As the Paris Olympics draw to a close, Kyodo News photographers are releasing a collection of spontaneous moments captured inside and out at the Summer Games.
Rocket Stars
Suburbs of Paris, July 20
Photo by Miki Matsuzaki
Thumb vertical in the sun
Near the Paris la Defense Arena, Nanterre, France, July 10
Photo by Hiroki Yamamuchi
Venus outstrips the competition
Paris, 20 July
Photo by Hiroki Yamauchi
Guitar star in the train carriage
Paris, 19 July
Photo by Takaki Yajima
All the way from India
Paris, 15 July
Photo by Hiroki Yamauchi
Thailand takes the fight to the streets
Suburbs of Paris, July 23
Photo by Haruna Furuhashi
Chilling in Teahupo’o for surfers
Tahiti, July 24
Photo by Daiki Katagiri
Eiffel Tower is proud of its job
Paris, 25 July
Photo by Takaki Yajima
Kissing Queen Biles’ ass
Paris, 25 July
Photo by Hiroki Yamauchi
Real blue kangaroo
Athletes’ Village, suburbs of Paris, July 23
Photo by Haruna Furuhashi
Cameraman Gym-Nap-Stics
Paris, 25 July
Photo by Hiroki Yamauchi
Bringing the Olympic spirit into play with Baguet
Paris, 24 July
Photo by Takaki Yajima
Editing a hand with a lens
Paris, 24 July
Photo by Yusuke Ogata
Serenity at sunset
Tahiti, July 24
Photo by Daiki Katagiri
Ballin’ Brothers
Lille, France, July 27
Photo by Ichiro Banno
So good you want to bottle it
Paris, 22 July
Photo by Miki Matsuzaki
Chasing waves and rainbows
Tahiti, July 27
Photo by Daiki Katagiri
Lord of freedom?
Suburbs of Paris, July 28
Photo by Hiroki Yamauchi
A small foretaste of success
Suburbs of Paris, July 29
Photo by Iori Sagisawa
Focused on price
Paris, July 30
Photo by Hiroki Yamauchi
Da Vinci Boys
Paris, 29 July
Photo by Hiroki Yamauchi
Ollie of the elderly
Paris, 29 July
Photo by Takuto Kaneko
Silhouette in Teahupo’o
Tahiti, July 25
Photo by Daiki Katagiri
Summit of Japan to the summit of its sport
Suburbs of Paris, July 21
Photo by Takuto Kaneko
A firm favourite for the home
Paris, July 30
Photo by Hidetaka Komukai
China’s masked hero
Suburbs of Paris, July 27
Photo by Takumi Sato
Painful fun in the sun
Paris, 29 July
Photo by Kazushi Kurihara
Splash of cheers
Suburbs of Paris, July 31
Photo by Takumi Sato
Mascot moments
Paris, 27 July
Photo by Hidetaka Komukai
Head, shoulders, knees and toes
Paris, 27 July
Photo by Yusuke Ogata
Jetski pranks
Tahiti, August 1
Photo by Daiki Katagiri
Come on, Nippon!
Bordeaux, France, July 24
Photo by Natsumi Yasumoto
A fish out of water
Suburbs of Paris, August 1
Photo by Miki Matsuzaki
Underwater wonders
Suburbs of Paris, August 3
Photo by Takumi Sato
Eiffel and Phrygian
Paris, 5 August
Photo by Yohei Fukai
Stars and Hypes
Paris, July 28
Photo by Hiroki Yamauchi
Circle of Joy
Paris, 3 August
Photo from ceiling camera
Plural: immersion
Suburbs of Paris, July 31
Photo from ceiling camera
Overwhelmed by the performance
Paris, 4 August
Photo from ceiling camera
Kamehameha!
Paris, 3 August
Photo by Hidetaka Komukai
Fencing Fisheye
Paris, 4 August
Photo by Hidetaka Komukai
The Doggfather steals the show
Paris, 7 August
Photo by Takuto Kaneko
Streamlined Sakura
Suburbs of Paris, August 6
Photo by Natsumi Yasumoto
A mascot that
Paris, 6 August
Photo by Hidetaka Komukai
Cool fans of the fans
France, August 4
Photos by Kyodo News photographers
View of the Eiffel Tower
Paris, 5 August
Photo by Natsumi Yasumoto
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