible?
Simone Biles casually gazes at the four-inch wide balance beam.
Try not to get dizzy over the vault.
Very few people ever strike this pose 32 feet above the water.
Weightlifters are pretty unique, too.
Does any other sport require such a unique combination of strength, flexibility, finesse, and timing as the pole vault?
It's a long way down from the pole vault.
Utter exhaustion at the end of the triathlon.
The triathlon is so brutal that it lays waste to some of the world's best athletes.
Kenya's Abraham Kibiwot is the last man standing after the steeplechase.
Track cycling is uniform when there is order.
But it can also lead to carnage.
The joy of victory.
The agony of defeat.
Mission accomplished.
Much different reactions from Sweden and Canada in the women's gold medal match.
Hip hip, hooray!
Celebrating or hiding?
The moment Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim and Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi shared a gold medal.
These athletes never took their eye off the ball - literally and figuratively.
The cycling course offers some scenic views of Japan.
Don't try to stop France's Timothey NGuessan.
An opening loss had the star-studded U.S. men's basketball squad a bit puzzled.
Perhaps this basketball-playing robot could help Team USA.
Great Britain's Tom Daley and Matty Lee show the artistry of synchronized diving.
A battle is won in the women's 57kg judo competition.
Mutual respect in badminton leads to a jersey swap.
Jordan's Odai Riyad Adel Alhindawi is feeling the pain.
And Mathieu Van der Poel of the Netherlands is about to...
Flying horse!
Many athletes train their whole lives for this moment.
Skaters made their mark in their first Olympics.
And they brought the good vibes...
Golden hour archery.
Tokyo brought a beautiful lights show to the closing ceremony. Six months until Beijing 2022!
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