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11 Really Sweet Photos of Olympic Athletes and Their Kids

Lead image by Aaron Ontiveroz/Getty

Aug 17, 2016

Check out some of the sweetest kids and their athlete parents at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

1. Mark Cavendish, cyclist from Great Britain, hugs his son Frey after finishing a race. (Tim de Waele/Getty) 


2. French judoka Teddy Riner with his son Eden after winning a gold medal. (Jean Catuffe/Getty)


3. The daughter of Michael Conlen, Irish boxer, during the Bantamweight quarter final bout. (Stephen McCarthy/Getty)


4. William Reid Priddy, American volleyball player, celebrates with his daughter Scarlett after his team's victory in the men's qualifying match. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/Getty).


5. Mahe Drysdale, a rower from New Zealand, celebrates his gold medal win with daughter Bronte. (Buda Mendes/Getty).


6. Brazillian handball player Diogo Kent Hubner takes a mid-match break to get a kiss from his daugher Ciara. (Phil Walter/Getty)


7. Nicole Beck, Australian rugby player, with her daughter Sophie after the Rugby Sevens medal ceremony. (Alexander Hassenstein/Getty) 


8. Handball player Daniel Narcisse of France and his daugther Aimy. (Frank Fife/Getty)


9. American swimming sensation Michael Phelps and his son Boomer. (Martin Bureau/Getty)


10. American cyclist Kristin Armstrong and her son Lucas after she clinched gold in the women's cycling road individual time trial. (Aaron Ontiveroz/Getty) 


And a BONUS Boomer Phelps shot because... just look at that face! (Al Bello/Getty)