Athletes need all the concentration they can muster for their events - and, sometimes, they forget to control their facial expressions or moves. This means, of course, a lot of ridiculous photos from the Olympics - with the most hilarious displays of emotion you have ever seen.
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Swimmer Kristof Milak of Hungary poses with his gold medal on the podium at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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Portugal's goalkeeper Gustavo Capdeville (back) eyes Sweden's Lucas Pellas shooting during the men's preliminary round Group B handball match between Sweden and Portugal during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yoyogi National Stadium.
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Russian Beach Volleyball players Svetlana Kholomina and Nadezda Makroguzova playing against the Italian team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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Poland's Fabian Drzyzga, Mateusz Bieniek, and Michal Kubiak attempt to block a shot in the men's preliminary round pool A volleyball match between Poland and Venezuela during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Arena.
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Bradley Forbes-Cryans of Great Britain competes in the men's K1 heats of the Canoe Slalom at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
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Swimmer Kristof Milak of Hungary reacts to his victory in the men's 200m butterfly semifinals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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Athletes exercise during a diving training session at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre during the 2020 Summer Olympics.
© AP Photo / Matthias Schrader
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Zsuzsanna Tomori of Hungary photographed during the Brazil vs Hungary handball match at Yoyogi National Stadium during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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Italian water polo team members during their match vs Greece at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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Denmark's Lasse Andersson watches a match after getting injured during the men's preliminary round Group B handball match between Denmark and Bahrain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
© AP Photo / Pavel Golovkin
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Russian athlete Evgeny Rylov preparing for the men's 100m backstroke race at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
© Sputnik / Grigory Sysoev
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Thomas Ceccon of Italy starts in his semifinal in the men's 100m breaststroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
© AP Photo / Matthias Schrader
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Kelly Claes of the US beach volleyball team during their match against Latvia at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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Dusan Mandic of Serbia and Murat Shakenov of Kazakhstan clash during a water polo match at the Tatsumi Water Polo Centre during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
© REUTERS / Kacper Pempel
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South Korea's Lee Sang-su (R) and Jeon Ji-hee compete against Taiwan's Lin Yun-ju and Cheng I-ching during their mixed doubles quarterfinals table tennis match at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
© AFP 2023 / Jung Yeon-je
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Yu Yamamoto of Japan falls over a wall after reaching for a foul ball hit by American Amanda Chidester in the sixth inning of a softball game at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
© AP Photo / Sue Ogrocki