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Hotties With Bodies: The 20 Sexiest Athletes Of The 2016 Rio Olympic Games

By Lea Palmieri @littleleap
Published Aug. 4, 2016, 1:40 p.m. ET

When the 2016 Olympic games kick off tomorrow in Rio, we will begin to witness the finest athletes from around the entire globe. On land, in water, and flying through the air (go hurdlers, go!), these people have been training their entire lives to get a shiny piece of metal around their necks.

It will be close to impossible to take your eyes away from the talent, from the determination, and from those bodies. Oohwee! The sacrifices these athletes have made are truly our gain. Men and women from all different nations will turn up to show off those rippling muscles. It will be a sea of strong arms, fierce legs and toned torsos. No matter who walks away with a medal, we are all #blessed.

While we’re rooting for the USA, of course, hotness knows no boundaries when it comes to the Olympics. The one thing that brings us all together, is that it doesn’t matter where you were born, we will still happily look at you in a Speedo.

So these are the athletes that have come to bare it all: their souls and talents in their respective sports, and their banging bodies for the the world to gaze upon. Good luck (gawking) at the 2016 Olympic Games!

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The Sexiest Athletes of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games
Let's be real: the biggest competitions at the Olympics are the abs. Getty
Sexiest Athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics - Michelle Jenneke
NAME: Michelle Jenneke
COUNTRY: Australia
SPORT: Track & field (hurdles)
Jenneke warms up by doing a sexy dance, bouncing back and forth, right before she takes off, making the warm up just as exciting as her actual race. Getty
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Sexiest Athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics - Michael Phelps
NAME: Michael Phelps
COUNTRY: USA
SPORT: Swimming
Phelps has won 18 Olympic gold medals (22 total!), so all that bling on his chest only makes his body even hotter. Getty
Sexiest Athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics - David Oliver
NAME: David Oliver
COUNTRY: USA
SPORT: Track & field (hurdles)
He won a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic games, but he should get a gold medal for his perfect smile. Getty
Sexiest Athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics - Aly Raisman
NAME: Aly Raisman
COUNTRY: USA
SPORT: Gymnastics
Raisman is the returning gold medal winner to this year's games, and since her last victory, she competed on Dancing with the Stars in 2013, coming in fourth place with partner Mark Ballas.Getty
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Sexiest Athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics - Tom Daley
NAME: Tom Daly
COUNTRY: GB
SPORT: Diving
Daley won a bronze medal at the 2012 games, as well as lots of new adoring fans. The Speedos helped, in both cases. Getty Images
Sexiest Athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics - Rickie Fowler
NAME: Rickie Fowler
COUNTRY: USA
SPORT: Golf
Tee off? More like t-shirt off, please! Fowler used to have a Justin Bieber-like haircut, but it's ok! These days, he's looking just as great as his swing is. Getty
Sexiest Athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics - Christen Press
NAME: Christen Press
COUNTRY: USA
SPORT: Soccer
Press is currently a forward for the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women's Soccer League. She attended the 2012 games in London as an alternate for the US women's national soccer team, so she'll be ready to give it her all on the field this year. Getty
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Sexiest Athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics - Devon Allen
NAME: Devon Allen
COUNTRY: USA
SPORT: Track & field (hurdles)
Allen is currently attending the University of Oregon where he is both a wide receiver for the football team, and competing on the Oregon Outdoor Track and Field team in the 110 meters and 400 meters hurdles. This dude's athletic abilities know no bounds! Getty
Sexiest Athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics - Jordan Burroughs
NAME: Jordan Burroughs
COUNTRY: USA
SPORT: Wrestling
Burroughs is an Olympic champion in both freestyle wrestling and wearing one of those tight wrestling uniforms. Getty
Sexiest Athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics - Serena Williams
NAME: Serena Williams
COUNTRY: USA
SPORT: Tennis
If she's hot enough to be in Beyonce's music videos, she's hot enough for us. Oh, and also because she's one of the greatest living athletes of our time, too. Getty
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Sexiest Athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics - Logan Dooley
NAME: Logan Dooley
COUNTRY: USA
SPORT: Trampoline
Dooley received a trampoline as a gift for his 7th birthday, making it the most useful birthday present of all time, as he now jumps on one for his profession. Getty
Sexiest Athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics - Grigor Dimitrov
NAME: Grigor Dimitrov
COUNTRY: Bulgaria
SPORT: Tennis
We think this tennis player is super hot, and we're guessing his girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger would probably agree. Getty
Sexiest Athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics - Sebastian Sole
NAME: Sebastian Sole
COUNTRY: Argentina
SPORT: Volleyball
The more Sole spikes volleyballs over the net, the more his hotness spikes on the chart of sexiness. Getty
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Sexiest Athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics - Casey Sablowski
NAME: Casey Sablowski
COUNTRY: Australia
SPORT: Field Hockey
Sablowski is a key midfielder on the Australia women's national hockey team, the Hockeyroos. Getty
Sexiest Athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics - Tony Yoka
NAME: Tony Yoka
COUNTRY: France
SPORT: Boxing
Yoka is making his very first appearance at the Olympic games this year. His nickname is "The Artist", maybe for the way he sculpted those biceps? Getty
Sexiest Athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics - Mohammad Mousavi
NAME: Mohammad Mousavi
COUNTRY: Iran
SPORT: Volleyball
Mousavi plays a middle-blocker on his team, but no one better block our view of him when he's on the screen! Getty
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Sexiest Athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics - Mariana Pajon
NAME: Mariana Pajon
COUNTRY: Colombia
SPORT: Cycling - BMX
Pajon took home the gold at the 2012 London Olympic games, and has won 14 world championships in her life, the first of which she clenched at just 9 years old.Getty
Sexiest Athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics - Chris Wyles
NAME: Chris Wyles
COUNTRY: USA
SPORT: Rugby sevens
Wyles usually plays a fullback or a wing, but he can also play a centre, which is good because once he steps on the field, he's sure to be the centre of attention. Getty
Sexiest Athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics - Timo Boll
NAME: Timo Boll
COUNTRY: Germany
SPORT: Table Tennis
Boll will be making his third appearance at the Olympics, so he's probably ready for table tennis competitors as fierce as Monica from Friends is at the sport. Getty
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Sexiest Athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics - Alex Gregory
NAME: Alex Gregory
COUNTRY: GB
SPORT: Rowing
After Gregory and his team won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics, his hometown celebrated by painting their mailboxes gold. Instagram
Sexiest Athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics - Timo Boll
NAME: Ning Zetao
COUNTRY: China
SPORT: Swimming
The internet has been freaking out over this hottie's abs. If he ever needs help working on his backstroke, we'll be first in line.Getty
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