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These Olympic Fencing Masks Are Hella Cool

Can we get some of these?

By Gabriela Landazuri Saltos and Paige Lavender

The 2016 Olympic Games have already been packed with cool outfits. The garb worn by the Olympic fencers is no exception.

The protective masks fencers wear are another way for the athletes to represent their home countries. In Rio, nearly every country’s fencer donned a mask painted up like his or her home country’s flag, a trend that The Washington Post says started with U.S. and British fencing teams at the 2012 Games.

See photos of some of the most badass Olympic fencing masks below:

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The face guard of James-Andrew Davis of Great Britain seen as he prepares to compete during men's individual foil on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 3 on Aug. 7, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
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Great Britain's Richard Kruse (L) competes against the U.S.'s Alexander Massialas during their men's individual foil semi-final bout as part of the fencing event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Aug. 7, 2016, at the Carioca Arena 3 in Rio de Janeiro.
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Richard Kruse of Great Britain on his way to defeating Gerek Meinhardt of the United States during the men's individual foil quarterfinals on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 3 on Aug. 7, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
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Alexander Massialas of the United States celebrates defeating Giorgio Avola of Italy during the men's individual foil on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
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The U.S.'s Gerek Meinhardt (L) competes against Great Britain's Richard Kruse during their men's individual foil quarterfinal bout as part of the fencing event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Aug. 7, 2016.
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Romania's Simona Pop takes off her mask during her women's individual epee qualifying bout.
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Peter Joppich of Germany competes with Enzo Lefort of France in the men's individual foil fencing event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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Miles Chamley-Watson of the U.S. competes with Artur Akhmatkhuzin of Russia.
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Russia's Timur Safin competes against Britain's Richard Kruse in their men's foil individual fencing bronze medal fight at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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Russia's Timur Safin competes against Britain's Richard Kruse in their men's foil individual fencing bronze medal fight at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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Peter Joppich of Germany competes against Enzo Lefort of France during the men's individual foil on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 3 on Aug. 7, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
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Brazil's Nathalie Moellhausen reacts before her women's individual epee quarterfinal bout against France's Lauren Rembi as part of the fencing event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, on Aug. 6, 2016, at the Carioca Arena 3, in Rio de Janeiro.
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Brazil's Ghislain Perrier reacts as he competes against China's Ma Jianfei during their men's individual foil qualifying bout as part of the fencing event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, on Aug. 7, 2016, at the Carioca Arena 3, in Rio de Janeiro.
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A foil and helmet in Carioca Arena 3 in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 7, 2016.
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France's Marie-Florence Candassamy reacts during her women's individual epee qualifying bout against Brazil's Nathalie Moellhausen as part of the fencing event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Aug. 6, 2016, at the Carioca Arena 3 in Rio de Janeiro.
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The women's epee individual semifinals in Carioca Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
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Canada's Leonora Mackinnon reacts as she competes against Romania's Simona Pop during their women's individual epee qualifying bout as part of the fencing event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, on Aug. 6, 2016, at the Carioca Arena 3, in Rio de Janeiro.
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Canada's Maximilien Van Haaster (L) competes against Venezuela's Antonio J. Leal during their men's individual foil qualifying bout as part of the fencing event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, on Aug. 7, 2016, at the Carioca Arena 3 in Rio de Janeiro.
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Mohamed Ayoub Ferjani of Tunisia competes with James-Andrew Davis in the men's individual foil fencing event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 7, 2016.
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Epee fencer Emese Szasz of Hungary reacts after winning the women's epee individual fencing semifinal against Lauren Rembi of France at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games, in Carioca Arena 3.
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South Korea's Choi Injeong celebrates during her women's individual epee qualifying bout against Romania's Ana Maria Popescu as part of the fencing event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, on Aug. 6, 2016, at the Carioca Arena 3 in Rio de Janeiro.
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South Korea's Choi Injeong (R) celebrates next to Romania's Ana Maria Popescu during their women's individual epee qualifying bout as part of the fencing event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, on Aug. 6, 2016, at the Carioca Arena 3 in Rio de Janeiro.
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Venezuela's Alejandra Benitez collects her mask during practice.
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Venezuela's Alejandra Benitez adjusts her mask during practice.
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Ukraine's Olena Kravatska reacts as she competes against Ibtihaj Muhammad of the U.S. during their women's individual sabre qualifying bout as part of the fencing event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Aug. 8, 2016, at the Carioca Arena 3 in Rio de Janeiro.
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Ukraine's Olena Kravatska (R) reacts as she competes against Ibtihaj Muhammad of the U.S. during their women's individual sabre qualifying bout as part of the fencing event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

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