Tajay Gayle, of Jamaica, competes in the men’s long jump qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) 
France’s Amandha Sylves blocks a ball during the group A women’s volleyball match between France and Serbia at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) 
Austria’s Lubjana Piovesana celebrates after defeating South Korea’s Jisu Kim during their women -63 kg repechage match in team judo competition at Champ-de-Mars Arena during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) 
South Sudan’s Wenyen Gabriel, right, celebrates after dunking as Serbia’s Nikola Jokic watches during a men’s basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) 
Benny Wizani of Austria competes during the men’s trampoline qualifying round in Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) 
Fiji’s Selesitino Ravutaumada goes over the line to score a try during the men’s semifinal Rugby Sevens match between Fiji and Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, France, Saturday, July 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) 
Coco Gauff of United States returns the ball against Maria Lourdes Carle of Argentina during the women’s singles tennis competition at the at the Roland Garros stadium, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) 
Ethan Katzberg, of Canada, makes an attempt in the men’s hammer throw qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) 
Nigeria’s Rasheedat Ajibade looks on during the women’s Group C soccer match between Nigeria and Brazil at the Bordeaux stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Bordeaux, France. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) 
Australia’s Sarah Maki is tackled by South Africa’s Liske Lategan, left, during the women’s Pool B Rugby Sevens match between Australia and South Africa at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, France, Sunday, July 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi) 
Japan’s Miki Ishii eyes the ball during the women’s pool E beach volleyball match between Netherlands and Japan at Eiffel Tower Stadium at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte) 
Canada’s Brandie Wilkerson celebrates a point against Paraguay in a beach volleyball match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) 
Egypt’s Mohamed Elneny shoots during a men’s quarterfinal soccer match between Egypt and Paraguay at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, at Marseille Stadium in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) 
Emmanouil Karalis, of Greece, competes during the men’s pole vault final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) 
Tori Franklin, of the United States, makes an attempt in the women’s triple jump qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) 
Anthony Jose Zambrano, of Colombia, gets ready to start in a men’s 400 meters round 1 heat at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) 
Anna Ryzhykova, of Ukraine, prepares to start in a women’s 400 meters hurdles repechage round heat at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) 
Noah Lyles, of the United States, reacts ahead of his men’s 100-meters semifinal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) 
Shaunae Miller-Uibo, of Bahamas, walks down the track after failing to finish her women’s 400-meters heat at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) 
Algeria’s Imane Khelif, celebrates after defeating Hungary’s Anna Hamori in their women’s 66kg quarterfinal boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/John Locher) 
Brazil’s Priscila celebrates after Spain’s Irene Paredes scored an own goal during a women’s semifinal soccer match between Brazil and Spain at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, at Marseille Stadium in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
PARIS | Olympians at the Paris Games are taking care with their hair. French curl braids have been a popular choice, and there’s a wide array of dyes, plaits and long locks.
After honing his style for the walk-in at Stade de France ahead of the 100-meter final — weaving little white pearls into his hair for the track and field’s marquee event — Noah Lyles won the gold medal by a whisker, or a hair’s breadth.
Jamaica’s sprinting star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce set the bar high at past meets with her long, bright green and gold hair, and national colors have again been a popular theme for hair tones at the 2024 Olympics. Hurdler Denisha Cartwright of Bahamas went for more of an individual statement, going for electric pink to run on the purple track in Paris.
This gallery takes a look at how athletes wide and far are expressing themselves through fun and creative hairstyles.
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