The Tokyo Olympics produced many, many, many emotional moments for the athletes and their coaches...
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IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra celebrates winning Gold in the Javelin competition, ending India's 125-year wait for a track and field Olympic medal.
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IMAGE: Goalkeeper Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh celebrates with his team-mates after Team India won the Bronze medal -- India's first Olympic hockey medal in 41 years!
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IMAGE: P V Sindhu reacts after winning the Quarterfinal against Team Japan's Akane Yamaguchi.
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IMAGE: Team India's Navneet Kaur, Nisha, Salima Tete and Vandana Katariya deplore their loss in the Bronze medal match against Team Great Britain.
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IMAGE: Team Germany's Leonie Ebert celebrates after defeating Team United States's Jacqueline Dubrovich in the women's Individual Foil first round.
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IMAGE: Team South Korea's Je Deok Kim, right, is joyous after winning Gold in the Team competition.
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IMAGE: Team Spain's David Valero Serrano cries after winning Bronze in the men's Cross-Country competition.
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IMAGE: Team Japan's Mima Ito, left, and Jun Mizutani win mixed doubles Gold.
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IMAGE: Team Japan's Miku Tashiro is upset after she lost to Team Poland's Agata Ozdoba-Blach during the judo 63kg elimination round.
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IMAGE: Team Brazil's Italo Ferreira wins Gold in the surfing Final against Team Japan's Kanoa Igarashi.
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IMAGE: Team Japan's Manager Reika Utsugi rushes to hug Yukiko Ueno after defeating Team United States 2-0 in the softball Gold medal game.
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IMAGE: An upset Team Great Britain's Marcus Ellis after Lauren Smith and he lost the mixed doubles Quarterfinal to Team Hong Kong's China Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet.
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IMAGE: Bingjie Li reacts after Team China won Gold in the women's 4 x 200m freestyle relay Final.
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IMAGE: Team China's Chen Meng reacts during the singles Final.
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IMAGE: Team Great Britain's Ellen White (obscured) celebrates with team-mates after scoring the second goal in the Quarter Final.
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IMAGE: Team Netherlands's Kiran Badloe celebrates winning Gold in the RS:X windsurfing class.
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IMAGE: Team Germany's Annika Schleu looks upset after her run in the riding show jumping competition in the Modern Pentathlon.
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IMAGE: A dejected Team Sweden after defeat in the penalty shoot-out with Team Canada in the football Final.
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IMAGE: Team United States basketball star Sue Bird kisses American football star Megan Rapinoe -- they have been engaged since October 2020 -- after the US defeated Japan in the basketball Final.
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IMAGE: Team United States's Brittney Griner reacts after falling against Team Japan during the basketball Final.
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