With the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games ending, we wanted to take the opportunity to share with you some of the photos that stood out to us. Photographers from around the world are working to preserve the memory of what it is like to be an Olympian.
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Pedro Pardo / AFP via Getty Images
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François-Xavier Marit / AFP via Getty Images
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Charly Triballeau / AFP via Getty Images
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Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images
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Olivier Morin / AFP via Getty Images
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Aris Messinis / AFP via Getty Images
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Pedro Pardo / AFP via Getty Images
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Jewel Samad / AFP via Getty Images
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Andrej Isakovic / AFP via Getty Images
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