Contrary to popular misconception, competing in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics isn't all glitz, glamour, and relaxing dips in the (allegedly) E. coli-infested Seine River.
With a ticket to the games comes a whole lot of hard work, one that leads to gold medals, national pride and for several, some of the most spectacular cases of "sports face" ever documented.
From an Australian water polo player connecting with his primal side to a Dutch hammer thrower locking in on his target, here are the 27 best sports faces seen so far during the ongoing Olympic games.
1
Sweden’s Armand Duplantis during his record-breaking vault.
2
Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred after taking gold in the women’s 100m.
3
Congolese swimmer Vanessa Bobimbo nearly loses her goggles during the women’s 50m freestyle.
4
Spanish and French handball players duke it out during a preliminary round.
5
South Korean archer Sihyeon Lim battles a bee during the women’s quarterfinals .
6
Britain’s Isabelle Songhurst makes a face while performing her trampoline routine.
7
German track and field athlete Leo Neugebauer lands during the long jump.
8
British divers Anthony Harding and Jack Laugher brace for impact while competing in the men’s synchronized 3m springboard diving final.
9
Dutch hammer thrower Denzel Comenentia moments after completing his turn.
10
United States triple jumper Tori Franklin looking focused during a qualifying round.
11
Algerian hammer thrower Zahra Tata competes in a qualifying round.
12
Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh competes in the women’s high jump final.
13
Canadian hammer thrower Camryn Rogers competes in a qualifying round.
14
Egyptian athlete Malak Hamza falls during her trampoline routine.
15
Spanish basketball player Leonor Rodriguez slips during a match against Puerto Rico.
16
Australian water polo player Nic Porter competes in a match against France.
17
Denmark’s women’s handball team competes against Germany.
18
French cyclist Anthony Jeanjean competes in the BMX freestyle men’s final.
19
Athletes from France and China’s women’s rugby teams go at it during a match.
20
Italian boxer Alessia Mesiano lands a punch to the nose in a match against Turkey’s Gizem Ozer
21
Chinese Taipei’s Yung Wei Yang grapples with Italy’s Carlino Andrea during a judo elimination round.
22
Dutch gymnast Jermain Gruenberg competes on the parallel bars.
23
Canadian basketball player Dillon Brook takes no prisoners during a match agains Australia.
24
Cuban boxer Erislandy Alvarez lands a fist to the face from Algeria’s Jugurtha Ait Bekka.
25
Italian diver Chiara Pellacani locked in while training a dive.
26
Chinese diver Yani Chang competes in the women’s 3m springboard diving final.
27
A Slovakian table tennis player goes all in during a match.
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