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Mauricio Valencia -

Mauricio Valencia of Colombia bites his gold medal after winning the men's shot put event at the Paris 2024 Paralympics on September 7, 2024.

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Marc Cucurella -

Spanish soccer player Marc Cucurella celebrates winning the Euro 2024 final against England at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany, on July 14, 2024.

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Anthony Jeanjean -

Anthony Jeanjean of France in action during the BMX Freestyle men's park final at the Paris Olympic games on July 31, 2024.  

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Gang Sun and Piers Gilliver -

Gang Sun of China and Piers Gilliver of Britain during a wheelchair fencing bout during the Paris 2024 Paralympics on September 6, 2024.

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Gabriel Medina -

Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina reacts after a wave during the Paris 2024 Olympics, in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, on July 29, 2024.

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Daisy Osakue -

Italy's Daisy Osakue competed in the women's discus throw at the Paris 2024 Olympics on August 2, 2024.  

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Nasser Al-Attiyah -

Qatari rally driver Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel in action during the Dakar Rally on January 12, 2024.

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Daniel Tschofenig -

Daniel Tschofenig of Austria during the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Planica, Slovenia, on March 24, 2024.

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Armand Duplantis -

Armand Duplantis of Sweden sets a new world record and wins gold at the men's pole vault final of the Paris Olympic Games on August 5, 2024.

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Manika Batra -

Manika Batra of India during a tennis table match against Anna Hursey of team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympics on July 28, 2024. 

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Charles Leclerc -

F1 racing driver Charles Leclerc jumps into the water after winning the Monaco Grand Prix on May 26, 2024.

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Simone Biles -

American Gymnast Simone Biles at the Paris games' women's vault final on August 3, 2024. 

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Takaaki Sugino -

Japanese gymnast Takaaki Sugino during the men's team final at Bercy Arena, Paris, France on July 29, 2024. 

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Erling Haaland -

The Norwegian soccer star in action during a Premier League game between Manchester City and Wolverhampton on May 4, 2024.

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Noah Lyles -

Bronze medalist Noah Lyles of team USA after the men's 200m final at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France on August 8, 2024.   

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Yu Qinquan and Yu Deyi -

Yu Qinquan and Yu Deyi of team China during a goalball game against Brazil at the Paris 2024 Paralympics on September 5, 2024. 

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Dan Evans -

British tennis player Dan Evans during a match against Italy's Lorenzo Sonego at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, on January 16, 2024.

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Imane Khelif -

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif kisses her gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics on August 9, 2024.  

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Jordan Houlden -

British springboard diver Jordan Houlden in action during the men's 3m springboard semifinal at the Paris Olympics on August 7, 2024.  

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Jorge Martin -

Spanish motorcycle racer Jorge Martin crowd-surfs after winning the MotoGP World Championship in Barcelona, Spain, on November 17, 2024.

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Lebron James and Stephen Curry -

Lebron James and Stephen Curry of team USA during a basketball game against Serbia at the Paris games on August 8, 2024.  

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Dutch Duet -

Dutch duet perform in the duet free routine of artistic swimming in Paris, on August 10, 2024. 

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Priscila Flor da Silva -

Priscila Flor da Silva of Brazil during the Women's semifinal against Spain in the Paris Olympics, on August 6, 2024.  

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Victor Ortega Serna -

Colombian diver Victor Ortega Serna in action during the World Aquatics Championships at Doha, Qatar, on February 15, 2024.

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Matt Stutzman -

Matt Stutzman of team USA at the Paris 2024 Paralympics archery event on August 30, 2024.

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Carlos Hank Guerreiro -

Mexican equestrian Carlos Hank Guerreiro riding H5 Porthos Maestro WH Z at the Paris 2024 Olympics on August 1, 2024.  

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Women's volleyball -

A Paris 2024 Olympics women's volleyball game between Turkey and the Dominican Republic on August 1, 2024.  

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Jannik Sinner -

Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner looks at his trophy after winning the final against Australia's Alex de Minaur, at the Rotterdam Open, Netherlands, on February 18, 2024.

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France supporter -

A supporter of team France waves a flag during the sailing women's windsurfing event at the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 31, 2024.  

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Amir Rezanejad -

Amir Rezanejad of the Refugee Olympic Team in action during a slalom canoe event at the Paris Olympics on August 2, 2024.

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