Best photos of the Tokyo Olympics

Aug. 8

Team United States guard Sue Bird takes the ball down court during the Women's Basketball Gold Medal game.

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Aug. 8

Team United States celebrates after winning the Women's Basketball Gold Medal.

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Aug. 8

Ireland's Kellie Anne Harrington, left, exchanges punches with Brazil's Beatriz Ferreira during their women's lightweight 60-kg boxing gold medal match.

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Aug. 8

Kelsey Mitchell of Team Canada reacts after winning the gold medal in the track cycling women's sprint race.

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Aug. 8

Matthew Glaetzer of Team Australia competes during the track cycling men's keirin race.

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Aug. 7

Spain competes in the artistic swimming team, free routine.

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Aug. 7

Russia's Igor Kobzar serves in the men's gold medal volleyball match between France and Russia.

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Aug. 7

Team United States celebrates after winning the 4x400-meter women's relay.

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Aug. 7

Rai Benjamin of the United States races to the finish line to win the men's 4x400-meter race.

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Aug. 7

Kevin Durant reacts after hitting a three-pointer during the gold-medal win against France.

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Aug. 7

Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine reacts during the women's high jump final.

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Aug. 7

Team Japan celebrates after winning the gold medal against the United States

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Aug. 7

Competitors in the women's marathon run through the Susukino district in Sapporo.

Aug. 7

Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya wins the women's marathon at Odori Park in Sapporo.

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Aug. 7

Aditi Ashok of India watches her drive from the fifth tee during Round 4 of the women's golf individual stroke play at Kasumigaseki Country Club.

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Aug. 7

Team China in action during the rhythmic gymnastics group all-around qualification at the Ariake Gymnastics Center.

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Aug. 6

April Ross, left, and Alix Klineman of Team United States celebrate with other teammates after defeating Australia in the women's beach volleyball gold medal match.

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Aug. 6

Belarus's Anastasiia Salos competes in the individual all-around qualification for the rhythmic gymnastics event.

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Aug. 6

Max Rendschmidt, Ronald Rauhe, Tom Liebscher and Max Lemke of Germany compete in the men's kayak four 500-meter heat.

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Aug. 6

Paul Chelimo of Team United States lies on the track after placing third in the men's 5,000 meter.

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Aug. 6

Anouk Verge-Depre of Switzerland takes a shot as teammate Joana Heidrich looks on during a women's beach volleyball bronze medal match against Latvia at Shiokaze Park.

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Aug. 6

Danielle Kang of the United States plays a shot from a bunker on the second hole during golf at Kasumigaseki Country Club.

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Aug. 6

Athletes' shadows appear on a curtain during the men's 50-kilometer race walk in Sapporo.

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Aug. 6

Members of India's team, left, greet members of the British team before their women's field hockey bronze medal match in Tokyo.

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Aug. 6

Filippo Tortu of Italy, second from left, crosses the finish line ahead of Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake of Britain to lead his to team a gold medal in the men's 4x100-meter relay in Tokyo.

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Aug. 5

Cyclists in action during the men's omnium elimination cycling race.

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Aug. 5

Sam Kerr of Australia goes up for a header against Becky Sauerbrunn of the United States during the women's soccer bronze medal match.

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Aug. 5

Hansle Parchment of Jamaica crosses the line to win gold during the men's 110-meter hurdles final.

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Aug. 5

Helen Maroulis of the United States celebrates defeating Mongolia's Khongorzul Boldsaikhan during the women's freestyle 57kg bronze medal match.

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Aug. 5

Duke Ragan of the United States takes a punch to the face from Albert Batyrgaziev of the Russian Olympic Committee during a men's featherweight 52-57kg boxing final bout.

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Aug. 5

Tatjana Pinto, second from left, of Germany receives a baton from teammate Alexandra Burghardt, and Mujinga Kambundji of Switzerland receives a baton from teammate Ajla Del Ponte during the women’s 4x100-meter relay at Olympic Stadium.

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Aug. 5

Hungary’s Sandor Totka, center, competes in a semifinal of the men’s kayak single 200-meter event at Sea Forest Waterway.

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Aug. 5

Felipe Dos Santos of Brazil competes in the decathlon discus throw.

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Aug. 5

Sarah Jodoin di Maria of Italy competes in the women’s 10-meter platform diving semifinal at the Tokyo Aquatics Center.

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Aug. 4

Ivona Dadic, center, of Austria competes in the women’s 100-meter hurdles at Olympic Stadium.

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Aug. 4

Japan’s Nanako Todo, front, fights for the rebound during the women’s quarterfinal basketball match between Japan and Belgium.

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Aug. 4

The Netherlands’ Xan Gerdien de Waard (7) falls over Britain’s Lily Owsley (26) during a women’s field hockey semifinal match.

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Aug. 4

U.S. skater Bryce Wettstein loses control of her board in the air during the women’s skate park competition.

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Aug. 4

Lisa Jahn, left, of Germany competes in the women’s canoe single 200-meter quarterfinal.

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Aug. 4

Samantha Arevalo, center, of Ecuador takes a drink at a feeding station during the women’s marathon swimming event.

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Aug. 4

Tatjana Brnovic of Montenegro falls while shooting at the goal as Polina Gorshkova and Anna Sen of the Russian Olympic Committee team defend during a women’s handball quarterfinal match at Yoyogi National Stadium.

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Aug. 4

Courtney Frerichs of the United States celebrates finishing second in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase.

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Aug. 4

Kenyans Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir, right, and Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich finish first and second, respectively, in the 800-meter final.

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Aug. 4

Athletes start the men’s Decathlon 100-meter heats at Olympic Stadium.

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Aug. 4

Kim Heejin of South Korea in action with Hande Baladin and Zehra Gunes of Turkey during their women’s volleyball quarterfinal match at Ariake Arena.

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Aug. 3

Kai Harada of Japan in action during the men’s combined bouldering qualification.

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Aug. 3

Simone Biles of the United States flips through the air as she performs her dismount during the women’s gymnastics balance beam final.

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Aug. 3

Erik Heil and Thomas Ploessel of Germany jump into the water as they celebrate winning bronze after the men’s 49er sailing race.

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Aug. 3

Tara Davis of the United States in action during the women’s long jump.

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Aug. 3

Nikola Ogrodnikova of the Czech Republic competes in the women’s javelin throw qualification at Olympic Stadium.

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Aug. 3

Egor Kliuka and Artem Volvich of the Russian Olympic Committee in action against Lucas Van Berkel of Canada during a men’s volleyball quarterfinal game at Ariake Arena

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Aug. 3

Participants warm up before the men’s diving three-meter springboard semifinal at the Tokyo Aquatics Center.

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Aug. 3

Ismael Debjani of Belgium crosses the finish line first during the first round of the men’s 1,500-meter at Olympic Stadium.

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Aug. 3

April Ross, left, and Alix Klineman of the United States celebrate after defeating Germany in a women’s beach volleyball quarterfinal at Shiokaze Park.

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Aug. 2

Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco and Mohamed Tindouft of Morocco in action during the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase final.

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Aug. 2

A member of the Israel team performs during the women’s artistic swimming duet free routine preliminary round at the Tokyo Aquatics Center.

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Aug. 2

Driver Johnny Hooper (2) of the United States takes a shot during a men’s water polo preliminary game against Greece.

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Aug. 2

Kelley O’Hara of the United States consoles teammate Carli Lloyd after losing a soccer game against Canada.

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Aug. 2

Team Britain competes during track cycling women’s team pursuit.

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Aug. 1

Perris Benegas of the United States participates in the women’s BMX freestyle final.

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Aug. 1

Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy celebrates after tying for Gold in the men’s high jump.

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Aug. 1

Christina Clemons of the United States, left, competes in a semifinal heat of the women’s 100-meter hurdles

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Aug. 1

Kim Su-hyeon of South Korea competes in the women’s 76-kilogram weightlifting event.

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Aug. 1

Ana Peleteiro of Spain competes in the final of the women’s triple jump.

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Aug. 1

Elisabeth Seitz of Germany in action on the uneven bars.

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Aug. 1

JuVaughn Harrison of the United States competes in the men’s high jump.

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Aug. 1

Abbey Weitzeil of the United States dives into the pool for the start of the women’s 50-meter freestyle at the Tokyo Aquatic Center.

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Aug. 1

Caeleb Dressel of the United States after winning the men's 50-meter freestyle swimming event.

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Aug. 1

Athletes after completing heat three of the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase.

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Aug. 1

Lijiao Gong of China competes in the women’s shot put final.

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July 31

Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the women’s 100-meter gold.

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July 31

Patty Mills of Australia scores a basket.

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July 31

Emily Seebohm of Australia at the women’s 200-meter backstroke final.

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July 31

Hailey Hernandez of the United States at the three-meter springboard final.

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July 31

Tia Hinds of Australia is tackled in the 5-8 rugby match against the Russian Olympic Committee.

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July 31

Jan Vesely, center, of the Czech Republic against Houston Jerami Grant, left, and Keldon Johnson, right, of the United States.

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July 31

Caeleb Dressel of the United States after winning the men’s 100-meter butterfly.

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July 31

Kevin Cordón of Guatemala competes against Heo Kwang-hee of South Korea during a men’s singles quarterfinal badminton match.

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July 31

Denia Caballero of Cuba during the qualification round of the women’s discus throw.

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July 31

Shoichiro Mukai of Japan scores a point against Eduard Trippel of Germany during a mixed-team judo quarterfinal.

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July 31

Sofía Toccalino of Argentina during a preliminary field hockey match with Australia.

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July 31

Lydia Jacoby of the United States swims with her goggles around her mouth during her leg of a relay final.

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July 30

From left, Alys Williams and Rachel Fattal, both of the United States, during a water polo preliminary game with the Russian Olympic Committee.

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July 30

BMX racer Alise Willoughby of the United States bumps into Switzerland’s Zoé Claessens before crashing.

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July 30

Lindsey Horan of the United States is on the ground while Danielle van de Donk of the Netherlands is in the air during the women’s quarterfinal match for soccer.

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July 30

Deepika Kumari of India competes in an elimination round for women’s archery.

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July 30

Joella Lloyd, left, of Antigua and Barbuda, and Asimenye Simwaka, center, of Malawi compete in the women’s 100-meter preliminary round heats.

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July 29

Sunisa Lee of the United States hugs teammate Jade Carey after the artistic gymnastics women’s all-around final.

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July 29

Caeleb Dressel of the United States in the men’s 100-meter freestyle final during swimming.

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July 29

China’s Min Yang wins the ball over Abby Gustaitis of the United States during a women’s rugby match.

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July 28

Katie Ledecky of the United States, right, with a big lead, in the 1,500-meter freestyle final with Erica Sullivan.

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July 28

Kevin Durant of the United States has the ball while playing against Iran during the first half of a men’s preliminary round.

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July 28

Canada’s Nick Hoag against Iran’s Amir Ghafour during a men’s volleyball match.

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July 27

Carissa Moore of the United States during the gold medal heat in the women’s surfing competition.

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July 27

Japan’s Mayuko Ishitate, center, is challenged during a handball match between Japan and Montenegro.

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July 27

Regan Smith of the United States finishes third in the women’s 100-meter backstroke final.

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July 27

Lydia Jacoby of the United States, left, celebrates winning the 100-meter breaststroke final with teammate Lilly King.

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July 27

The Russian Olympic Committee celebrates, right, as the United States looks on during the team final in women’s gymnastics.

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July 27

Yukiko Ueno of Japan, center, reacts in the 2-0 defeat against the United States for the gold medal in softball.

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July 27

Members of the news media are seen in the arena as Indonesia plays Taiwan in the men’s badminton doubles.

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July 26

Hidilyn Diaz of the Philippines competes in the women’s 55-kilogram (121 pounds) weightlifting event.

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July 26

Shane Wiskus of the United States on the horizontal bar during the team final in men’s gymnastics.

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July 26

Members of a U.S. freestyle relay team celebrate their win.

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July 26

Eldric Sella Rodriguez of the Refugee Olympic Team on the ground after being knocked down during his boxing match against Euri Cedeno Martinez of the Dominican Republic.

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July 26

At left, Australia’s Ariarne Titmus smiles after winning the 400-meter freestyle. The United States’ Katie Ledecky, right, won the silver medal.

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July 26

Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands tumbles on a downhill during the cross-country mountain bike competition.

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July 25

Simone Biles competes on the uneven bars.

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July 25

Team United States forward Keldon Johnson goes up for a shot during their loss to France.

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July 25

Germany’s Lena Hentschel and Tina Punzel in the synchronized three-meter springboard final.

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July 25

Sharon Chepchumba Kiprono of Kenya against Ai Kurogo, right, and Erika Araki of Japan during the women’s volleyball preliminary. Clarification: A previous version of this caption identified the woman on the left by her married name, Erika Shinomiya. She is Erika Araki. This caption has been updated.

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July 25

Odette Giuffrida of Italy celebrates after defeating Hungary’s Reka Pupp in the women’s judo 52-kilogram (115 pounds) contest.

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July 25

United States skateboarder Jagger Eaton in the men’s street skateboarding event.

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July 25

Naomi Osaka of Japan during her women’s singles match against China’s Saisai Zheng.

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July 25

Ilia Karpenkov of the Russian Olympic Committee during the men’s pool round match against Belgium.

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July 25

Jun Mizutani, right, and Mima Ito of Japan during their mixed doubles table tennis semifinal match.

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July 25

Tatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa swims in a heat during the women’s 100-meter breaststroke.

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July 25

Katie Ledecky, center, of the United States competes in heat three of the women’s 400-meter freestyle.

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July 25

The United States’ Lee Kiefer, left, against Russia’s Inna Deriglazova in the women’s foil individual bout.

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July 24

Kazuma Kaya of Japan on the rings during the men’s qualification.

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July 24

Tennis player Sumit Nagal of India during a break in a qualifying match against Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin.

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July 24

Indonesia’s Windy Cantika Aisah in a women’s weightlifting competition.

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July 24

Kregor Zirk of Estonia, Zac Reid of New Zealand and Henrik Christiansen of Norway in action.

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July 24

Bjarte Myrhol of Norway shoots during a preliminary round in men’s handball against Brazil.

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July 24

From left, silver medalist Ana Maria Popescu of Romania, gold medalist Sun Yiwen of China and bronze medalist Katrina Lehis of Estonia during the medal ceremony for women’s individual épée fencing.

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July 24

Jessica Pegula of the United States serves against Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic in the first round of women’s singles in tennis.

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July 24

Members of Japan’s water polo team during their country’s national anthem.

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July 24

Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz celebrates as he rides to the finish line to win the men’s cycling road race.

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July 24

Midfielder Manpreet Singh of India strikes defender Nic Woods of New Zealand with his stick on a passing attempt during a men’s field hockey match.

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July 24

Lorenzo Sonego of Italy throws his racket during a match against Taro Daniel of Japan in men’s singles in tennis.

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July 22

Tatyana Forbes of Mexico jumps to celebrate a home run by teammate Anissa Urtez during a softball game against Japan.

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July 21

Julie Ertz, left, of the United States and Kosovare Asllani of Sweden during a first-round soccer game. Correction: In an earlier version of this article, a photo caption misidentified the woman on the left as Lindsey Horan. She is Julie Ertz. The article has been corrected.

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