In pictures: Emotions run high at Rio Olympics

A series of pictures showing emotions of agonising loss and thrilling moments of defeat at this year's Olympics
Multimedia Desk | August 16, 2016

Yu Song of China celebrates winning the bronze medal in women's +78kg judo. PHOTO: REUTERS

With the Rio Olympics 2016 a few days short of coming to a close, emotions have been running high among participants and athletes. Amid the sweat, tears and cheers, there have been moments of highs and lows.

Here we look at a series of pictures showing the emotions of agonising loss and thrilling moments of  defeat at this year's Olympics.

Gold medalist Joseph Clarke of United Kingdom reacts after the men's kayak slalom. PHOTO: REUTERS


Yulia Efimova of Russia cries after taking silver in the women's 100m breaststroke final. PHOTO: REUTERS


Fabio Basile of Italy celebrates gold in the men's 66kg judo final. PHOTO: REUTERS


Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts after losing his match against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina and being knocked out of Rio. PHOTO: REUTERS


Michael Phelps of USA celebrates winning the men's 4x100m freestyle relay. PHOTO: REUTERS


Lauren Rembi of France reacts after losing the women's epee fencing bronze medal match. PHOTO: REUTERS


Kim Jung-Hwan of South Korea celebrates winning the match in the men's sabre fencing bronze medal match. PHOTO: REUTERS


Anastasiya Mikhalenka of Belarus reacts after she fails a lift in women's 69kg weightlifting. PHOTO: REUTERS


Ibtihaj Muhammad of USA celebrates winning her match in women's sabre fencing individual preliminary. PHOTO: REUTERS


Paul Omba Biongolo of France reacts after his bout in men's heavy 91kg boxing round of 16. PHOTO: REUTERS



Oscar Figueroa of Colombia reacts after winning gold in men's 62kg weightlifting. PHOTO: REUTERS


Azza Besbes (TUN) of Tunisia reacts after losing her match. PHOTO: REUTERS


Kosuke Hagino of Japan reacts after winning the gold medal in men's 400m individual medley final. PHOTO: REUTERS


Sachi Mochida of Japan reacts after coming in 8th in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay final. PHOTO: REUTERS


Long Qingquan of China celebrates with his coaches after winning gold in men's 56kg weightlifting. PHOTO: REUTERS


Serbian players react on the bench during their men's preliminary water polo match against Greece. PHOTO: REUTERS


Mathlynn Sasser of Marshall Islands celebrates during women's 58kg weightlifting. PHOTO: REUTERS


Tatsiana Likhtarovich of Belarus reacts at the end of the game against France in women's basketball preliminary. PHOTO: REUTERS


Emilie Andeol of France celebrates with supporters after winning the gold medal in women's +78kg judo. PHOTO: REUTERS


Danny Pinheiro Rodrigues (R) and Julien Gobaux of France (front) react after teammate Samir Ait Said broke his leg during competition on the vault in men's gymnastics qualification. PHOTO: REUTERS


Ana Derek of Croatia reacts after her attempt on the vault during the women's gymnastics qualifications. PHOTO: REUTERS


Rosannagh MacLennan of Canada kisses her gold medal after winning the women's trampoline final. PHOTO: REUTERS


 
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