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Tokyo Olympics: Picture highlights, Day 5

Philipp Böll
July 28, 2021

The Olympics produce some of the best moments in sports. As the world's elite athletes gather in Tokyo 2020, so do the best photographers to capture all of the action. Take a look at the most iconic moments.

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Olympia 2020 Tokio | Softball Eri Yamada
Image: Jorge Silva/REUTERS

Mima Ito, Japan | Table tennis | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
 

Olympia 2020 Tokio | Fechten Csanad Gemesi vs Max Hartung
Image: Patrick Smith/Getty Images

Csanad Gemesi, Hungary vs Max Hartung, Germany | Fencing | Makuhari Messe Hall, Chiba
 

Olympia 2020 Tokio | Schwimmen 200m Brust| Matti Mattsson
Image: Kai Pfaffenbach/REUTERS

Matti Mattsson, Finland | Swimming, 200m Breaststroke | Tokyo Aquatics Centre
 

Olympia 2020 Tokio | Rugby Argentinien vs Fiji | Lucio Cinti Luna
Image: Phil Noble/REUTERS

Lucio Cinti Luna, Argentina | Rugby | Tokyo Stadium
 

Olympia 2020 Tokio | Andrew Capobianco und Mike Hixon Synchronspringen 3m
Image: Odd Andersen/Getty Images/AFP

Andrew Capobianco and Mike Hixon, USA | Synchronized 3m | Tokyo Aquatics Centre 
 

Olympia 2020 Tokio | Gabriel De Coster Kajak K1
Image: Rob Walbers/Belga/imago images

Gabriel De Coster, Belgium | Kayak, Slalom | Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre, Tokyo
 

Olympia 2020 Tokio | Beach Volleyball Megumi Murakami
Image: John Sibley/REUTERS

Megumi Murakami, Japan | Beach Volleyball | Shiokaze Park, Tokyo
 

Olympia 2020 Tokio | Boxen Bekzad Nurdauletov
Image: Frank Franklin II/AP Photo/picture alliance

Bekzad Nurdauletov, Kazakhstan | Boxing | Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo
 

Eri Yamada, Japan | Softball | Yokohama Baseball Stadium 
 

Olympia 2020 Tokio | Kathleen Ledecky Schwimmen 1500m Freistil
Image: Jonathan Nackstrand/Getty Images/AFP

Kathleen Ledecky, USA | Swimming, 1500m Freestyle | Tokyo Aquatics Centre
 

Olympia 2020 Tokio | Judo Madina Taimazova
Image: Vincent Thian/AP Photo/picture alliance

Madina Taimazova, Russia | Judo | Nippon Budōkan, Tokyo

 

Olympia 2020 Tokio | Hugo Boucheron und Matthieu Androdias Rudern Doppelzweier
Image: Charly Triballeau/Getty Images/AFP

Hugo Boucheron and Matthieu Androdias, France | Double Sculls | Sea Forest Waterway, Tokyo