Triumph and Heartbreak at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

Sports Illustrated photographers Simon Bruty, Kohjiro Kinno and Erick W. Rasco captured the highs and lows of the 2020 Olympians as they broke world records, suffered upset losses and collectively won 339 medals.
Triumph and Heartbreak at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
Triumph and Heartbreak at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games /

Japan wins gold in softball.

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

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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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