Hang it in the Louvre: Paris Olympics painted with agonizingly beautiful photo finishes

With a chance at Olympic glory once every four years, getting the right result is critical to the integrity of the Games, and that's where the emotional component of sports enters the equation. As ABC's Wide World of Sports once put it, it's the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.

Hang it in the Louvre: Paris Olympics painted with agonizingly beautiful photo finishes
Sprinters cross the Olympic 100m finish line.

With a chance at Olympic glory once every four years, getting the right result is critical to the integrity of the Games, and that's where the emotional component of sports enters the equation. As ABC's Wide World of Sports once put it, it's the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.