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Best of Rio 2016 Summer Olympics: That competitive look (60 images)

It takes years of hard work and practice, and while athletes learn how to control their bodies with uncanny ability, their facial expressions are another matter!



China's Ma Long celebrates in the final moments of his gold medal match against China's Zhang Jike in the Men's Singles Table Tennis final round 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 11, 2016. Long went on to win gold for his second straight Olympic champion title. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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Asuka Teramoto of Japan competes on the balance beam at the Women's Individual all around in artistic gymnastics at HSBC Arena (Arena Ol’mpica do Rio) at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 11, 2016. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI
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Ukraine's Liubomyr Lemeshko prepares for the third heat of the Men's 100M Butterfly at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 11, 2016. Photo by Matthew Healey/UPI
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Chinese gymnast Fan Yilin is airborne as she competes in the Women's Artistic Gymnastics qualifications of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 7, 2016. China, Russia and the United States are expected to battle for the gold medal. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI
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