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Watch Olympians' Family & Friends's Heartwarming Reactions

Watching Olympic Athletes' Family and Friends See Them Win Has Our Eyes Watering — Again

Watch Olympians' Family & Friends's Heartwarming Reactions
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With the Tokyo Olympics having come to a close before the Paralympic Games start in a couple weeks, it's time to look back at some of our favourite medal-winning moments through the eyes of the Olympians' family and friends. While they couldn't be in Tokyo due to COVID-19 restrictions, family and friends still cheered to send love to their beloved Olympians in recorded videos we couldn't stop watching. Whether they were high-diving, speeding on the track, or wrestling with opponents from the other side of the world, the athletes' loved ones stood by any screen they could find to cheer on their loved one.

Ahead are 10 moments from athletes' biggest fans around the globe that brought that thrilling sense of Olympic joy to our editors.

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