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[PHOTOS] 25 Hottest Paris Olympics Athletes Who Give Us An Extra Reason To Watch The Games

Honestly, the whole Japanese volleyball team could be here.

By May Vin Ang — 05 Aug 2024, 03:08 PM

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Yuki Ishikawa (Japan, volleyball), 29

Enkhtamir Batbayar (Mongolia, swimming), 20

Kim Ye-ji (South Korea, shooting), 32

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Image via Dmitory

Wang Shun (China, swimming), 30

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Image via Xue Yuge/Xinhua

Zehra Gunes (Turkey, volleyball), 25

Thomas Ceccon (Italy, swimming), 23

Wu Yanni (China, track and field), 27

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Image from Baidu
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Ran Takahashi (Japan, volleyball), 23

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Image via Philippine Star

Frederick Richard (USA, gymnastics), 20

Shino Matsuda (Japan, surfing), 22

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Sean Niewold (Netherlands, swimming), 22

Apsara Sakbun (Cambodia, swimming), 23

Giorgia Villa (Italy, gymnastics), 21

Arthur Nory (Brazil, gymnastics), 31

Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis (Sweden, athletics), 25

Ingrid Oliveira (Brazil, diving), 28

Kento Miyaura (Japan, volleyball), 25

Lee Zii Jia (Malaysia, badminton), 26

Manu Bhaker (India, shooting), 22

TJ DeFalco (USA, volleyball), 27

Luana Alonso (Paraguay, swimming), 20

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Qin Haiyang (China, swimming), 25

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Alica Schmidt (Germany, track and field), 26

Tara Davis-Woodhall (USA, track and field), 25

Zhang Boheng (China, gymnastics), 24

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