Over the last several weeks, a team of New York Times photographers sought to capture every aspect of the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

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Doug Mills

I was leaving the morning swim events and was all packed up and walking along the pool deck. I was looking at the other end of the complex and saw the springboard divers warming up, and saw an angle that we can’t shoot during competition and it caught my eye. I pulled out my 600-millimeter lens and started taking photos, and was thrilled to catch this moment.

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Credit...Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

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Credit...Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

Chang W. Lee

Misugu Okamoto of Japan was a favorite to win the gold medal in women’s park skateboarding. She fell on all three runs, and finished in fourth place. After her third fall, she collapsed on the ground in tears. She was devastated. Her fellow competitors are also her friends, and when they saw her fall they lifted her up on their shoulders and cheered her on.