25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

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The Olympic Games in Tokyo are in full swing, and athletes from all over the world have come together in an equal fight for medals. It's no secret that only the best of the best go to the main sports event. And on the screen, Olympic athletes may seem like some kind of superhumans, but in reality they are just like you and me. Just outstanding physical parameters are usually achieved by no less outstanding long-term training.

We have collected 25 photos of athletes and Olympians, which clearly demonstrate the strength of the spirit and the amazing capabilities of the human body.

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

Weightlifter Hidilin Diaz is the first Filipino woman to win Olympic gold

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

The difference in height between gymnast Simone Biles and a player of the US national volleyball team

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

Cody Miller is an American Olympic swimmer with a deformed chest

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

The first gymnast in history to receive the highest score of 10 points for her performance is Romanian Nadia Comaneci

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

A frightening X-ray of a gymnast performing an exercise

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

This is the kind of view that appears before the eyes of ski jumpers

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

Photos from an elite training camp for American gymnasts

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

The leg of cyclist Janez Brajkovic after the end of the race

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

A spectacular pitch from a player of the Houston Astro baseball team

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

The feet of Dutch Olympic champion Maarten van der Weyden after he swam 163 km in 55 hours to raise money for the Cancer Research Foundation

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

And these are his hands

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

Volleyball player of the Russian national team Alexander Volkov and his compatriot from the gymnastics team Seda Tutkhalyan

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

Cyclist's legs after overcoming 16 stages of the Tour De France

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

John Selsky, who cut his left quadriceps with his right skate, but continues to perform

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

This is what the hands of Alex Gregory, a British Olympian, looked like after a month of rowing while participating in an expedition on the Arctic Ocean

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

American gymnasts. In truth, the Olympic press

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

Sarah Attar is the first track and field athlete to represent Saudi Arabia at the Olympic Games. Although she came last in the 800 meters, history will not forget her

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

Amazing transformation of a cyclist's legs after he retired from the sport and started riding for fun

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

Briton Olivia Federici stretches before performing in the synchronized swimming program

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

Nothing unusual. Just a Dutch cyclist Laurine Van Riessen rides on the wall of the track in Rio De Janeiro

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

The difference in size between an American swimmer and a gymnast

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

Usain Bolt breaks the laws of physics

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

The huge hand of the American fencer Miles Chamley-Watson

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

The standard evening of the Olympic champion – restoring compresses and movies

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

Legendary swimmer Michael Phelps after treatment with medical banks

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

Cyclist Robert Verstemann (right) shows off his incredible hips-74 cm in girth

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

Usain Bolt's back after a day of grueling training

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

An athlete competing in freestyle skiing puts her knee in order

25 rare photos of Olympians showing what is happening behind the scenes of big sports

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