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The photo has the caption: eat your heart out! #kiwirowers #nakedrowers #nzscenery #thatviewthough" (From Robbie Manson's Instagram ). Openly gay New Zealand Olympic rower Robbie Manson (left) with his brother Karl, also a rower. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) Asses (Photo by Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images)īronze medalists Are Strandli (left) and Kristoffer Brun of Norway in the Lightweight Men's Double Sculls. Italy's Fabio Basile, gold medalist in men's 66kg judo. South Korea judo athletes, from left, Gwak Dong-han, Lee Seung-su, An Chang-rim, An Baul, and Kim Won Jin. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images).īritish sprinter Harry Aikines (From Instagram) Max Whitlock, British gymnast, who won two gold medals in Rio on Sunday. (Photo by Nelson Almeida/AFP/Getty Images)įloor exercise silver medalist Diego Hypolito (bottom) and bronze medalist Arthur Mariano (From Mariano's Instagram)īrazilian gymnast Francisco Barretto Jr. Gabriel Jesus (right) of Brazil celebrates with teammate Neymar his goal against Denmark. Korea (right) embraces Nikolay Kovalev of Russia following the men's individual sabre quarterfinal. Kazakhstan's Dmitriy Balandin (L) celebrates with third placed Russia's Anton Chupkov after he won the Men's 200m Breaststroke Final. (Photo byJohn MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images) South Africa's Tim Agaba (right) embraces South Africa's Kwagga Smith after victory in the mens rugby sevens bronze medal match between Japan and South Africa. Marc Lopez of Spain and Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrate victory in their men's doubles semifinal.
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Silver medalist Chase Kalisz of the United States and gold medal medalist Kosuke Hagino of Japan embrace during the medal ceremony for the Final of the Men's 400m Individual Medley. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)ĭiego Hypolito (right) and Arthur Mariano of Brazil celebrate winning silver and bronze respectively after the Men's Floor Exercise Final. Moises Duque of Brazil and Carlin Isles of the United States embrace after the Men's Placing 9-12, Match in rugby. Jack Laugher, left, and Chris Mears of Great Britain celebrate winning the Men's Diving Synchronized 3m Springboard Final. Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy celebrates winning gold with Gabriele Detti of Italy, who won bronze in the Men's 1500m Freestyle Final (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
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BromanceĬanada's Gavin Schmitt (L) embraces Canada's Tyler Sanders after they won the men's qualifying volleyball match between the USA and Canada (Photo by Pedro UgarteAFP/Getty Images) And finally, a parting shot that shows what all that rowing does to build one's glutes. It's also great to see some of the athletes better assets, often hidden underneath their uniforms - namely their abs. One of the coolest things about the Olympics is seeing athletes show emotion, especially affection in an arena that is acceptable to men.