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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Athletes with unique hairstyles

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03 Aug 2021, 02:12 PM IST

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Naomi Osaka

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka debuted bright red box braids as she lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony. Similar styles in varoius colors have been popular around the Games - neon pink for sprinter Amya Clarke of Saint Kitts and Nevis; blue, red and white for French judo fighter Romane Dicko.

In pic: Naomi Osaka, of Japan, serves to Viktorija Golubic, of Switzerland, during second round of the tennis competition in Tokyo, Japan.

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Anna Ryzhykova

Anna Ryzhykova, of Ukraine, wears a blue and yellow ribbon on her hair braid as she wins a heat in the women's 400-meter hurdles at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

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Undralbat Lkhagva

Mongolian coach Undralbat Lkhagva has the Olympic rings cut and dyed into his hair as he watches the women's 10-meter air pistol at the Asaka Shooting Range in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

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Natoya Goule

Natoya Goule, of Jamaica, prepares to race in her heat of the women's 800-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

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Uche Eke

Uche Eke, of Nigeria, competes on the horizontal bar during the men's artistic gymnastic qualifications at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

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Stephanie Mawuli

A detail shot of the hair of Stephanie Mawuli of Team Japan in the 3x3 Basketball competition on day four of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Aomi Urban Sports Park in Tokyo, Japan.

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