The Rio de Janeiro Olympics kick off on August 5 for some two weeks of competitive games drawing athletes as well as audiences from around the world. As they prepare to cover the event, Reuters photographers look back on their favourite pictures from past Olympics where they captured the action on the ground as well as the participants' tears and joy that followed. (Photo by Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

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A man passes by a wall with graffiti in Beirut, Lebanon, on May 29, 2019. (Photo by Bilal Jawich/Xinhua News Agency/Alamy Live News)

People observe a protest against a new citizenship law from a bus, in New Delhi, India, January 3, 2020. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)

Model Hailey Baldwin is seen walking in Soho on February 10, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Splash News and Pictures)

American model Emily Ratajkowski in the first decade of January 2024 posed in a towel for new pictures to promote a new drinkю (Photo by Instagram)

People pose for photos in the snow in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 2, 2019. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

Model Kendall Jenner is seen in SoHo on July 31, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Splash News and Pictures)