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The Agony and the Ecstasy: Olympic Faces of the Day

Today’s winners in Olympics agony and ecstasy have been selected from the last 24 hours of competition. You can also check out the agonized and the ecstatic athletes from Monday’s photo collection. Click on the links below to learn more about why these athletes are feeling the way they’re feeling.

Gold in Ecstasy: Spain’s Macarena Aguilar Diaz (Handball)

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Silver in Ecstasy: Norway’s Goril Snorroeggen (Handball)

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Bronze in Ecstasy: Hungary’s Peter Nagy (Weightlifting)

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Gold in Agony: Great Britain’s Phillips Idowu (Triple Jump)

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Silver in Agony: Great Britain’s Holly Bleasdale (Pole Vault)

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Bronze in Agony: Germany’s Silke Spiegelburg (Pole Vault)

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