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Fireworks explode over Tokyo’s National Stadium at the end of the Olympics’ closing ceremony on Sunday, August 8. The word “arigato,” seen at left, means thank you in Japanese.
![The Olympic cauldron closes, extinguishing the Olympic flame at the end of the closing ceremony.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210808065755-28-olympics-080821-closing-ceremony-live-video.jpg)
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The Olympic cauldron closes, extinguishing the Olympic flame at the end of the closing ceremony.
![Dancers perform during the closing ceremony.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210808080436-16-olympics-080821-closing-ceremony-live-video.jpg)
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Dancers perform during the closing ceremony.
![The national flags of Japan, Greece and France fly during the closing ceremony. Greece is the birthplace of the Olympic Games. France will host the 2024 Summer Olympics.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210808090621-23-olympics-080821-closing-ceremony-live-video.jpg)
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The national flags of Japan, Greece and France fly during the closing ceremony. Greece is the birthplace of the Olympic Games. France will host the 2024 Summer Olympics.
![The Olympic flag is folded after being lowered during the closing ceremony.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210808084420-21-olympics-080821-closing-ceremony-live-video.jpg)
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The Olympic flag is folded after being lowered during the closing ceremony.
![Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, who won the gold medal in the marathon, listens as his country's National Anthem is played during his medal ceremony. The medal ceremonies for both the men's and women's marathon took place during the closing ceremony. And that meant two playings of the Kenyan National Anthem, as Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir won gold in the women's event.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210808082654-19-olympics-080821-closing-ceremony-live-video.jpg)
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Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge, who won the gold medal in the marathon, listens as his country’s National Anthem is played during his medal ceremony. The medal ceremonies for both the men’s and women’s marathon took place during the closing ceremony. And that meant two playings of the Kenyan National Anthem, as Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir won gold in the women’s event.
![Jets conduct a flyover next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. While the closing ceremony was held in Tokyo, a celebration was held in Paris. The French capital will be hosting the next Summer Games in 2024.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210808091504-24-olympics-080821-closing-ceremony-live-video.jpg)
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Jets conduct a flyover next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. While the closing ceremony was held in Tokyo, a celebration was held in Paris. The French capital will be hosting the next Summer Games in 2024.
![Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee, makes a heart gesture as he delivers a speech at the closing ceremony. In his speech, Bach thanked the athletes and the Japanese people for their hard work and sacrifices in staging the most logistically challenging Olympic Games in history.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210808092113-25-olympics-080821-closing-ceremony-live-video.jpg)
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Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee, makes a heart gesture as he delivers a speech at the closing ceremony. In his speech, Bach thanked the athletes and the Japanese people for their hard work and sacrifices in staging the most logistically challenging Olympic Games in history. “We did it together,” he said.
![Athletes watch performers take part in the closing ceremony. Because of Covid-19 protocols, all athletes were required to leave Japan within 48 hours of their competition, so there were fewer athletes at the closing ceremony than there were at the opening ceremony.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210808084922-22-olympics-080821-closing-ceremony-live-video.jpg)
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Athletes watch performers take part in the closing ceremony. Because of Covid-19 protocols, all athletes were required to leave Japan within 48 hours of their competition, so there were fewer athletes at the closing ceremony than there were at the opening ceremony.
![Polish athletes take pictures as they attend the closing ceremony.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210808073440-10-olympics-080821-closing-ceremony-live-video.jpg)
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Polish athletes take pictures as they attend the closing ceremony.
![The flags of each participating nation are brought into the stadium for the closing ceremony.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210808072147-07-olympics-080821-closing-ceremony-live-video.jpg)
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The flags of each participating nation are brought into the stadium for the closing ceremony.
![Dignitaries applaud at the beginning of the closing ceremony.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210808065752-09-olympics-080821-closing-ceremony-live-video.jpg)
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Dignitaries applaud at the beginning of the closing ceremony.
![American athletes show their medals to a video camera at the closing ceremony. <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210808075242-14-olympics-080821-closing-ceremony-live-video.jpg)
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![The Japanese flag is brought into the stadium at the start of the closing ceremony.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210808065745-04-olympics-080821-closing-ceremony-live-video.jpg)
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The Japanese flag is brought into the stadium at the start of the closing ceremony.
![Fireworks explode over the National Stadium.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210808083622-20-olympics-080821-closing-ceremony-live-video.jpg)
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Fireworks explode over the National Stadium.
![The United States' Brittney Griner, right, defends Japan's Maki Takada during the gold-medal basketball game on August 8. Griner scored 30 points as <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210807232527-03-olympics-080821-womens-basketball-live-video.jpg)
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![Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge crosses the finish line August 8 <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210807222209-02-olympics-080821-kipchoge-marathon-live-video.jpg)
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![Serbia's Nikola Dedović, Vladimir Vujasinović and Milan Aleksić jump into the pool as they celebrate winning <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210808044957-08-olympics-080821-serbia-water-polo-live-video.jpg)
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![Jennifer Valente holds the American flag after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210808031153-06-olympics-080821-omnium-live-video.jpg)
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![The United States' Jordyn Poulter, right, sets the ball during <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210808014420-04-olympics-080821-volleyball-live-video.jpg)
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![Linoy Ashram, a rhythmic gymnast from Israel, won gold in the individual all-around on Saturday, August 7.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210807233321-olympics-080721-rhythmic-gymnastics-live-video.jpg)
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Linoy Ashram, a rhythmic gymnast from Israel, won gold in the individual all-around on Saturday, August 7.
![Japan's baseball team celebrates with manager Atsunori Inaba after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210807100037-12-olympics-080721-baseball-live-video.jpg)
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![The United States' Allyson Felix runs in the 4x400-meter relay on August 7. The US team won gold, making Felix <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210807084935-10-olympics-080721-allyson-felix-live-video.jpg)
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![Brazil's Hebert Sousa, center, celebrates after he knocked out Ukraine's Oleksandr Khyzhniak to win the middleweight final on August 7. Khyzhniak was leading the first two rounds when Sousa caught him in the chin with a left hook.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210807100042-13-olympics-080721-boxing-live-video.jpg)
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Brazil’s Hebert Sousa, center, celebrates after he knocked out Ukraine’s Oleksandr Khyzhniak to win the middleweight final on August 7. Khyzhniak was leading the first two rounds when Sousa caught him in the chin with a left hook.
![The Netherlands' Sifan Hassan places a bag of ice on her face after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210807100046-14-olympics-080721-sifan-hassan-live-video.jpg)
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![The United States' Nelly Korda, right, is congratulated by her sister, Jessica, after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210807012148-06-olympics-080721-golf-korda-live-video.jpg)
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![Kazakhstan's Sergey Ponomaryov, left, crashes with Malaysia's Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom during a keirin race on August 7.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210807100048-15-olympics-080721-track-cycling-live-video.jpg)
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Kazakhstan’s Sergey Ponomaryov, left, crashes with Malaysia’s Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom during a keirin race on August 7.
![A Russian artistic swimmer competes in the team event on August 7. <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210807100033-11-olympics-080721-artistic-swimming-live-video.jpg)
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![Jessica Springsteen, the daughter of rock star Bruce Springsteen, was part of the US equestrian team <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210807110712-18-olympics-080721-springsteen-live-video.jpg)
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![Brazilian defender Dani Alves, left, and Spanish midfielder Carlos Soler react after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210807113732-19-olympics-080721-brazil-football-live-video.jpg)
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![Ashleigh Johnson celebrates after the United States defeated Spain in the <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210807100141-16-olympics-080721-water-polo-live-video.jpg)
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![India's Neeraj Chopra won the javelin on August 7, becoming <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210807110243-17-olympics-080721-neeraj-chopra-live-video.jpg)
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![US basketball players celebrate after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210807005039-04-olympics-080721-basketball-live-video.jpg)
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![Chinese diver Cao Yuan competes in the 10-meter platform event on August 7. He won the gold and became the first athlete to win Olympic gold medals in three different diving events. He won gold in the 3-meter springboard in 2016, and he won gold in the 10-meter synchronized event in 2012.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210807010338-05-olympics-080721-diving-live-video.jpg)
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Chinese diver Cao Yuan competes in the 10-meter platform event on August 7. He won the gold and became the first athlete to win Olympic gold medals in three different diving events. He won gold in the 3-meter springboard in 2016, and he won gold in the 10-meter synchronized event in 2012.
![Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir crosses the finish line to <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210806215751-01-olympics-080721-womens-marathon-live-video.jpg)
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![Italy's Filippo Tortu, bottom, finishes ahead of Great Britain's Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210806103644-16-olympics-080621-relay-live-video.jpg)
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![Germany's Annika Schleu was leading the modern pentathlon after two events. But in the show jumping event on August 6, her horse, Saint Boy, refused to cooperate with her wishes. The horse just wouldn't jump, and <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210806203503-24-olympics-080621-pentathlon-schleu-live-video.jpg)
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![Teammates mob Canada's Julia Grosso after she scored the winning penalty in the shootout against Sweden on August 6. The gold-medal match was tied 1-1 after extra time, so a shootout had to decide the winner. It is <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210806122018-18-olympics-080621-football-live-video.jpg)
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![Cuban boxer Julio César La Cruz poses with his gold medal after winning the heavyweight final on August 6.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210806084231-07-olympics-080621-boxing-medal-live-video.jpg)
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Cuban boxer Julio César La Cruz poses with his gold medal after winning the heavyweight final on August 6.
![China's Liu Shiying competes in the <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210806225124-28-olympics-080621-javelin-live-video.jpg)
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![American wrestler Gable Steveson celebrates after a <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210806203448-21-olympics-080621-wrestling-steveson-live-video.jpg)
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![Canadian footballer Quinn waves during a medal ceremony in Yokohama, Japan. Quinn, who goes by just the one name, is <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210806203425-20-olympics-080621-quinn-live-video.jpg)
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![Alina Harnasko, a rhythmic gymnast from Belarus, competes in the individual all-around on August 6.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210806215749-25-olympics-080621-rhythmic-gymnastics-live-video.jpg)
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Alina Harnasko, a rhythmic gymnast from Belarus, competes in the individual all-around on August 6.
![The United States' Paul Chelimo dives over the finish line to win a bronze medal in the 5,000 meters on August 6. He finished just ahead of Kenya's Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210806225117-27-olympics-080621-5000m-live-video.jpg)
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The United States’ Paul Chelimo dives over the finish line to win a bronze medal in the 5,000 meters on August 6. He finished just ahead of Kenya’s Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli.
![The Netherlands' field hockey team celebrates their 3-1 win over Argentina in the gold-medal match on August 6. The Netherlands became the first country <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210806222038-26-olympics-080621-womens-field-hockey-live-video.jpg)
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![The United States' Allyson Felix celebrates after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210806090639-15-olympics-080621-felix-live-video.jpg)
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![Team Italy competes in artistic swimming on August 6.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210806084243-11-olympics-080621-team-artistic-swimming-live-video.jpg)
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Team Italy competes in artistic swimming on August 6.
![Slovenia's Janja Garnbret reacts after becoming <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210806203501-23-olympics-080621-climbing-garnbret-live-video.jpg)
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![Japan's Ryo Kiyuna holds a photo of his late mother after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210806203452-22-olympics-080621-karate-ryo-kiyuna-live-video.jpg)
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![The United States' Breanna Stewart plays against Serbia in a basketball semifinal on August 6. The Americans won 79-59.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210806014027-05-olympics-080621-womens-basketball-live-video.jpg)
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The United States’ Breanna Stewart plays against Serbia in a basketball semifinal on August 6. The Americans won 79-59.
![From left, American beach volleyball players April Ross and Alix Klineman celebrate after they won their <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210805233943-02-olympics-080621-beach-volleyball-live-video.jpg)
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![Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto, left, celebrates after defeating South Korea's Jang Woo-jin to win a bronze medal in table tennis on August 6.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210806005303-04-olympics-080621-table-tennis-live-video.jpg)
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Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto, left, celebrates after defeating South Korea’s Jang Woo-jin to win a bronze medal in table tennis on August 6.
![Chinese diver Quan Hongchan competes in the 10-meter platform final on Thursday, August 5. The 14-year-old is the second-youngest female ever <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210805122016-20-olympics-08052021-diving-quan-hongchan-live-video.jpg)
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![The United States' Megan Rapinoe celebrates with her teammates after scoring the opening goal of the bronze-medal match against Australia on August 5. It was an Olimpico goal, which is a goal straight from a corner kick, and she later added another score as <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210805221923-38-olympics-080521-rapinoe-live-video.jpg)
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![Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam throws a javelin on her way to <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210805224310-40-olympics-080521-heptathlon-javelin-live-video.jpg)
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![The Czech Republic's Adam Ondra, left, celebrates after he defeated France's Mickael Mawem in the sport climbing speed finals on August 5.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210805222821-39-olympics-080521-climbing-live-video.jpg)
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The Czech Republic’s Adam Ondra, left, celebrates after he defeated France’s Mickael Mawem in the sport climbing speed finals on August 5.
![Australia's Keegan Palmer warms up prior to the park skateboarding competition on August 5. <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210804234548-06-olympics-080521-skateboarding-live-video.jpg)
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![Spain's Sandra Sánchez <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210805121820-34-olympics-080521-live-video.jpg)
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![Belgium's field hockey team celebrates after winning <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210805225442-41-olympics-080521-hockey-live-video.jpg)
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![The United States' Joe Ryan pitches to South Korea's Park Hae-min during a semifinal baseball game on August 5. The Americans won 7-2 to clinch a spot in the final against Japan.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210805075901-22-olympics-080521-baseball-live-video.jpg)
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The United States’ Joe Ryan pitches to South Korea’s Park Hae-min during a semifinal baseball game on August 5. The Americans won 7-2 to clinch a spot in the final against Japan.
![The Bahamas' Steven Gardiner reacts after<a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210805220254-37-olympics-080521-400m-live-video.jpg)
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![The United States' Zach LaVine scores against Australia during a basketball semifinal on August 5. The Americans won 97-78 and will play France in the gold-medal game.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210805214122-35-olympics-080521-basketball-live-video.jpg)
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The United States’ Zach LaVine scores against Australia during a basketball semifinal on August 5. The Americans won 97-78 and will play France in the gold-medal game.
![The United States' Ryan Crouser shows a message for his grandfather after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210804232922-05-olympics-080521-shot-put-live-video.jpg)
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![Decathletes rest on the track following the 1,500 meters on August 5.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210805121814-30-olympics-080521-decathalon-live-video.jpg)
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Decathletes rest on the track following the 1,500 meters on August 5.
![Great Britain's Lois Toulson dives off the 10-meter platform on August 5.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210805024853-14-olympics-080521-womens-10m-diving-live-video.jpg)
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Great Britain’s Lois Toulson dives off the 10-meter platform on August 5.
![Jamaica's Hansle Parchment, third from left, <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210804231636-04-olympics-080521-110m-hurdles-live-video.jpg)
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![Cuba's Cristian Nápoles competes in the triple jump final on August 5.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210805121815-31-olympics-080521-triple-jump-live-video.jpg)
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Cuba’s Cristian Nápoles competes in the triple jump final on August 5.
![Turkey's Eray Samdan, left, takes on Azerbaijan's Firdovsi Farzaliyev as karate made its Olympic debut on August 5. Samdan won 7-1 and went on to earn a silver medal.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210805001622-07-olympics-080521-karate-live-video.jpg)
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Turkey’s Eray Samdan, left, takes on Azerbaijan’s Firdovsi Farzaliyev as karate made its Olympic debut on August 5. Samdan won 7-1 and went on to earn a silver medal.
![The United States' Katie Nageotte celebrates after clearing the bar in the pole vault final on August 5. Nageotte cleared a height of 4.90 meters <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210805230454-42-olympics-080521-katie-nageotte-live-video.jpg)
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![Great Britain's Jason Kenny competes in track cycling on Wednesday, August 4.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210804095905-12-olympics-080421-cycling-live-video.jpg)
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Great Britain’s Jason Kenny competes in track cycling on Wednesday, August 4.
![Ukraine's Marta Fiedina competes in artistic swimming's duet final on August 4. She and Anastasiya Savchuk won the bronze. The gold was won by Russians Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210804205908-17-olympics-080421-artistic-swimming-live-video.jpg)
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Ukraine’s Marta Fiedina competes in artistic swimming’s duet final on August 4. She and Anastasiya Savchuk won the bronze. The gold was won by Russians Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina.
![A statue of a sumo wrestler is seen near an obstacle as Japan's Koki Saito, aboard Chilensky, competes in jumping qualifiers on August 4. Riders said the lifelike statue <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210804205910-16-olympics-080421-equestrian-jumpin-live-video.jpg)
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![Spanish decathlete Jorge Ureña competes in the high jump on August 4.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210804205914-15-olympics-080421-decathlon-high-jump-live-video.jpg)
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Spanish decathlete Jorge Ureña competes in the high jump on August 4.
![Sydney McLaughlin finishes just ahead of fellow American Dalilah Muhammad, <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210803225422-02-olympics-080421-400m-hurdles-live-video.jpg)
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![From left, Italy's Simone Consonni and Filippo Ganna celebrate after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210804072005-08-olympics-080421-ganna-cycling-live-video.jpg)
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![Emmanuel Korir, left, crosses the finish line just ahead of fellow Kenyan Ferguson Rotich <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210804094144-11-olympics-080421-800m-live-video.jpg)
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![Singaporean swimmer Li-Shan Chantal Liew grabs a drink while competing in the 10-kilometer open-water event on August 4.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210803215806-01-olympics-080421-marathon-swimmnig-live-video.jpg)
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Singaporean swimmer Li-Shan Chantal Liew grabs a drink while competing in the 10-kilometer open-water event on August 4.
![US gymnast Simone Biles competes in the balance beam final on Tuesday, August 3. <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210803054200-21-olympics-080321-gymnastics-biles-live-video.jpg)
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Sweden’s Armand “Mondo” Duplantis competes in the pole vault final on August 3. He would go on to win the gold.
![American runners Athing Mu, left, and Raevyn Rogers celebrate after the 800 meters on August 3. Mu, 19, won the gold and is <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210803214210-36-olympic-080321-womens-800m-live-video.jpg)
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![Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk celebrates after winning gold in the hammer throw on August 3. Wlodarczyk is<a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210803134024-34-olympics-080321-wlodarczyk-live-video.jpg)
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![Spain's Alberto Ginés López competes in sport climbing on August 3. He would go on to win gold.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210803215711-38-olympics-080321-sport-climbing-live-video.jpg)
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Spain’s Alberto Ginés López competes in sport climbing on August 3. He would go on to win gold.
![Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah reacts <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210803225806-39-olympics-080321-womens-200m-live-video.jpg)
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![US gymnast Simone Biles is congratulated by coach Cecile Canqueteau-Landi as it became evident that Biles would earn a medal on August 3. Biles now has seven Olympic medals, tying her with Shannon Miller for the most by an American gymnast.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210803231225-40-olympics-080321-biles-live-video.jpg)
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US gymnast Simone Biles is congratulated by coach Cecile Canqueteau-Landi as it became evident that Biles would earn a medal on August 3. Biles now has seven Olympic medals, tying her with Shannon Miller for the most by an American gymnast.
![German sailors Erik Heil and Thomas Ploessel jump into the water as they celebrate winning bronze in the 49er category on August 3.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210803134011-29-olympics-080321-sailing-live-video.jpg)
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German sailors Erik Heil and Thomas Ploessel jump into the water as they celebrate winning bronze in the 49er category on August 3.
![Athletes compete in a 400-meter heat on August 3.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210803134807-35-olympics-080321-400m-track-live-video.jpg)
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Athletes compete in a 400-meter heat on August 3.
![Norway's Karsten Warholm celebrates after winning gold in the 400-meter hurdles on August 3. Warholm finished the race in 45.94 seconds, <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210803050711-17-olympics-080321-hurdles-live-video.jpg)
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![Japan's Sena Irie, right, celebrates after defeating the Philippines's Nesthy Petecio to win the women's featherweight final on August 3.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210803050706-19-olympics-080321-boxing-live-video.jpg)
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Japan’s Sena Irie, right, celebrates after defeating the Philippines’s Nesthy Petecio to win the women’s featherweight final on August 3.
![Germany's Malaika Mihambo <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210802234239-04-olympics-080321-mihambo-long-jump-live-video.jpg)
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![South Africa's Kyle Blignaut competes in the shot put on August 3.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210804211821-olympics-080321-blignaut-live-video.jpg)
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South Africa’s Kyle Blignaut competes in the shot put on August 3.
![Denmark's Viktor Axelsen is applauded after receiving his <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210802213936-30-olympics-080221-badminton-live-video.jpg)
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![The United States' Carli Lloyd leaves the field after the Americans <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210802091029-24-olympics-080231-womens-soccer-live-video.jpg)
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![New Zealand's Laurel Hubbard competes in weightlifting on Monday, August 2. She <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210802104941-25-olympics-080231-hubbard-live-video.jpg)
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![This photo, taken underwater, shows Greece's Evangelia Papazoglou and Evangelia Platanioti competing in artistic swimming on August 2. Artistic swimming used to be called synchronized swimming at the Olympics.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210802085452-19-olympics-080231-artistic-swimming-live-video.jpg)
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This photo, taken underwater, shows Greece’s Evangelia Papazoglou and Evangelia Platanioti competing in artistic swimming on August 2. Artistic swimming used to be called synchronized swimming at the Olympics.
![Jade Carey, a US gymnast <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210802085554-20-olympics-080231-carey-medal-live-video.jpg)
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![Runners compete in the 3,000-meter steeplechase on August 2.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210802085412-18-olympics-080231-3000m-steeplechase-live-video.jpg)
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Runners compete in the 3,000-meter steeplechase on August 2.
![Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim, left, and Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi share the podium during a medal ceremony on August 2. <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210802213941-32-olympics-080221-high-jump-medals-live-video.jpg)
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![Kyrgyzstan's Akzhol Makhmudov, top, competes against Tunisia's Lamjed Maafi in Greco-Roman wrestling on August 2. Makhmudov went on to win a silver medal.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210802085819-21-olympics-080231-wrestling-live-video.jpg)
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Kyrgyzstan’s Akzhol Makhmudov, top, competes against Tunisia’s Lamjed Maafi in Greco-Roman wrestling on August 2. Makhmudov went on to win a silver medal.
![Cyclists from New Zealand competes in a team pursuit heat while China's Zhong Tianshi, left, takes a break on August 2.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210802211455-29-olympics-080221-track-cycling-live-video.jpg)
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Cyclists from New Zealand competes in a team pursuit heat while China’s Zhong Tianshi, left, takes a break on August 2.
![American Valarie Allman celebrates <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210802213940-31-olympics-080221-discus-live-video.jpg)
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![India's Neha Goyal embraces Navneet Kaur after a 1-0 win over Australia in a field hockey quarterfinal on August 2.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210802085857-22-olympics-080231-field-hockey-live-video.jpg)
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India’s Neha Goyal embraces Navneet Kaur after a 1-0 win over Australia in a field hockey quarterfinal on August 2.
![Dutch runner Sifan Hassan celebrates after winning <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210801223924-01-olympics-080221-womens-5000m-live-video.jpg)
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![Puerto Rico's Jasmine Camacho-Quinn leads the field on her way to a gold medal in the 100-meter hurdles on August 2. It was Puerto Rico's second-ever gold medal and its first in track.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210801230434-03-olympics-080221-womens-hurdles-live-video.jpg)
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Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn leads the field on her way to a gold medal in the 100-meter hurdles on August 2. It was Puerto Rico’s second-ever gold medal and its first in track.
![Chile's Humberto Mansilla competes in hammer throw qualifications on August 2.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210801234055-05-olympics-080221-hammer-throw-live-video.jpg)
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Chile’s Humberto Mansilla competes in hammer throw qualifications on August 2.
![Greece's Miltiadis Tentoglou competes in the long jump on August 2. Both he and Cuba's Juan Miguel Echevarria had a top jump of 8.41 meters, but <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210802212118-04b-olympics-080221-long-jump-live-video.jpg)
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![Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade poses with her medals on August 2. During these Games, she won gold in the vault and silver in the individual all-around.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210802090204-23-olympics-080231-field-hockey-live-video.jpg)
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Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade poses with her medals on August 2. During these Games, she won gold in the vault and silver in the individual all-around.
![Polish table-tennis player Natalia Partyka, who was born without a right hand and forearm, eyes the ball during a doubles match on August 2. In the foreground is South Korea's Choi Hyo-joo. Partyka has competed in both the Olympics and the Paralympics.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210801235705-05-olympics-080221-table-tennis-live-video.jpg)
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Polish table-tennis player Natalia Partyka, who was born without a right hand and forearm, eyes the ball during a doubles match on August 2. In the foreground is South Korea’s Choi Hyo-joo. Partyka has competed in both the Olympics and the Paralympics.
![Italian sprinter Lamont Marcell Jacobs <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210801091859-28b-olympics-080121-100m-jacobs-live-video.jpg)
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![From left, the United States' Caeleb Dressel, Brazil's Bruno Fratus, Great Britain's Benjamin Proud and Italy's Lorenzo Zazzeri swim the 50-meter freestyle final on August 1. <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210731215043-02-olympiics-080121-swimming-dressel-live-video.jpg)
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![British diver Tom Daley, who has a whole <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210801213537-41-olympics-080121-tom-daley-knitting-live-video.jpg)
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![Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210801083053-20-olympics-080121-gymnastics-vault-live-video.jpg)
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![Germany's Alexander Zverev reacts after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210801082542-19-olympics-080121-tennis-live-video.jpg)
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![The United States' Isaiah Jewett, left, and Botswana's Nijel Amos help each other to their feet after falling during an 800-meter semifinal on August 1. They embraced and went on to finish the race together.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210801204424-37-olympics-080121-800m-fall-live-video.jpg)
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The United States’ Isaiah Jewett, left, and Botswana’s Nijel Amos help each other to their feet after falling during an 800-meter semifinal on August 1. They embraced and went on to finish the race together.
![Field hockey players from Spain warm up before their match against Belgium on August 1.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210801113501-34-olympics-080121-field-hockey-live-video.jpg)
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Field hockey players from Spain warm up before their match against Belgium on August 1.
![During the medal ceremony for the women's shot put, the United States' Raven Saunders lifted her arms above her head and made an X with her wrists. When the silver medalist was asked what <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210802214539-raven-saunders-protest-live-video.jpg)
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![China's Fan Yilin competes in the uneven bars final on August 1.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210801085422-23-olympics-080121-gymnastics-live-video.jpg)
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China’s Fan Yilin competes in the uneven bars final on August 1.
![Dutch sailor Kiran Badloe jumps into the water to celebrate after winning gold in the men's RS:X category on August 1.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210731221916-04-olympics-080121-sailing-live-video.jpg)
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Dutch sailor Kiran Badloe jumps into the water to celebrate after winning gold in the men’s RS:X category on August 1.
![Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas celebrates after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210801084410-21-olympics-080121-triple-jump-live-video.jpg)
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![French boxer Mourad Aliev refused to leave the ring after he was disqualified in his bout against Frazer Clarke on August 1. His protest lasted about an hour. He was disqualified for what the referee determined was an intentional headbutt.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210801204422-39-olympics-080121-boxing-live-video.jpg)
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French boxer Mourad Aliev refused to leave the ring after he was disqualified in his bout against Frazer Clarke on August 1. His protest lasted about an hour. He was disqualified for what the referee determined was an intentional headbutt.
![Australian swimmer Emma McKeon dives into the pool at the start of the 50-meter freestyle final on August 1. <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210731221003-03-olympics-080121-swimming-live-video.jpg)
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![The United States' Raven Saunders competes in the shot put on August 1. Saunders, <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210801100205-31-olympics-080121-shot-put-live-video.jpg)
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![Georgia's Iakobi Kajaia, left, takes on Russian Sergei Semenov in a Greco-Roman wrestling quarterfinal on August 1. Kajaia went on to win a silver medal.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210801100211-33-olympics-080121-wrestling-live-video.jpg)
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Georgia’s Iakobi Kajaia, left, takes on Russian Sergei Semenov in a Greco-Roman wrestling quarterfinal on August 1. Kajaia went on to win a silver medal.
![Divers warm up ahead of the women's 3-meter springboard finals on August 1.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210801100210-32-olympics-080121-diving-live-video.jpg)
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Divers warm up ahead of the women’s 3-meter springboard finals on August 1.
![From left, Italy's Gregorio Paltrinieri, the United States' Bobby Finke, Ukraine's Mykhailo Romanchuk, Germany's Florian Wellbrock and Great Britain's Daniel Jervis race the 1,500-meter freestyle on August 1. <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210731222249-05-olympics-080121-swimming-finke-live-video.jpg)
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![US golfer Xander Schauffele hits a tee shot during the third round on Saturday, July 31. <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210730232843-41-olympics-073021-golf-live-video.jpg)
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![Members of the Dominican Republic's volleyball team line up before a match against Kenya on July 31.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210731223241-31-olympics-073121-volleyball-live-video.jpg)
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Members of the Dominican Republic’s volleyball team line up before a match against Kenya on July 31.
![From left, Jamaican sprinters Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Elaine Thompson-Herah and Shericka Jackson celebrate after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210805134127-01-team-jamaica-sprinters-tokyo-100m-live-video.jpg)
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![Thompson-Herah crosses the finish line first in the 100 meters. Fraser-Pryce, center, won this event in 2008 and 2012.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210731090603-24-olympics-073121-100m-thompson-herah-live-video.jpg)
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Thompson-Herah crosses the finish line first in the 100 meters. Fraser-Pryce, center, won this event in 2008 and 2012.
![Switzerland's Belinda Bencic serves to the Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova during the gold-medal tennis match on July 31. Bencic won 7-5, 2-6, 6-3.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210731111145-28-olympics-073121-tennis-bencic-live-video.jpg)
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Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic serves to the Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova during the gold-medal tennis match on July 31. Bencic won 7-5, 2-6, 6-3.
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![US diver Hailey Hernandez competes in the 3-meter springboard on July 31.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210731074126-10-olympics-073121-diving-live-video.jpg)
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US diver Hailey Hernandez competes in the 3-meter springboard on July 31.
![Japan's Shoichiro Mukai, left, and Germany's Eduard Trippel compete in team judo on July 31.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210731211346-30-olympics-073121-judo-live-video.jpg)
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Japan’s Shoichiro Mukai, left, and Germany’s Eduard Trippel compete in team judo on July 31.
![American swimmer Caeleb Dressel competes in the 100-meter butterfly on July 31. He finished in 49.45 seconds, <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210730215037-33-olympics-073021-swimming-dressel-live-video.jpg)
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![Russian fencers celebrate after winning gold in the team sabre event on July 31.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210731082904-18-olympics-073121-fencing-live-video.jpg)
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Russian fencers celebrate after winning gold in the team sabre event on July 31.
![Sweden's Armand](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210730232212-40-olympics-073021-pole-vault-live-video.jpg)
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Sweden’s Armand “Mondo” Duplantis competes in the pole vault on July 31. He holds the world record in the event.
![Dutch field hockey players run from sprinklers after pre-match warmups on July 31.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210731082906-17-olympics-073121-hockey-live-video.jpg)
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Dutch field hockey players run from sprinklers after pre-match warmups on July 31.
![Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah celebrates after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210731091134-25-olympics-073121-100m-thompson-herah-live-video.jpg)
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![Kenya's Mercy Moim spikes the ball during a volleyball match against the Dominican Republic on July 31.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210731021211-04-olympics-073121-volleyball-live-video.jpg)
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Kenya’s Mercy Moim spikes the ball during a volleyball match against the Dominican Republic on July 31.
![Spanish tennis player Pablo Carreño Busta celebrates after he defeated Serbia's Novak Djokovic to win bronze on July 31.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210731083953-20-olympics-073121-tennis-live-video.jpg)
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Spanish tennis player Pablo Carreño Busta celebrates after he defeated Serbia’s Novak Djokovic to win bronze on July 31.
![Members of New Zealand's rugby team hug after defeating France <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210731091814-26-olympics-073121-womens-rugby-live-video.jpg)
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![US swimmer Simone Manuel leaves the pool after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210731082943-16-olympics-073121-swimming-simone-manuel-live-video.jpg)
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![The United States' Katie Ledecky leads Australia's Ariarne Titmus during the 800-meter freestyle on July 31. <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210730221836-35-olympics-073021-swimming-ledecky-live-video.jpg)
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![The United States' Keni Harrison races a 100-meter hurdles heat on July 31.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210730231834-39-olympics-073021-hurdles-live-video.jpg)
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The United States’ Keni Harrison races a 100-meter hurdles heat on July 31.
![Team Israel celebrates winning the bronze in the judo mixed-team event on July 31. France won the gold and Japan won the silver.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210731074133-13-olympics-073121-judo-live-video.jpg)
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Team Israel celebrates winning the bronze in the judo mixed-team event on July 31. France won the gold and Japan won the silver.
![Lydia Jacoby's <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210808105127-olympics-jacoby-goggles-live-video.jpg)
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![Great Britain's Charlotte Worthington competes in BMX freestyle on July 31. <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210731003743-02-olympics-073121-bmx-freestyle-live-video.jpg)
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![Great Britain's Jessica Learmonth competes in the mixed relay triathlon on July 31. Great Britain won gold in the event, which was the first of its kind in Olympics history.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210730214103-30-olympics-073021-mixed-relay-triathlon-live-video.jpg)
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Great Britain’s Jessica Learmonth competes in the mixed relay triathlon on July 31. Great Britain won gold in the event, which was the first of its kind in Olympics history.
![The world's top-ranked tennis player, Serbia's Novak Djokovic, reacts during his semifinal match against Germany's Alexander Zverev on Friday, July 30. Zverev won 1-6, 6-3, 6-1, ending Djokovic's <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210730202747-28-olympics-073021-tennis-djokovic-live-video.jpg)
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![US players celebrate after they defeated the Netherlands in a penalty shootout July 30 to advance to the semifinals in women's football.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210730202750-29-olympics-073021-womens-soccer-us-live-video.jpg)
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US players celebrate after they defeated the Netherlands in a penalty shootout July 30 to advance to the semifinals in women’s football.
![Swimmers compete in the 1,500-meter freestyle on July 30.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210730202733-24-olympics-073021-swimming-live-video.jpg)
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Swimmers compete in the 1,500-meter freestyle on July 30.
![A robot shoots a free throw during halftime of a women's basketball game between Belgium and Puerto Rico on July 30.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210730202736-25-olympics-073021-robot-basketball-live-video.jpg)
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A robot shoots a free throw during halftime of a women’s basketball game between Belgium and Puerto Rico on July 30.
![Dominican baseball players Gustavo Nunez, left, and Julio Rodriguez collide as Rodriguez catches a ball during their 1-0 win over Mexico on July 30.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210730202743-27-olympics-073021-baseball-live-video.jpg)
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Dominican baseball players Gustavo Nunez, left, and Julio Rodriguez collide as Rodriguez catches a ball during their 1-0 win over Mexico on July 30.
![Ethiopia's Selemon Barega <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210730082155-19-olympics-073021-barega-restricted-live-video.jpg)
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![Australian diver Esther Qin competes in the 3-meter springboard event on July 30.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210730202752-30-olympics-073021-diving-live-video.jpg)
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Australian diver Esther Qin competes in the 3-meter springboard event on July 30.
![Athletes compete in the <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210730080529-17-olympics-073021-relay-restricted-live-video.jpg)
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![Lea Yanitsas, a goalkeeper for Australia's water polo team, tries to block a shot during a match against Spain on July 30.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210730112117-21-olympics-073021-waterpolo-live-video.jpg)
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Lea Yanitsas, a goalkeeper for Australia’s water polo team, tries to block a shot during a match against Spain on July 30.
![Russian rugby player Anna Baranchuk reaches for the ball during a match against New Zealand on July 30.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210730202739-26-olympics-073021-rugby-women-live-video.jpg)
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Russian rugby player Anna Baranchuk reaches for the ball during a match against New Zealand on July 30.
![Morocco's Mohamed Tindouft falls while competing in the 3,000-meter steeplechase on July 30.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210729212235-02-olympics-073021-steeplechase-live-video.jpg)
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Morocco’s Mohamed Tindouft falls while competing in the 3,000-meter steeplechase on July 30.
![South African swimmer Tatjana Schoenmaker is congratulated by some of her fellow competitors — from left, American Lilly King, American Annie Lazor and South African Kaylene Corbett — after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210729220631-03-olympics-073021-swimming-schoenmaker-live-video.jpg)
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![US gymnast Sunisa](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210729103520-29b-sunisa-lee-olympics-2020-unf-live-video.jpg)
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![The Czech Republic's Jiri Prskavec reacts after winning gold in the kayak final on July 30.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210730080527-15-olympics-073021-kayak-live-video.jpg)
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The Czech Republic’s Jiri Prskavec reacts after winning gold in the kayak final on July 30.
![Australia's Saya Sakakibara receives medical attention after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210729235423-05-olympics-073021-bmx-sakakibara-injury-live-video.jpg)
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![Indonesian badminton players Apriyani Rahayu and Greysia Polii react after winning their quarterfinal match on July 29.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210729111308-24-olympics-072921-badminton-live-video.jpg)
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Indonesian badminton players Apriyani Rahayu and Greysia Polii react after winning their quarterfinal match on July 29.
![From left, US gymnasts Grace McCallum, Jordan Chiles, Simone Biles and MyKayla Skinner cheer for teammate Suni Lee after her gold-medal performance on July 29. Biles, the defending champion, <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210729093346-15-sunisa-lee-olympics-2020-unf-live-video.jpg)
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![British field hockey players prepare to defend a penalty corner during a match against the Netherlands on July 29.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210729111256-23-olympics-072921-womens-hockey-live-video.jpg)
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British field hockey players prepare to defend a penalty corner during a match against the Netherlands on July 29.
![American swimmer Caeleb Dressel, top, competes in the 100-meter freestyle final on July 29. With an <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210728232137-07b-olympics-072921-swimming-caeleb-dressel-live-video.jpg)
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![American gymnast Suni Lee takes a selfie with silver medalist Rebeca Andrade, center, and bronze medalist Angelina Melnikova after winning the individual all-around on July 29. Andrade is the first Brazilian to ever medal in women's gymnastics. Melnikova is Russian.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210729094406-20-sunisa-lee-olympics-2020-unf-live-video.jpg)
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American gymnast Suni Lee takes a selfie with silver medalist Rebeca Andrade, center, and bronze medalist Angelina Melnikova after winning the individual all-around on July 29. Andrade is the first Brazilian to ever medal in women’s gymnastics. Melnikova is Russian.
![Tunisia's Mohamed Hammed picks an arrow during archery competition on July 29.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210729013552-12-olympics-072921-archery-live-video.jpg)
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Tunisia’s Mohamed Hammed picks an arrow during archery competition on July 29.
![US beach volleyball player Sarah Sponcil stretches out for a ball during a match on July 29.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210729111316-25-olympics-072921-volleyball-live-video.jpg)
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US beach volleyball player Sarah Sponcil stretches out for a ball during a match on July 29.
![US swimmer Katie McLaughlin places a silver medal around the neck of teammate Katie Ledecky after the 4x200-meter freestyle relay on July 29. The International Olympic Committee created a contactless medal ceremony, asking athletes to put their medals on themselves. Some athletes have been <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210729020238-14-olympics-072921-womens-freestyle-relay-live-video.jpg)
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![Canadian fencer Eleanor Harvey, left, competes against France's Ysaora Thibus in a foil team quarterfinal on July 29.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210729001038-11-olympics-072921-fencing-live-video.jpg)
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Canadian fencer Eleanor Harvey, left, competes against France’s Ysaora Thibus in a foil team quarterfinal on July 29.
![Italy's Cristina Chirichella serves the ball during a match against Argentina on July 29.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210728212241-03-olympics-072921-volleyball-live-video.jpg)
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Italy’s Cristina Chirichella serves the ball during a match against Argentina on July 29.
![Brazil's Bruna de Paula is defended by Spain's Lara González Ortega during a preliminary round handball match on July 29.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210729013655-13-olympics-072921-handball-live-video.jpg)
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Brazil’s Bruna de Paula is defended by Spain’s Lara González Ortega during a preliminary round handball match on July 29.
![Japanese golfer Rikuya Hoshino tees off to start his first round on July 29. The Olympic golf is taking place at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Japan.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210728195248-01-olympics-072921-golf-live-video.jpg)
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Japanese golfer Rikuya Hoshino tees off to start his first round on July 29. The Olympic golf is taking place at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Japan.
![From left, the United States' Bobby Finke, Ukraine's Mykhailo Romanchuk and Germany's Florian Wellbrock dive in the water at the start of the 800-meter freestyle final on July 29. Finke won gold after a late rally.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210728214201-04-olympics-072921-swimming-live-video.jpg)
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From left, the United States’ Bobby Finke, Ukraine’s Mykhailo Romanchuk and Germany’s Florian Wellbrock dive in the water at the start of the 800-meter freestyle final on July 29. Finke won gold after a late rally.
![China's Sun Yingsha waits for a serve from Japan's Mima Ito during a table-tennis semifinal on July 29. Sun won to advance to the final.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210729001034-10-olympics-072921-table-tennis-live-video.jpg)
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China’s Sun Yingsha waits for a serve from Japan’s Mima Ito during a table-tennis semifinal on July 29. Sun won to advance to the final.
![BMX racers compete in the women's quarterfinals on July 29.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210728224240-05-olympics-072921-bmx-live-video.jpg)
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BMX racers compete in the women’s quarterfinals on July 29.
![Spain's Cristina Ouviña, center, is defended by a group of Serbian players during a preliminary round basketball game on July 29.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210729071607-16-olympics-072921-womens-basketball-live-video.jpg)
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Spain’s Cristina Ouviña, center, is defended by a group of Serbian players during a preliminary round basketball game on July 29.
![Japanese badminton player Arisa Higashino, top, hits a shot toward China's Huang Dongping in a mixed-doubles semifinal on July 29.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210728211433-02-olympics-072921-badminton-live-video.jpg)
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Japanese badminton player Arisa Higashino, top, hits a shot toward China’s Huang Dongping in a mixed-doubles semifinal on July 29.
![US swimmer Katie Ledecky celebrates after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727232154-06-olympics-072821-ledecky-swimming-live-video.jpg)
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![Ledecky led the field for most of the 1,500-meter freestyle, and she finished the race more than four seconds ahead of silver medalist Erica Sullivan, a fellow American.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727232608-07-olympics-072821-ledecky-swimming-live-video.jpg)
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Ledecky led the field for most of the 1,500-meter freestyle, and she finished the race more than four seconds ahead of silver medalist Erica Sullivan, a fellow American.
![Japanese gymnast Daiki Hashimoto competes during the individual all-around on July 28. <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210728195305-34-olympics-072821-gymnastics-live-video.jpg)
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![Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev receives medical treatment during his third-round singles match on July 28. Midway through the match, the Russian — known for his dry humor and sarcasm — approached the chair umpire <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210728073616-12-olympics-072821-tennis-medvedev-live-video.jpg)
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![Poland's Lukasz Przybytek and Pawel Kolodzinski compete in the 49er sailing competition on July 28.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210728195250-33-olympics-072821-sailing-live-video.jpg)
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Poland’s Lukasz Przybytek and Pawel Kolodzinski compete in the 49er sailing competition on July 28.
![Serbia's Dusan Domovic Bulut, left, competes for the ball with Belgium's Rafael Bogaerts, center, and Thibaut Vervoort during a 3-on-3 basketball game on July 28. Serbia won the game for a bronze medal.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210728102522-25-olympics-072821-basketball-live-video.jpg)
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Serbia’s Dusan Domovic Bulut, left, competes for the ball with Belgium’s Rafael Bogaerts, center, and Thibaut Vervoort during a 3-on-3 basketball game on July 28. Serbia won the game for a bronze medal.
![American divers Michael Hixon, left, and Andrew Capobianco compete in the synchronized 3-meter springboard event on July 28. They won silver. China's Wang Zongyuan and Xie Siyi won gold.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210728203159-36-olympics-072821-synchronized-diving-live-video.jpg)
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American divers Michael Hixon, left, and Andrew Capobianco compete in the synchronized 3-meter springboard event on July 28. They won silver. China’s Wang Zongyuan and Xie Siyi won gold.
![From left, Jacquelyn Young, Stefanie Dolson, Kelsey Plum and Allisha Gray celebrate after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210728100138-23-olympics-072821-basketball-live-video.jpg)
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![Swiss cyclist Marlen Reusser competes in the time trial event on July 28.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727235419-09-olympics-072821-cycling-live-video.jpg)
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Swiss cyclist Marlen Reusser competes in the time trial event on July 28.
![Fiji players celebrate after winning gold in rugby sevens on July 28.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210728200403-35-olympics-072821-rugby-live-video.jpg)
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Fiji players celebrate after winning gold in rugby sevens on July 28.
![Kazakhstan's Bekzad Nurdauletov gets hit by Russian boxer Imam Khataev during their light-heavyweight match on July 28. Khataev won 4-1.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210728020614-11-olympics-072821-boxing-nurdauletov-live-video.jpg)
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Kazakhstan’s Bekzad Nurdauletov gets hit by Russian boxer Imam Khataev during their light-heavyweight match on July 28. Khataev won 4-1.
![Chinese weightlifter Shi Zhiyong celebrates July 28 after winning gold in the 73-kilogram weight class. He lifted 166 kilograms in the snatch and 198 kilograms in the clean-and-jerk, setting <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210728102527-28-olympics-072821-weightlifting-shi-restricted-live-video.jpg)
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![Japan's Megumi Murakami competes in a beach volleyball match on July 28.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210728001026-10-olympics-072821-beach-volleyball-live-video.jpg)
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Japan’s Megumi Murakami competes in a beach volleyball match on July 28.
![A crowd watches equestrian action on July 28.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210728073622-14-olympics-072821-equestrian-live-video.jpg)
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A crowd watches equestrian action on July 28.
![Australia's Ariarne Titmus swims her way to gold in the 200-meter freestyle on July 28. She also <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727220637-04-olympics-072821-swimming-titmus-live-video.jpg)
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![Egyptian fencer Ziad Elsissy celebrates a team sabre win on July 28.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727214438-03-olympics-072821-fencing-live-video.jpg)
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Egyptian fencer Ziad Elsissy celebrates a team sabre win on July 28.
![US gymnast Simone Biles wears her warm-up gear after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727075612-32-olympics-072721-gymnastics-biles-live-video.jpg)
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![A tattoo of the Olympic rings is seen on the back of South African swimmer Brad Tandy on July 27. Many of this year's athletes <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727200527-45-olympics-072721-tattoo-live-video.jpg)
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![A man sits among rows of empty seats as he watches table tennis at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on July 27.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727200531-46-olympics-072721-live-video.jpg)
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A man sits among rows of empty seats as he watches table tennis at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on July 27.
![US gymnast Simone Biles performs on the vault during the team all-around event on July 27. She stumbled on the landing and <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210728233400-04-simone-biles-072721-live-video.jpg)
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![An underwater view shows the United States' Delaney Schnell, left, and Jessica Parratto after a dive in the the synchronized 10-meter platform event on July 27.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727062538-22-olympics-072721-diving-live-video.jpg)
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An underwater view shows the United States’ Delaney Schnell, left, and Jessica Parratto after a dive in the the synchronized 10-meter platform event on July 27.
![Turkish archer Yasemin Anagoz competes on July 27.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727092509-41-olympics-072721-archery-live-video.jpg)
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Turkish archer Yasemin Anagoz competes on July 27.
![French slalom canoeist Marie-Zélia Lafont competes in the K-1 semifinal on July 27.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727230355-37-olympics-072721-kayak-live-video.jpg)
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French slalom canoeist Marie-Zélia Lafont competes in the K-1 semifinal on July 27.
![Japan's softball team celebrates with head coach Reika Utsugi after winning the gold-medal game against the United States on July 27. <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727112845-43-olympics-072721-softball-japan-live-video.jpg)
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![Russian gymnast Viktoria Listunova performs on the balance beam during the team all-around competition on July 27. She <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727091509-37-olympics-072721-gymnastics-roc-live-video.jpg)
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![German table-tennis player Timo Boll serves during a match on July 27.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727092115-38-olympics-072721-table-tennis-live-video.jpg)
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German table-tennis player Timo Boll serves during a match on July 27.
![Taiwanese weightlifter Kuo Hsing-chun reacts after winning gold in the 59-kilogram category on July 27.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727092110-39-olympics-072721-weightlifting-live-video.jpg)
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Taiwanese weightlifter Kuo Hsing-chun reacts after winning gold in the 59-kilogram category on July 27.
![A man in Yokohama, Japan, walks past the Olympic rings lit up at dusk on July 27.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727095342-42-olympics-072721-rings-live-video.jpg)
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A man in Yokohama, Japan, walks past the Olympic rings lit up at dusk on July 27.
![The United States' Carissa Moore celebrates after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727071057-27-oolympics-072721-surfing-moore-live-video.jpg)
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![American Regan Smith swims the final of the women's 100-meter backstroke on July 27. She won the bronze.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727062551-26-olympics-072721-backstroke-live-video.jpg)
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American Regan Smith swims the final of the women’s 100-meter backstroke on July 27. She won the bronze.
![American Haleigh Washington, left, spikes the ball during a volleyball match against China on July 27. The United States won in straight sets, 29-27, 25-22, 25-21.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727062548-25-olympics-072721-volleyball-live-video.jpg)
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American Haleigh Washington, left, spikes the ball during a volleyball match against China on July 27. The United States won in straight sets, 29-27, 25-22, 25-21.
![Norway's Helene Naess and Marie Ronningen compete in the 49erFX sailing competition on July 27.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727092117-40-olympics-072721-sailing-live-video.jpg)
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Norway’s Helene Naess and Marie Ronningen compete in the 49erFX sailing competition on July 27.
![US diver Jessica Parratto cries after she and teammate Delaney Schnell won a silver medal in <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727062545-24-olympics-072721-synchronized-diving-live-video.jpg)
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![Estonian fencer Katrina Lehis, left, squares off against Italy's Mara Navarria in the team epée semifinals on July 27.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727122119-20-olympics-072721-epee-live-video.jpg)
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Estonian fencer Katrina Lehis, left, squares off against Italy’s Mara Navarria in the team epée semifinals on July 27.
![Russian swimmer Evgeny Rylov wears a cat-themed mask as he waits to receive his gold medal on July 27. <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727062541-23-olympics-072721-backstroke-live-video.jpg)
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![Brazilian surfer Italo Ferreira competes in the gold-medal final on July 27. <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727062535-21-olympics-072721-surfing-ferreira-live-video.jpg)
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![Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka reacts during <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727062524-18-olympics-072721-osaka-live-video.jpg)
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![Lydia Jacoby, left, is congratulated by fellow American swimmer Lilly King after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726225225-04-olympics-072721-jacoby-breaststroke-live-video.jpg)
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![Brazil's Ana Paula Rodrigues Belo attempts to shoot during a handball match against Hungary on July 27.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210727020420-14-olympics-072721-womens-handball-live-video.jpg)
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Brazil’s Ana Paula Rodrigues Belo attempts to shoot during a handball match against Hungary on July 27.
![Bermuda's Flora Duffy celebrates after she won <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726211326-01-olympics-072721-triathlon-flora-duffy-live-video.jpg)
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![From left, Hungary's Katinka Hosszú, the United States' Alex Walsh and China's Yu Yiting take part in a semifinal race for the 200-meter individual medley on July 27. Walsh won the race.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726231832-05-olympics-072721-swimming-womens-medley-live-video.jpg)
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From left, Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú, the United States’ Alex Walsh and China’s Yu Yiting take part in a semifinal race for the 200-meter individual medley on July 27. Walsh won the race.
![France's Endy Miyem is defended by Japan's Himawari Akaho during a basketball game on July 27. Japan defeated France 74-70.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726215316-02-olympics-072721-womens-basketball-live-video.jpg)
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France’s Endy Miyem is defended by Japan’s Himawari Akaho during a basketball game on July 27. Japan defeated France 74-70.
![Russian swimmer Evgeny Rylov celebrates after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726233132-06-olympics-072721-swimming-mens-backstroke-live-video.jpg)
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![Members of the media are pictured in the foreground as Indonesia's Marcus Fernaldi Gideon, bottom left, and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo play a badminton match against Taiwan's Lee Yang, top left, and Wang Chi-lin on July 27.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726235428-10-olympics-072721-badminton-live-video.jpg)
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Members of the media are pictured in the foreground as Indonesia’s Marcus Fernaldi Gideon, bottom left, and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo play a badminton match against Taiwan’s Lee Yang, top left, and Wang Chi-lin on July 27.
![South Korean fencer Kang Young-mi, right, is congratulated by her teammates after they defeated the United States in the epée quarterfinals on July 27.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726233955-0708-olympics-072721-epee-live-video.jpg)
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South Korean fencer Kang Young-mi, right, is congratulated by her teammates after they defeated the United States in the epée quarterfinals on July 27.
![US water polo player Johnny Hooper takes a shot during the team's 20-3 win over South Africa on July 27.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726234521-09-olympics-072721-water-polo-live-video.jpg)
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US water polo player Johnny Hooper takes a shot during the team’s 20-3 win over South Africa on July 27.
![From left, Russian gymnasts David Belyavskiy, Artur Dalaloyan, Nikita Nagornyy and Denis Ablyazin react after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726100522-17-olympics-072621-gymnastics-live-video.jpg)
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![Japanese table-tennis players Jun Mizutani, left, and Mima Ito celebrate <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726202444-30-olympics-072621-table-tennis-live-video.jpg)
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![The Philippines' Hidilyn Diaz reacts after winning the 55-kilogram weightlifting competition on July 26. It's her country's <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726100951-20-olympics-072621-weightlifting-live-video.jpg)
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![The sun sets in Tokyo on July 26 as Belgium plays the Netherlands in a men's 3-on-3 basketball game. The event is making its Olympic debut this year.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726122112-27-olympics-072621-basketball-live-video.jpg)
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The sun sets in Tokyo on July 26 as Belgium plays the Netherlands in a men’s 3-on-3 basketball game. The event is making its Olympic debut this year.
![Volunteers sit in mostly empty stands during archery competition on July 26.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726003057-05-olympics-072621-empty-seats-live-video.jpg)
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Volunteers sit in mostly empty stands during archery competition on July 26.
![The Czech Republic's Lukas Rohan competes in a canoeing semifinal on July 26.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726104802-21-olympics-072621-canoe-slalom-live-video.jpg)
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The Czech Republic’s Lukas Rohan competes in a canoeing semifinal on July 26.
![Fencers Sofia Pozdniakova and Sofya Velikaya, both representing the Russian Olympic Committee, compete against each other in the individual sabre final on July 26. Pozdniakova, a two-time world champion and daughter of Russian Olympic Committee President Stanislav Pozdniakov, defeated Velikaya 15-11.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726100900-19-olympics-072621-fencing-live-video.jpg)
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Fencers Sofia Pozdniakova and Sofya Velikaya, both representing the Russian Olympic Committee, compete against each other in the individual sabre final on July 26. Pozdniakova, a two-time world champion and daughter of Russian Olympic Committee President Stanislav Pozdniakov, defeated Velikaya 15-11.
![Spain's Adrian Gavira Collado waits for a serve during a beach volleyball match on July 26.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726110119-23-olympics-072621-beach-volleyball-live-video.jpg)
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Spain’s Adrian Gavira Collado waits for a serve during a beach volleyball match on July 26.
![Hong Kong fencer Edgar Cheung looks at his gold medal after beating Italy's Daniele Garozzo in the men's foil final on July 26. It was <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726142555-28-olympics-072621-fencing-gold-medal-live-video.jpg)
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![Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus edges the United States' Katie Ledecky <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210725223729-03-olympics-072621-titmus-ledecky-live-video.jpg)
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![Three US swimmers — from right, Caeleb Dressel, Blake Pieroni and Bowen Becker — celebrate after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726002314-04-olympics-072621-swimming-live-video.jpg)
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![Japanese skateboarder Momiji Nishiya grinds a rail during the women's street competition on July 26. The 13-year-old <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726012101-07-olympics-072621-skateboarding-nishiya-live-video.jpg)
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![Iran's Meisam Salehi spikes the ball during a volleyball match against Venezuela on July 26.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210725205309-02-olympics-072621-live-video.jpg)
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Iran’s Meisam Salehi spikes the ball during a volleyball match against Venezuela on July 26.
![British divers Tom Daley, left, and Matty Lee compete in the synchronized 10-meter platform event on July 26. They won the gold.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726030842-12-olympics-072621-diving-live-video.jpg)
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British divers Tom Daley, left, and Matty Lee compete in the synchronized 10-meter platform event on July 26. They won the gold.
![Norway's Kristian Blummenfelt lies on the ground wrapped in finish-line tape after he won the triathlon on July 26. On the right, silver medalist Alex Yee of Great Britain hugs bronze medalist Hayden Wilde of New Zealand.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210725204010-01-olympics-072621-live-video.jpg)
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Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt lies on the ground wrapped in finish-line tape after he won the triathlon on July 26. On the right, silver medalist Alex Yee of Great Britain hugs bronze medalist Hayden Wilde of New Zealand.
![Norway's Richard Andre Ordemann is kicked in the face by Jordan's Saleh Elsharabaty during a taekwondo bout on July 26. Elsharabaty won 5-4.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726013332-08-olympics-072621-taekwondo-live-video.jpg)
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Norway’s Richard Andre Ordemann is kicked in the face by Jordan’s Saleh Elsharabaty during a taekwondo bout on July 26. Elsharabaty won 5-4.
![The US softball team celebrates its 2-1 win over Japan on July 26. The two teams will meet again in the gold-medal game July 27.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726021732-10-olympics-072621-softball-live-video.jpg)
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The US softball team celebrates its 2-1 win over Japan on July 26. The two teams will meet again in the gold-medal game July 27.
![Athletes dive into the water at the start of the men's triathlon on July 26. A broadcast boat prevented all swimmers from starting, <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726025209-12-olympics-072621-triathlon-live-video.jpg)
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![Japan's Hifumi Abe celebrates after winning gold in judo on Sunday, July 25.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726014012-69-olympics-072521-judo-live-video.jpg)
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Japan’s Hifumi Abe celebrates after winning gold in judo on Sunday, July 25.
![The Tokyo 2020 logo is reflected in the backboard as France's Evan Fournier rises for a shot on July 25. <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210725094604-52-olympics-072521-mens-basketball-live-video.jpg)
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![Chinese weightlifter Chen Lijun celebrates on July 25. He won gold in his 67-kilogram weight class after lifting 187 kilograms — an Olympic record — in the clean-and-jerk. His total lift of 332 kilograms edged Colombia's Luis Javier Mosquera Lozano by one kilogram.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210725212911-59-olympics-072521-weightlifting-live-video.jpg)
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Chinese weightlifter Chen Lijun celebrates on July 25. He won gold in his 67-kilogram weight class after lifting 187 kilograms — an Olympic record — in the clean-and-jerk. His total lift of 332 kilograms edged Colombia’s Luis Javier Mosquera Lozano by one kilogram.
![Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten celebrates after completing the road race on July 25. She <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210725200156-58-olympics-072521-annemiek-van-vleuten-live-video.jpg)
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![US equestrian Adrienne Lyle rides Salvino in the dressage competition on July 25.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726000121-65-olympics-072521-dressage-live-video.jpg)
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US equestrian Adrienne Lyle rides Salvino in the dressage competition on July 25.
![Great Britain's Adam Peaty competes in a semifinal of the 100-meter breaststroke on July 25. Peaty, the world-record holder in the event, <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726000123-66-olympics-072521-swimming-peaty-live-video.jpg)
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![US gymnast Simone Biles stumbles on a balance beam dismount during the qualification event on July 25. She still qualified for the event finals, and the United States <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726000117-62-olympics-072521-gymnastics-biles-live-video.jpg)
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![American Anastasija Zolotic celebrates after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726000120-64-olympics-072521-taekwondo-zolotic-live-video.jpg)
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![Staff members prepare for judo competition at the Budokan arena in Tokyo.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726000125-67-olympics-072521-judo-live-video.jpg)
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Staff members prepare for judo competition at the Budokan arena in Tokyo.
![Spanish judoka Alberto Gaitero Martin is bandaged during his bout against Ukraine's Georgii Zantaraia on July 25.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726000113-61-olympics-072521-judo-martin-live-video.jpg)
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Spanish judoka Alberto Gaitero Martin is bandaged during his bout against Ukraine’s Georgii Zantaraia on July 25.
![China's Zhang Changning spikes the ball in a preliminary-round volleyball match against Turkey on July 25.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726000118-63-olympics-072521-volleyball-live-video.jpg)
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China’s Zhang Changning spikes the ball in a preliminary-round volleyball match against Turkey on July 25.
![Mexico's Dallas Escobedo warms up before a softball game against Italy on July 25. Softball is back at the Olympics for the first time since 2008.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210725094657-53-olympics-072521-softball-live-video.jpg)
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Mexico’s Dallas Escobedo warms up before a softball game against Italy on July 25. Softball is back at the Olympics for the first time since 2008.
![American gymnast Simone Biles performs on the vault during the qualification round on July 25. The team all-around final is Tuesday, and the Americans will look to defend the gold they won at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210725031049-45-olympics-072521-gymnastics-biles-live-video.jpg)
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American gymnast Simone Biles performs on the vault during the qualification round on July 25. The team all-around final is Tuesday, and the Americans will look to defend the gold they won at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
![American swimmer Chase Kalisz celebrates after <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210725003040-35a-olympics-072521-swimming-kalisz-live-video.jpg)
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![Brazilian surfer Italo Ferreira rides a wave during an early heat on July 25. This is the first year that surfing is in the Olympics.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210725004954-41-olympics-072521-surfing-live-video.jpg)
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Brazilian surfer Italo Ferreira rides a wave during an early heat on July 25. This is the first year that surfing is in the Olympics.
![Japan's Naomi Osaka hits a forehand during her first-round match against China's Zheng Saisai on July 25. Osaka won 6-1, 6-4.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210725005810-42-olympics-072521-tennis-osaka-live-video.jpg)
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Japan’s Naomi Osaka hits a forehand during her first-round match against China’s Zheng Saisai on July 25. Osaka won 6-1, 6-4.
![Kimia Alizadeh, a taekwondo athlete representing the Olympic Refugee Team, kicks Iran's Nahid Kiyani Chandeh during her first match on July 25. Alizadeh was born in Iran and became the country's first female athlete to win an Olympic medal when she won bronze at the 2016 Games. But <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210724234422-38-olympics-072521-taekwondo-live-video.jpg)
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![Marina Nekrasova, a gymnast from Azerbaijan, competes on the uneven bars during the qualification round on July 25.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210724213744-34-olympics-072421-gymnastics-live-video.jpg)
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Marina Nekrasova, a gymnast from Azerbaijan, competes on the uneven bars during the qualification round on July 25.
![Italy's Alessandro Velotto moves the ball during a water polo match against South Africa on July 25.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210724221718-36-olympics-072521-water-polo-live-video.jpg)
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Italy’s Alessandro Velotto moves the ball during a water polo match against South Africa on July 25.
![Japan's Yuto Horigome competes in street skateboarding on July 25. Horigome went on to win <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210726003619-68-olympics-072521-live-video.jpg)
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![Hungarian fencer Flora Pasztor, left, competes against Algeria's Meriem Mebarki on July 25.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210724205934-30-olympics-072421-fencing-live-video.jpg)
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Hungarian fencer Flora Pasztor, left, competes against Algeria’s Meriem Mebarki on July 25.
![Australian tennis star Ashleigh Barty, the world's top-ranked player who won Wimbledon earlier this month, reacts during her <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210725012510-43-olympics-072521-tennis-barty-live-video.jpg)
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![Australian swimmers celebrate together after they won gold in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay on July 25. <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210724234557-39-olympics-072521-swimming-relay-live-video.jpg)
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![German beach-volleyball players Julia Sude and Karla Borger play Switzerland's Anouk Vergé-Dépré and Joana Heidrich in an empty Shiokaze Park on Saturday, July 24.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210724120310-28-olympics-072421-beach-volleyball-live-video.jpg)
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German beach-volleyball players Julia Sude and Karla Borger play Switzerland’s Anouk Vergé-Dépré and Joana Heidrich in an empty Shiokaze Park on Saturday, July 24.
![Hend Zaza, the youngest Olympian this summer, competes in table tennis on July 24. The 12-year-old Syrian was knocked out in the preliminary round, losing 4-0 to Austrian Jia Liu.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210724210108-32-olympics-072421-table-tennis-live-video.jpg)
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Hend Zaza, the youngest Olympian this summer, competes in table tennis on July 24. The 12-year-old Syrian was knocked out in the preliminary round, losing 4-0 to Austrian Jia Liu.
![Fans wait at the finish of the men's cycling road race on July 24. The Fuji International Speedway, in Oyama, Japan, is one of the five Olympic venues open to fans this year.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210724210037-31-olympics-072421-spectators-live-video.jpg)
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Fans wait at the finish of the men’s cycling road race on July 24. The Fuji International Speedway, in Oyama, Japan, is one of the five Olympic venues open to fans this year.
![Nigerian gymnast Uche Eke competes on the horizontal bar on July 24.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210724104857-26-olympics-072421-gymnastics-live-video.jpg)
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Nigerian gymnast Uche Eke competes on the horizontal bar on July 24.
![Chinese fencer Sun Yiwen celebrates with her coach Hugues Obry after winning gold in the épée on July 24.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210724104313-25-olympics-072421-fencing-live-video.jpg)
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Chinese fencer Sun Yiwen celebrates with her coach Hugues Obry after winning gold in the épée on July 24.
![Chinese weightlifter Hou Zhihui competes on July 24. She <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210724081833-09-olympics-072421-hou-zhihui-weightlifting-live-video.jpg)
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![China's Yang Qian, the first gold-medal winner of these Olympics, celebrates on July 24. She finished first in the 10-meter air rifle.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210724222312-37-olympics-072421-first-gold-live-video.jpg)
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China’s Yang Qian, the first gold-medal winner of these Olympics, celebrates on July 24. She finished first in the 10-meter air rifle.
![Badminton players compete amid rows of empty seats on July 24.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210724015041-03-olympics-07242021-badminton-live-video.jpg)
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Badminton players compete amid rows of empty seats on July 24.
![A staff member picks up the mouthguard of Great Britain's Peter McGrail during a boxing match on July 24.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210724090432-23-olympics-072421-boxing-mouthguard-live-video.jpg)
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A staff member picks up the mouthguard of Great Britain’s Peter McGrail during a boxing match on July 24.
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![Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka lights the Olympic cauldron at the end of the opening ceremony on Friday, July 23.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723110619-93-olympics-072321-opening-ceremony-naomi-osaka-live-video.jpg)
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Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka lights the Olympic cauldron at the end of the opening ceremony on Friday, July 23.
![Fireworks go off after Osaka lit the Olympic cauldron.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723112530-94-olympics-072321-opening-ceremony-live-video.jpg)
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Fireworks go off after Osaka lit the Olympic cauldron.
![An overhead view of Osaka lighting the cauldron. The cauldron was designed in the shape of a cherry blossom.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723113423-99-olympics-072321-opening-ceremony-naomi-osaka-live-video.jpg)
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An overhead view of Osaka lighting the cauldron. The cauldron was designed in the shape of a cherry blossom.
![The Olympic flag is raised near the end of the opening ceremony.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723130459-100-olympics-07232021-opening-ceremony-live-video.jpg)
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The Olympic flag is raised near the end of the opening ceremony.
![Live performers pose as the triathlon pictogram during the opening ceremony. There were 50 sports taking place this year in the Tokyo Olympics, and all of their <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723110416-92-olympics-072321-opening-ceremony-restricted-live-video.jpg)
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![Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, makes a speech during the opening ceremony. At left is Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723102024-70-olympics-072321-opening-ceremony-live-video.jpg)
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Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, makes a speech during the opening ceremony. At left is Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee.
![Japanese jazz composer Hiromi Uehara plays the piano during the opening ceremony.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723104552-85-olympics-072321-opening-ceremony-hiromi-uehara-live-video.jpg)
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Japanese jazz composer Hiromi Uehara plays the piano during the opening ceremony.
![The Olympic flag is carried toward the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723102923-79-olympics-072321-opening-cremony-live-video.jpg)
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The Olympic flag is carried toward the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony.
![Japan's Emperor Naruhito delivers a speech and formally opens the Olympic Games.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723113249-98-olympics-072321-opening-ceremony-emperor-naruhito-live-video.jpg)
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Japan’s Emperor Naruhito delivers a speech and formally opens the Olympic Games.
![Members of the Refugee Olympic Team march during the parade of nations.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723104710-86-olympics-072321-opening-cremony-live-video.jpg)
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Members of the Refugee Olympic Team march during the parade of nations.
![Tongan flag-bearer Pita Taufatofua made headlines for going shirtless at the 2016 and 2018 opening ceremonies, and he was at it again in Tokyo. He would be competing in taekwondo.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723112705-95-olympics-072321-opening-ceremony-live-video.jpg)
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Tongan flag-bearer Pita Taufatofua made headlines for going shirtless at the 2016 and 2018 opening ceremonies, and he was at it again in Tokyo. He would be competing in taekwondo.
![Athletes from the United States march during the customary parade of nations.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723102832-77-olympics-072321-opening-cremony-live-video.jpg)
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Athletes from the United States march during the customary parade of nations.
![During one portion of the opening ceremony, there were 1,800 drones flying over the stadium to form a globe in the night sky. As the glowing drones soared over the stadium, performers sang](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723101423-63-olympics-072321-opening-ceremony-drone-live-video.jpg)
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During one portion of the opening ceremony, there were 1,800 drones flying over the stadium to form a globe in the night sky. As the glowing drones soared over the stadium, performers sang “Imagine” by John Lennon.
![Athletes from various nations sit during the opening ceremony.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723102620-81-olympics-072321-opening-ceremony-live-video.jpg)
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Athletes from various nations sit during the opening ceremony.
![Athletes from Team Norway take part in the parade of nations.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723102623-75-olympics-072321-opening-cremony-live-video.jpg)
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Athletes from Team Norway take part in the parade of nations.
![The Olympic teams from every country watch performers on stage.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723101710-68-olympics-072321-opening-ceremony-united-states-live-video.jpg)
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The Olympic teams from every country watch performers on stage.
![US athletes hold an American flag during the parade of nations.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723101449-65-olympics-072321-opening-ceremony-united-states-live-video.jpg)
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US athletes hold an American flag during the parade of nations.
![Russian athletes pose for a photo during the opening ceremony.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723102718-76-olympics-072321-opening-cremony-live-video.jpg)
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Russian athletes pose for a photo during the opening ceremony.
![A police officer is seen in the mostly empty stadium on July 23. Organizers said that for the opening ceremony, only 950 VIPs would be present in a stadium that can seat nearly 70,000 people.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210724230211-olympics-opening-empty-seats-live-video.jpg)
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A police officer is seen in the mostly empty stadium on July 23. Organizers said that for the opening ceremony, only 950 VIPs would be present in a stadium that can seat nearly 70,000 people.
![French athletes march during the opening ceremony.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723113123-97-olympics-072321-opening-ceremony-france-live-video.jpg)
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French athletes march during the opening ceremony.
![A member of Egypt's delegation enters the stadium during the parade of nations.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723084501-46-olympics-072321-opening-ceremony-egypt-live-video.jpg)
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A member of Egypt’s delegation enters the stadium during the parade of nations.
![British flag-bearers Hannah Mills and Mohamed Sbihi lead out the team during the opening ceremony's parade of nations. Sbihi, a rower, made history as Great Britain's first Muslim flag-bearer.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723084726-50-olympics-072321-opening-ceremony-great-britain-live-video.jpg)
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British flag-bearers Hannah Mills and Mohamed Sbihi lead out the team during the opening ceremony’s parade of nations. Sbihi, a rower, made history as Great Britain’s first Muslim flag-bearer.
![Greece's athletes march into the stadium to kick off the parade of nations.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723074429-34-olympics-072321-opening-ceremony-greece-live-video.jpg)
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Greece’s athletes march into the stadium to kick off the parade of nations.
![Dancers take part in the start of the opening ceremony.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723071854-14-olympics-072321-opening-ceremony-live-video.jpg)
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Dancers take part in the start of the opening ceremony.
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People perform during the opening ceremony.
![The Japanese flag is carried during the opening ceremony. After the Japanese National Anthem was sung, a moment of silence was called to remember the global victims of the Covid-19 pandemic.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723072108-18-olympics-072321-opening-ceremony-live-video.jpg)
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The Japanese flag is carried during the opening ceremony. After the Japanese National Anthem was sung, a moment of silence was called to remember the global victims of the Covid-19 pandemic.
![A performer acts during the opening ceremony.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723072829-24-olympics-072321-opening-ceremony-live-video.jpg)
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A performer acts during the opening ceremony.
![The start of the ceremony reflected the isolated training that many athletes had to do during the pandemic.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723071744-12-olympics-072321-opening-ceremony-live-video.jpg)
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The start of the ceremony reflected the isolated training that many athletes had to do during the pandemic.
![Jill Biden, the first lady of the United States, takes part in a moment of silence during the opening ceremony.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723104926-87-olympics-072321-opening-cremony-live-video.jpg)
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Jill Biden, the first lady of the United States, takes part in a moment of silence during the opening ceremony.
![A lone performer is seen during the start of the opening ceremony.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723121150-09-olympics-072321-opening-ceremony-live-video.jpg)
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A lone performer is seen during the start of the opening ceremony.
![A police officer gestures toward a small group of people who were protesting the Olympics outside the stadium on July 23. A significant portion of the Japanese public <a href=](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723102329-74-olympics-072321-opening-cremony-live-video.jpg)
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![Fireworks explode over the stadium as the opening ceremony got underway.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210723121037-07-olympics-072321-opening-ceremony-live-video.jpg)
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Fireworks explode over the stadium as the opening ceremony got underway.