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Olympic athletes and their coaches jump for joy, hug, cry, throw hands in the air, and even fall to the ground as the feeling of accomplishment overwhelms them this week in Tokyo. While the fans may not be there to cheer them on, these photos help us feel the triumph as we watch from home.
Posted on July 30, 2021 at 4:24 pm ET
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Sunisa Lee hugs her trainer after participating in the women’s gymnastics all-around finals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on July 29, 2021.
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Marie-Josee Ta Lou of Ivory Coast reacts as she wins her race in the women’s 100 meters during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on July 30, 2021.
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The Italian Arianna Errigo (R) celebrates with her teammates after winning the bronze medal of the women’s foil team at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on July 29, 2021.
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Brenda Castillo of the Dominican Republic reacts after scoring a point in the women’s preliminary round of a volleyball game during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on July 29, 2021.
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US striker Megan Rapinoe (R) and her teammates celebrate after winning the women’s quarter-final match at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics between the Netherlands and the USA at Yokohama International Stadium in Yokohama on July 30, 2021.
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French rider Teddy Riner (white) and French rider Romane Dicko share a moment after their respective judo games during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on July 30, 2021.
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Manuel Sanders from Team Germany is celebrating the seventh day of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo with his teammates on July 30, 2021.
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Ethiopian Selemon Barega celebrates his victory in the men’s 10,000m final at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on July 30, 2021.
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Lukas Krpalek from the Czech Republic celebrates with his coach after his victory at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on July 30, 2021.
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Second placed Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei (L) and third placed Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo celebrate after the men’s 10,000m final at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on July 30, 2021.
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The British Bethany Shriever and Kye Whyte will celebrate their gold and silver medals for cycling BMX racing at the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020 on July 30, 2021.
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Taiwanese Lee Yang (L) and Wang Chi-lin celebrate victory in the men’s badminton doubles at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on July 30, 2021.
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The French foil team celebrates victory over Italy in the women’s singles semi-finals at the 2020 Summer Olympics on July 29, 2021.
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Yusuke Inaba of Japan celebrates during the Men’s Olympic Water Polo Tournament between Team Greece and Team Japan at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 29, 2021.
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Lara Gonzalez Ortega and Soledad Lopez Jimenez from Team Spain celebrate after winning the women’s group B handball match at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on July 29, 2021.
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Players from China celebrate after a 3×3 women’s basketball game at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on July 28, 2021.
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Team China celebrates winning gold and setting a world record at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on July 29, 2021.
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Australian Jessica Fox hugs members of her team after winning gold in the women’s C1 canoe slalom final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan.
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Spain celebrates victory in the handball match of the women’s preliminary round at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on July 29, 2021.
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Team India’s Pusarla V. Sindhu celebrates after her winning game at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza on July 30, 2021.
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Team China’s Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping will celebrate the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on July 30, 2021.
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Cuban Idalys Ortiz celebrates her victory in judo at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on July 30, 2021.
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The Brazilian Alison Cerutti (L) and her partner Alvaro Morais Filho will celebrate victory in the men’s prelim-round beach volleyball game at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on July 29, 2021.
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Merel Smulders from the Netherlands celebrates during the women’s BMX race on the seventh day of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on July 30, 2021.
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Brazilian Abner Teixeira raises his fist after winning a quarter-finals boxing match at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on July 30, 2021.
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The Argentine players celebrate their victory in the men’s preliminary round volleyball match in Pool B during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 30, 2021.
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The Japanese Aaron Wolf takes a moment after winning the men’s 100kg gold medal match at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on July 29, 2021.
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Team Germany’s Niklas Wellen celebrates with his teammate Timm Alexander Herzbruch after his team’s first goal during a game between Germany and the Netherlands at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on July 30, 2021.
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Nikola Mektic from Team Croatia and Mate Pavic from Team Croatia (below) celebrate the win against Marin Cilic from Team Croatia and Ivan Dodig from Team Croatia on the seventh day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 30, 2021.
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Team Japan leaps for joy after winning the men’s fencing team’s gold medal game at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Chiba, Japan on July 30, 2021.
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China’s Chen Meng celebrates after winning the women’s singles table tennis final at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 29, 2021.
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(From L) The Dutch rowers Ellen Hogerwerf, Karolien Florijn, Ymkje Clevering, Veronique Meester, Lisa Scheenaard, Roos de Jong, Marieke Keijser and Ilse Paulis celebrate at the medal ceremony at the Olympic Festival on July 30, 2021.
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The Slovenian Olympic champion Primoz Roglic and his son greeted his fans after his arrival at Ljubljana Airport on July 30th, 2021. On Wednesday Primoz Roglic won the gold medal in the individual time trial in road cycling at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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