Olympic hair that's a cut above

Whether a lock for the podium or a fringe competitor, Olympians in all disciplines came to Tokyo coiffed to contend.

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka debuted bright red box braids as she lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony. Similar styles in various colors have been popular around the Games — neon pink for sprinter Amya Clarke of Saint Kitts and Nevis; blue, red and white for French judo fighter Romane Dicko.

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Amya Clarke, of Saint Kitts and Nevis, prepares to start in her heat of the women's 100-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica was easy to pick out in the 100-meter — even at high speeds, her flashy yellow and orange look pops.

Uche Eke's highlights are more subtle — the Nigerian gymnast has green tips to match his uniform.

It's not the Olympics without the rings, of course. Mongolian shooting coach Undralbat Lkhagva has them shaved into the back of his head, each of the five circles dyed a different color.

Mongolian coach Undralbat Lkhagva has the Olympic rings cut and dyed into his hair as he watches the women's 10-meter air pistol at the Asaka Shooting Range in the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Francine Niyonsaba, of Burundi, finishes a heat in the women's 5,000-meter run at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Angola's Azenaide Carlos controls the ball during the women's Preliminary Round Group A handball match between Netherlands and Angola at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Russian Olympic Committee's Alena Tiron's braids fly as she plays in their women's rugby sevens match against New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Roda Njobvu, of Zambia, runs in her heat of the women's 100-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Michelle-Lee Ahye, of Trinidad and Tobago, wins a heat in the women's 100-meter run at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Tia-Adana Belle, of Barbados, gets ready to compete in a heat in the women's 400-meter hurdles at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, serves to Viktorija Golubic, of Switzerland, during second round of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, of Jamaica, runs in a semifinal of the women's 100-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Shi Tingmao of China competes in women's diving 3m springboard final at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Gaudencia Makokha, of Kenya, competes during a women's beach volleyball match against the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Raven Saunders, of the United States, competes in the final of the women's shot put at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Edgar Richardson Iro, of Solomon Islands, shakes water out of his hair after a heat of the men's 100-meter freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Kiran Badloe, from The Netherlands, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Fujisawa, Japan. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Romane Dicko of France reacts after competing against Sandra Jablonskyte of Lithuania during their women's +78kg elimination round judo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

United States' Brittney Griner (15), left, attempts to shoot past Nigeria's Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah (3), right, during women's basketball preliminary round game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Jessica Fox of Australia throws back her hair during the medal ceremony after winning gold in the Women's C1 in the Canoe Slalom at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Idalys Ortiz of Cuba, left, and Romane Dicko of France compete during their women's +78kg semifinal judo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Shaun Maswanganyi, of South Africa, warms up for his heat of the men's 100-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Natoya Goule, of Jamaica, prepares to race in her heat of the women's 800-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

France's Melvin Landerneau arrives for a training session inside the Izu velodrome at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Izu, Japan. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Kazuma Kaya, of Japan, performs on the rings during the artistic gymnastic men's team final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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