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Posted: 2024-08-08 20:19:05

It's tough to tell just how impressive some of the feats by Olympic athletes are from a television screen. 

Luckily, there's no shortage of photographers on the sidelines to capture those missing perspectives. 

Here are some of the snaps that show the level at which Olympians have been operating. 

Alternate angles

An athlete for the US clears a hurdle

Athletes, including Grant Holloway of the US, competing in hurdles races clear 10x 106.7-centimetre-tall obstacles. (Reuters: Sarah Meyssonnier)

A man in Japanese kit draws his bow and aims at targets down a range

Japan's Takaharu Furukawa aims at a target 70 metres down the range at Paris. (Reuters: Tingshu Wang)

Australian rider Shane Rose and horse Virgil clear a red jump

Horses and riders, including Australia's Shane Rose and Virgil, cleared jumps up to 1.6 metres in height during show jumping events. (Reuters: Lisa Leutner)

A woman in a purple leotard lies on her back on the gymnastics balance beam

Rebeca Andrade of Brazil performs on the balance beam, which is just 10 centimetres wide, making it narrower than her head. (Reuters: Athit Perawongmetha)

Athletes walk along the diving platforms at the Olympic pool

Diving events see athletes leaping from platforms up to 10 metres tall. Meanwhile, the springboards on the right sit three metres above the water. (Leah Millis)

A wide shot of a Swedish pole vaulter clearing a jump

Armand Duplantis soared above 6.25 metres to break the world pole vault record.(USA TODAY Sports: James Lang via Reuters)

A wave of sand rises from the ground as a German athlete lands in his long jump attempt

Leo Neugebauer of Germany hit the ground with such force during his decathlon long jump attempt, the sand rose above him. (Reuters: Dylan Martinez)

A view from above of a USA athlete gearing up to throw a javelin

Javelins in men's events must measure between 2.6 and 2.7 metres. For women, they can be a little shorter — between 2.2 and 2.3 metres. (USA TODAY Sports: James Lang via Reuters)

Here are some other impressive shots

A 7'3" tall player in France kit shakes hands with a 5'66" tall player in a Japan kit

Victor Wembanyama of France, the tallest player in the tournament at 7'3" (222cm), shakes hands with Yuki Togashi of Japan, the shortest player in the tournament at 5'66" (167cm) after the match.(Reuters: Brian Snyder)

A lone swimmer reaches out to touch the wall of a lap pool

US swimmer Katie Ledecky was so far ahead in the 1500-meter freestyle final, cameras struggled to keep other competitors in frame. (USA TODAY Sports: Rob Schumacher via Reuters)

A line of sprinters cross a finish line, seemingly at the same moment

Noah Lyles of the US won gold in the men's 100m sprint by a hair's breadth(Reuters: Agustin Marcarian)

A French BMX athlete falls below his bike in front of La Concorde

Anthony Jeanjean of France is one of many athletes in the BMX freestyle park events that reached dizzying heights. (Reuters: Esa Alexander)

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