Triumph and Heartbreak at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games


Sports Illustrated photographers captured the emotions of the 2020 Olympic Games

Japan wins gold in softball.

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Karsten Warholm sets a new world record in 400m hurdles.

USA wins gold against Brazil in the women's volleyball final.

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Lydia Jacoby of USA wins gold in the 100-meter breaststroke.

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Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy wins gold in the men’s 100-meter final.

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Luka Mkheidze of France celebrates his win over Jin Won Kim of South Korea.

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Nyjah Huston of Team USA

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Women's basketball champions A'ja Wilson (left) and Brittney Griner show off their gold medals.

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Igor Reizlin of Ukraine celebrates after beating Andrea Santarelli of Italy in the men's epee individual bronze medal bout.

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Team Fiji poses with its gold medals after winning the rugby sevens men's final.

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Gymnast Sunisa Lee of Team USA

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Anastasija Zolotic of the U.S. celebrates a win over Tatiana Minina of the ROC in the taekwondo women's 57kg gold medal bout.

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Allyson Felix of Team USA.

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Kristian Blummenfelt of Norway celebrates winning gold in the men's individual triathlon competition.

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Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy reacts after winning a tie gold medal in the men's high jump final.

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U.S. women's indoor volleyball finished with gold.

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Uzbekistan's Ulugbek Rashitov (blue) and Bradly Sinden of Great Britain react after the gold-medal contest.

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Hebert Sousa of Brazil.

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Caeleb Dressel (right), Blake Pieroni (center), and Bowe Becker of Team USA celebrate winning gold in the final of the men's 4x100m freestyle relay.

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Wei Sun of China celebrates after the horizontal bar during the men's all-around final.

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The U.S. women's basketball team celebrates after winning gold.

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Japan's Yuto Horigome competes in the men's street final.

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April Ross (left) and Alix Klineman of Team USA celebrate winning their women's beach volleyball final match over Australia.

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Athletes recover after the men's triathlon.

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Draymond Green reacts after winning gold in men's basketball.

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Bakhodir Jalolov of Uzbekistan celebrates after beating Richard Torrez Jr of the United States in the men's super heavy (over 91kg) boxing final bout.

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U.S. gymnast Simone Biles (right) hugs teammate Sunisa Lee.

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Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy celebrates with Italian high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi after winning the men's 100-meter final.

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Great Britain men's field hockey

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Idalys Ortiz of Cuba competes in judo.

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Chase Kalisz of United States celebrates winning the Men's 400-meter IM.

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Nelly Korda of the U.S. celebrates winning gold in women's golf.

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Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles of Team USA.

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Emma Weyant and Hali Flickinger of the United States hug after competing in the women's 400-meter individual medley final.

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Argentina celebrates winning bronze in the men's rugby sevens finals.

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Team USA reacts after losing to Canada in women's soccer.

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Women's 200-meter final.

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Swimmer Katie Ledecky of Team USA.

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Gabrielle Thomas of team USA.

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Kellie Anne Harrington of Ireland celebrates after winning against Brazil.

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Team USA celebrates after winning gold in women's beach volleyball.

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(L-R) Natalie Hinds, Abbey Weitzeil and Ericka Brown took bronze in the women's 4 x 100 freestyle relay.

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American fencer Lee Kiefer celebrates winning the individual gold in women's foil.

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Kevin Durant celebrates after winning gold in men's basketball.

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Kevin Durant reacts during the men's basketball final against France.

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Photographers await the finish of the men's triathlon.

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Swimmer Tom Dean of Great Britain.

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Team ROC celebrates after winning the artistic gymnastics women's team final.

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April Ross of Team USA reacts in women's beach volleyball.

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Fiji's players react after winning the men's final rugby sevens match.

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Team USA during the men's basketball gold medal game.

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Team USA reacts during a game against China in women's indoor volleyball.

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Swimmer Ariarne Titmus of team Australia celebrates with her coach.

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Katie Ledecky of Team USA celebrates.

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Caeleb Dressel of Team USA celebrates.

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Canada celebrates after defeating team USA in women's soccer.

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Japan celebrates after winning gold in baseball.

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Daria Bilodid of Ukraine reacts.

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Adam Peaty of Great Britain is victorious in the pool after the men's 100-meter breaststroke finals.

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Team Jamaica celebrates after the women’s 4 X 100 relay final

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(L-R) Tom Dean, Matthew Richards and James Guy of Great Britain during the men's 4 X 200 freestyle relay.

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Team Japan during men's karate.

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