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11 Funny Moments at the Tokyo Olympics in Pictures

Amomama
Aug 12, 2021
12:20 A.M.

The 32nd Summer Olympics took place in Tokyo from July 23 to August 8. This was the first time the games were postponed. Previously, the Olympics were canceled during emergencies, but never postponed.

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More than 11,000 athletes took part in the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The most number of athletes hailed from the national teams of the United States, Japan, and Australia.

In terms of the number of gold medals won, the United States won the most (39), followed by China (38), and Japan (27).

See what these competitions were like through the emotions of some athletes. Often it was a lot of fun (and sometimes not so much).

1. The ball hitting Thailand's Orawan Paranang's face when she competed against Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa during her women's singles round 3 table tennis match at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on July 26, 2021.

The ball can hit my face all it wants, but I'll keep going! | Photo: Getty Images/Anne-Christine Poujoulat

The ball can hit my face all it wants, but I'll keep going! | Photo: Getty Images/Anne-Christine Poujoulat

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2. Russian gold medallist Evgeny Rylov, wearing a tiger-print face mask and posing with his medal after the final of the men's 200m backstroke swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on July 30, 2021.

That's how you pose with your medal. P.S. I know you envy my mask! | Photo: Getty Images/Oli Scarff

That's how you pose with your medal. P.S. I know you envy my mask! | Photo: Getty Images/Oli Scarff

3. Vlatko Cancar, #31 of Team Slovenia, and Chris Goulding, #4 of Team Australia, positioning themselves as Jaka Blazic, #11, drove for the basket, a hand blocking his face, during the second half of the Men's Basketball bronze medal game on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Saitama Super Arena on August 07, 2021, in Saitama, Japan.

No hand in my face is stopping me from getting that basket! | Photo: Getty Images/Gregory Shamus

No hand in my face is stopping me from getting that basket! | Photo: Getty Images/Gregory Shamus

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4. The Netherlands' Simone Van De Kraats dipping her face in the pool ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games women's water polo quarter-final match between the Netherlands and Hungary at the Tatsumi Water Polo Centre in Tokyo on August 3, 2021.

I can see my victory in the crystal clear water! l Photo: Getty Images/Angela Weiss

I can see my victory in the crystal clear water! l Photo: Getty Images/Angela Weiss

5. A podium usher holding signs for when athletes can remove their face masks at a ceremony after the women's 10km marathon swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo on August 4, 2021.

Better to play safe and smile later than play unsafe and cry forever! Photo: Getty Images/Oli Scarff

Better to play safe and smile later than play unsafe and cry forever! Photo: Getty Images/Oli Scarff

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6. Jean Patry, Nicolas Le Goff, and Trevor Clevenot of France ganging up on Michal Kubiak of Poland during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Men's Quarter-Final Volleyball match between France and Poland at Ariake Arena on August 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.

May the best man get his hands on that ball! | Photo: Getty Images/Baptiste Fernandez

May the best man get his hands on that ball! | Photo: Getty Images/Baptiste Fernandez

7. USA's Damian Lillard dribbling his way past the reach of Australia's Matt Dellavedova in the first half of a semi-final game at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on August 5, 2021.

Stop blinding me, dude. I'm not giving away the ball! Photo: Getty Images/Wally Skalij

Stop blinding me, dude. I'm not giving away the ball! Photo: Getty Images/Wally Skalij

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8. Ahmed Tijan, #2 of Team Qatar, pouring water on his face after defeating Team Latvia during the men's bronze medal match on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Shiokaze Park on August 07, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

Take a chill pill! | Photo: Getty Images/Elsa

Take a chill pill! | Photo: Getty Images/Elsa

9. Brazil's gold medalist Douglas Luiz throwing his face mask in the air as he celebrated on the podium during the medal ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games men's football competition at Yokohama International Stadium in Yokohama, Japan, on August 7, 2021.

There goes my mask. Catch it if you can! Photo: Getty Images/Loic Venance

There goes my mask. Catch it if you can! Photo: Getty Images/Loic Venance

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10. USA gymnast Simone Biles FaceTiming with family after winning the Bronze Medal in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Women's Balance Beam Final at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on August 3, 2021.

Mom and Dad, I did it! Now, where's my gift? | Photo: Getty Images/Robert Gauthier

Mom and Dad, I did it! Now, where's my gift? | Photo: Getty Images/Robert Gauthier

11. South Korea's coach Woo Young Kim (R) fanning Kwon Eunji under her face mask during the 10m air rifle mixed team qualification during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Asaka Shooting Range in the Nerima district of Tokyo on July 27, 2021.

Are you hiding my tennis ball behind that mask? | Photo: Getty Images/Tauseef Mustafa

Are you hiding my tennis ball behind that mask? | Photo: Getty Images/Tauseef Mustafa

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