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Taboo in Tokyo 2020, tattoos on display at Olympics

The athletes are redefining what it means to have the mark of a champion

Published: July 26, 2021 16:36 AP

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20210726 tattoo 2020 — Taboo in much of Tokyo, tattoos are everywhere at the Olympics. There's the lion on British swimmer Adam Peaty's shoulder. Image Credit: 20210726 toyko tattoo

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20210726 yan peng — An inspirational message on the arm of Chinese 3-on-3 basketball player Yan Peng. Image Credit: AP

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20210726 gabriel — A likeness of Christ the Redeemer on the calf of Spanish boxer Gabriel Escobar Mascunano. Image Credit: AP

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Tokyo japan — And the Olympic rings. So many Olympic rings. French swimmer Fantine Lasaffre has them on her left forearm. Image Credit: AP

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20210726 haas — United States swimmer Townley Haas has them on her back. Image Credit: AP

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20210726 kayle browning — American shooter Kayle Browning with Olympic rings tatoo on her right wrist. Image Credit: AP

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20210726 moroccan boxer — They're on Moroccan boxer Abdelhaq Nadir's left bicep. Image Credit: AFP

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20210726 shallon olsen — and on the ankle of Canadian gymnast Shallon Olsen. Image Credit: Reuters

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20210726 vanessa ferrari — Italian gymnast Vanessa Ferrari has them, too, on the back of her neck - along with ink commemorating previous trips to the Beijing, London and Rio de Janiero Games. Image Credit: AFP

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20210726 tatoo tokyo — Poland Zofia Noceti-Klepacka competes during race 2 of the women's RS:X class at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Image Credit: AP

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20210726 ivan oakovlev — Ivan Iakovlev, of the Russian Olympic Committee, prepares to serve during the men's volleyball preliminary round pool B match between United States and Russian Olympic Committee at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Image Credit: AP

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20210726 yenny — Chile's soccer player Yenny Acuna warms up prior women's soccer match against Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Image Credit: AP

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tokyo — Athletes won't do much mingling with locals at these pandemic-restricted Olympics. If they did, they might not find their body art as welcome. Tattoos remain stigmatized in Japan, where those with them are commonly banned from beaches, gyms, pools and elsewhere around Japan. Image Credit: Reuters

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20210726 champion — Adam Peaty celebrates winning to take gold in the final of the men's 100m breaststroke. | No such restrictions in the Olympic bubble, though. In the pool, on the beach, at the range - the athletes are redefining what it means to have the mark of a champion. Image Credit: AFP

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