As the Paris Olympics come to a close, Kyodo News photographers share a collection of candid moments captured at the summer games inside and out.

Rocket stars

Suburbs of Paris, July 20
Photo by Miki Matsuzaki

Thumb plumb in the sun

Near Paris la Defense Arena, Nanterre, France, July 10
Photo by Hiroki Yamamuchi

Venus rising above the competition

Paris, July 20
Photo by Hiroki Yamauchi

Guitar star in a train car

Paris, July 19
Photo by Takaki Yajima

All the way from India

Paris, July 15
Photo by Hiroki Yamauchi

Thailand takes the fight to the streets

Suburbs of Paris, July 23
Photo by Haruna Furuhashi

Surfers' Teahupo'o chill

Tahiti, July 24
Photo by Daiki Katagiri

Eiffel of pride in their job

Paris, July 25
Photo by Takaki Yajima

Kissing up to Queen Biles

Paris, July 25
Photo by Hiroki Yamauchi

True bleu kangaroo

Athletes' village, suburbs of Paris, July 23
Photo by Haruna Furuhashi

Cameraman gym-nap-stics

Paris, July 25
Photo by Hiroki Yamauchi

Baguetting into the Olympic spirit

Paris, July 24
Photo by Takaki Yajima

Lensing a hand

Paris, July 24
Photo by Yusuke Ogata

Serenity at sunset

Tahiti, July 24
Photo by Daiki Katagiri

Ballin' brothers

Lille, France, July 27
Photo by Ichiro Banno

So good, you want to bottle it

Paris, July 22
Photo by Miki Matsuzaki

Chasing waves and rainbows

Tahiti, July 27
Photo by Daiki Katagiri

Monsieur of Liberty?

Suburbs of Paris, July 28
Photo by Hiroki Yamauchi

A little taste of success

Suburbs of Paris, July 29
Photo by Iori Sagisawa

Focused on the prize

Paris, July 30
Photo by Hiroki Yamauchi

Da Vinci dudes

Paris, July 29
Photo by Hiroki Yamauchi

Ollie of the elderly

Paris, July 29
Photo by Takuto Kaneko

Silhouette in Teahupo'o

Tahiti, July 25
Photo by Daiki Katagiri

Summit of Japan to summit of his sport

Suburbs of Paris, July 21
Photo by Takuto Kaneko

Nailed-on home favorite

Paris, July 30
Photo by Hidetaka Komukai

China's hooded hero

Suburbs of Paris, July 27
Photo by Takumi Sato

Pain fun in the sun

Paris, July 29
Photo by Kazushi Kurihara

Splash of jubilation

Suburbs of Paris, July 31
Photo by Takumi Sato

Mascot moments

Paris, July 27
Photo by Hidetaka Komukai

Head, shoulders, knees and toes

Paris, July 27
Photo by Yusuke Ogata

Jetski hijinks

Tahiti, August 1
Photo by Daiki Katagiri

Ganbare, Nippon!

Bordeaux, France, July 24
Photo by Natsumi Yasumoto

A fish out of water

Suburbs of Paris, August 1
Photo by Miki Matsuzaki

Underwater wonders

Suburbs of Paris, August 3
Photo by Takumi Sato

Eiffel and Phryge

Paris, August 5
Photo by Yohei Fukai

Stars and hypes

Paris, July 28
Photo by Hiroki Yamauchi

Circle of delight

Paris, August 3
Photo by ceiling camera

Plural plunge

Suburbs of Paris, July 31
Photo by ceiling camera

Floored by the performance

Paris, August 4
Photo by ceiling camera

Kamehameha!

Paris, Aug. 3
Photo by Hidetaka Komukai

Fencing fish eye

Paris, August 4
Photo by Hidetaka Komukai 

The Doggfather steals the show

Paris, August 7
Photo by Takuto Kaneko 

Streamlined sakura

Suburbs of Paris, August 6
Photo by Natsumi Yasumoto

A mascot mauling

Paris, August 6
Photo by Hidetaka Komukai 

Fans' cool fans

France, August 4
Photos by Kyodo News photographers

Eye full of the Eiffel Tower

Paris, August 5
Photo by Natsumi Yasumoto

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