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Olympic athletes make some pretty ridiculous faces

Caroline PraderioAug 9, 2016, 03:05 IST

Kosuke Hagino of Japan celebrates winning gold in the Final of the Men's 400m Individual Medley on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 6, 2016Getty Images/Richard Heathcote

Winning gold medals isn't always pretty.

But if you want to perform superhuman feats of strength, endurance, and artistry at the Olympic games, sometimes you have to twist your face into strange contortions.

We salute these 25 athletes who care more about winning than being photogenic - and the photographers who captured their expressions forever.