Rattikan Gulnoi
Thai weightlifting athlete Rattikan Gulnoi is shown exhausted and out of the breath during this aerial shot after she lifted her weights. This photo was taken during the 2012 Olympics in London and you can really feel how heavy those weights were from the way Gulnoi looks.
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Women’s weightlifting is no doubt one of the most challenging sports. The event only takes a few minutes in an athlete’s life but it takes years of training, lifting, dieting, and placement to get to this point.
Rachel Dawson
US field hockey player Rachel Dawson is captured slipping on the wet astroturf during the 2012 London Olympics. You can see Dawson trying to cushion the fall by reaching out her hand to the ground.
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Field hockey is one of the lesser-known sports in the Olympics. It does not get as much attention or coverage but it is a pretty intense game to watch. Luckily, the two athletes were spared from a collision and were able to continue on with the game.