Photos: Medal worthy Olympians, caught in motion

Olympians are built for moving fast. In the briefest flash, much can be revealed

Last updated: August 04, 2021 | 15:06

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Chizuru Arai, of Japan, left, and Clarisse Agbegnenou of France compete during their gold medal match in team judo competition.

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Anita Blaze of France, right, and Arianna Errigo of Italy compete in the women's individual Foil semifinal competition.

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Runners compete in a heat of the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase.

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Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands tumbles on a downhill during the men's cross country mountain bike competition.

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Spain's Begona Garcia Grau, left, drives the ball past China's Jinrong Zhang, right, during a women's field hockey match.

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Brazil's Gabriel Medina rides a wave during a training session at Tsurigasaki beach.

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Sofiia Lyskun of Ukraine competes in women's diving 10-meter platform preliminary.

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Spain's Daniel Sarmiento Melian scores during the men's preliminary round group A handball match between Spain and Argentina.

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Miltiadis Tentoglou, of Greece, competes in men's long jump final.

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Sara Kolak, of Croatia, competes in qualifications for the women's javelin throw.

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Runners compete in a heat of the men's 5,000-meters.

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Players race for the ball at the start of a preliminary round men's water polo match between Hungary and Japan.

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Swimmers dive in for the final of the men's 400-meter freestyle.

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Huang Xuechen and Sun Wenyan of China compete in the duet technical routine.

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