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24 Incredibly Moving Photos Of Athletes Achieving Their Dreams

Grab a tissue. You're gonna need one.

1. Just look at Canada's 4x100 freestyle relay team realizing they've just won bronze.

2. They are too happy for words.

3. And how about Brazil's Rafaela Silva crying after winning gold in the women's 57kg judo match...

4. ...and then accepting her medal?

5. Then there's Great Britain's Adam Peaty taking in his new gold in the men's 100-meter breaststroke.

6. And the USA's Katie Ledecky celebrating gold in the women's 400-meter freestyle final.

7. And how about Russia's Yana Egorian winning gold in the women's individual sabre?

8. She can't believe it.

9. Just look at Italy's Tania Cagnotto and Francesca Dallape congratulating each other after winning silver in women's synchronized diving.

10. And Croatia's Josip Glasnovic celebrating after winning gold in men's trap shooting.

11. Ukraine's Olga Kharlan is beyond overwhelmed with her bronze medal for the women's individual sabre.

12. Belgium's Dirk van Tichelt can hardly handle his new bronze medal in judo.

13. Then there's Great Britain's Tom Daley and Daniel Goodfellow realizing they've won the bronze in synchronized diving...

14. ...and silver medalists David Boudia and Steele Johnson of the US happily standing on the podium.

15. And there's Thailand's Sukanya Srisurat celebrating after winning the gold in women's 58kg weightlifting.

16. And Belgium's Greg van Avermaet crossing the finish line in first during the men's road race.

17. And then the Netherlands' Anna van der Breggen winning gold during the women's road race.

18. There's Katinka Hosszu of Hungary celebrating her gold in the women's 400-meter individual medley.

19. Or how about Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom winning gold and setting a new world record in the women's 100-meter butterfly?

20. And what about the United States' Madeline DiRado looking up and seeing she's won silver in the women's 400-meter individual medley?

21. And, finally, look at all of the emotions that the United States' men's 4x100 freestyle relay team are feeling during their medal ceremony.

22. Ryan Held is completely soaking in the moment.

23. Caeleb Dressel is taking the moment in.

24. And Michael Phelps is just so, so happy with his newest gold medal.

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