Tokyo Olympics: The best pictures from the Games

Philipp Böll

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.

Olympia 2020 Tokio | Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Deutschland | Tischtennis — Image: Swen Pförtner/dpa/picture alliance

Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Germany | Table Tennis | Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

Image: Marko Djurica/REUTERS

Team China | Artistic Swimming | Tokyo Aquatics Centre

Image: Lisi Niesner/REUTERS

Italo Ferreira, Brazil | Surfing | Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach, Chiba

Image: Dylan Martinez/REUTERS

Kyle Blignaut, South Africa | Shot Put | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo

Image: Jorge Silva/REUTERS

Gustavo Nunez and Julio Rodriguez, Dominican Republic | Baseball | Yokohama Baseball Stadium

Image: Michael Kappeler/dpa/picture alliance

Team Jamaica | Athletics, 4 x 100m | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo

Image: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/REUTERS

Russia vs Turkey | Volleyball | Ariake Arena, Tokyo

Image: Ivan Alvarado/REUTERS

Annika Schleu, Germany | Modern Pentathlon | Tokyo Stadium

Image: Piroschka Van De Wouw/REUTERS

Frank Chamizo Marquez, Italy vs Kyle Dake, USA | Wrestling | Makuhari Messe Hall A, Chiba

Image: Clodagh Kilcoyne/REUTERS

An San, South Korea | Archery | Yumenoshima Archery Field, Tokyo

Image: Gonzalo Fuentes/REUTERS

Zsuzsanna Tomori, Hungary | Handball | Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo

Image: Stefan Wermuth/REUTERS

Team Egypt | Artistic Swimming | Tokyo Aquatics Centre

Image: Edgard Garrido/REUTERS

Mercedes Perez, Colombia | Weightlifting | Tokyo International Forum

Image: Lindsey Wasson/REUTERS

Simone Biles, USA | Gymnastics, Artistic | Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo

Image: Marko Djurica/REUTERS

Team France | Artistic Swimming | Tokyo Aquatics Centre

Image: Aris Messinis/Getty Images/AFP

Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe, USA | Basketball und Soccer | Saitama Super Arena

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