Rio 2016: Photos From Days 4 through 6

Alan Taylor
August 11, 2016
40 Photos
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Hundreds of photographers have gathered in Rio to follow the action in the Olympic arenas, swimming pools, racetracks, and more. Over the next two weeks I’ll be featuring some amazing images from recent Olympic events. Today’s entry encompasses cycling, archery, volleyball, weightlifting, diving, sailing, judo, a passing capybara, and much more.

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Mathlynn Sasser of the Marshall Islands celebrates after a successful lift in the Women's 58kg Weightlifting event at Riocentro Pavilion 2 in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016. #

Yves Herman / Reuters

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Andrey Zeits, of Kazakhstan, competes in the men's road cycling individual time trial at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio on August 10, 2016. #

Robert F. Bukaty / AP

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A capybara crosses a fairway during a practice round during Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Golf Course on August 8, 2016. #

Scott Halleran / Getty

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Germanys Lisa Unruh shoots an arrow during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games women's competition at the Sambodromo archery venue on August 10, 2016. #

Jewel Samad / AFP / Getty

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Christopher Reid of South Africa competes in the Men's Preliminary 100m Backstroke in the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. #

Dominic Ebenbichler / Reuters

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In a photo taken using multiple exposure, Iran's Mojtaba Abedini, left, and United State's Daryl Homer compete in a men's individual sabre semifinal on August 10, 2016. #

Charlie Riedel / AP

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A volunteer stands next to a green-colored Olympic diving pool in the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center on August 10, 2016. The diving pool was one of two pools to have mysteriously changed colors over the course of the games. #

Antonio Bronic / Reuters

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Members of team Russia attempt a block during a women's preliminary volleyball match against Cameroon on August 10, 2016. #

Jeff Roberson / AP

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Kohei Uchimura of Japan poses with his gold medal after winning the Men's Individual All-Around Gymnastics Final. #

Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters

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Jahir Ocampo and Rommel Pacheco of Mexico compete in the Men's Diving Synchronized 3m Springboard Final on Day 5 of Rio 2016. #

Al Bello / Getty

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Giles Scott of Great Britain competes in the Men's Finn class on Day 5 of Rio 2016 at the Marina da Gloria on August 10, 2016. #

Clive Mason / Getty

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The French, German and Australian teams stand on the medal podium at the equestrian team eventing competition in Rio de Janeiro on August 9, 2016. #

John Locher / AP

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Andranik Karapetyan of Armenia, after injuring his arm while lifting in the Men's Final 77kg Weightlifting event. on August 10, 2016. While lifting a barbell above his head, his left elbow gave out, appearing to have dislocated badly. Karapetyan was taken to a local hospital and withdrew from the games. #

Yves Herman / Reuters

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Russia's Nikolay Kovalev looks through his fencing mask as he competes against South Korea's Kim Junghwan in the men's individual sabre event event on August 10, 2016. #

Charlie Riedel / AP

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Maria Bernabeu of Spain and Laura Vargas Koch of Germany compete in the Women's 70 kg Judo Bronze Medal Contest in Carioca Arena 2. #

Toru Hanai / Reuters

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Italian players stand as Italy's national anthem plays before a Men's Water Polo Preliminary match between Italy and Montenegro on August 10, 2016. #

Laszlo Balogh / Reuters

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Daryl Homer of the United States celebrates victory over Mojtaba Abedini of the Islamic Republic of Iran during the men's individual sabre semifinal on Day 5 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. #

Dean Mouhtaropoulos / Getty

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USA's Michael Phelps competes in the Men's 200m Individual Medley Semifinal on August 10, 2016. #

Gabriel Bouys / AFP / Getty

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Michael Phelps' son Boomer wears ear protection during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, on August 8, 2016. #

Michael Sohn / AP

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Italy's Laura Giombini and Marta Menegatti (near side) face off against Egypt's Doaa Elghobashy and Nada Meawad of Egypt in a Women's Beach Volleyball Preliminary match on August 9, 2016. #

Ricardo Moraes / Reuters

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Xiang Yanmei of China competes in the Women's 69kg Weightlifting event. #

Stoyan Nenov / Reuters

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Italy's Clemente Russo reacts to Russia's Evgeny Tishchenko during the Men's Heavy (91kg) Quarterfinal 1 match at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 10, 2016. #

Yuri Cortez / AFP / Getty

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Spain's Mireia Belmonte Garcia, with her gold medal on the podium after she won the Women's 200m Butterfly Final at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 10, 2016. #

Odd Andersen / AFP / Getty

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Nile Wilson of the United Kingdom competes on the pommel horse during the Men's Individual All-Around Gymnastic event. #

Damir Sagolj / Reuters

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Rafaela Silva of Brazil celebrates after winning Brazil's first gold medal of these games in judo. #

Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters

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Players of Argentina look dejected as Great Britain celebrate after the the Men's Quarter-final 3, Match 23 between Great Britain and Argentina on Day 5 of Rio 2016 at Deodoro Stadium on August 10, 2016. #

David Rogers / Getty

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Japan's Takuya Haneda cries after competing in the Men's C1 final canoe slalom race at the Whitewater stadium during Rio 2016 on August 9, 2016. Haneda won the bronze medal, the first medal ever won by Japan in the event. #

Olivier Morin / AFP / Getty

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Netherland's players celebrate a goal during the women's field hockey China vs Netherlands match in the Rio 2016 Olympics Games. #

Carl De Souza / AFP / Getty

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Carlos Andres Mina of Ecuador (Red) and Joseph Ward of Ireland compete in the Men's Light Heavy preliminary round fight on Day 5 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. #

David Ramos / Getty

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Son Heungmin of South Korea celebrate the victory during the Group C match between Mexico and South Korea at Mane Garrincha Stadium on August 10, 2016, in Brasilia, Brazil. #

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Sailors compete in the Men's Two Person Dinghy Sailing Preliminary. #

Brian Snyder / Reuters

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South Africa's Chad Le Clos, top, looks toward United States' gold medal winner Michael Phelps in the men's 200-meter butterfly final on August 9, 2016. #

Martin Meissner / AP

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Romania's goalkeeper Paula Ungureanu reacts after making a save during the women's preliminary handball match between Romania and Montengero on August 10, 2016. #

Ben Curtis / AP

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Kohei Uchimura of Japan tapes his hands during the men's individual all-around final. #

Damir Sagolj / Reuters

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Italy's Giovanni Tocci and Andrea Chiarabini compete during the men's synchronized 3-meter springboard diving final in the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center on August 10, 2016. #

Wong Maye-E / AP

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Chinese hockey players wear protective face masks as they wait for a corner shot from the Netherlands during a women's field hockey match in Rio de Janeiro on August 10, 2016. #

Hussein Malla / AP

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Water drops fall from China's Zhao Minggang's face as he is attended to ahead of fighting Azerbaijan's Kamran Shakhsuvarly during the Men's Middle (75kg) match at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. #

Yuri Cortez / AFP / Getty

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Cheong Jun Hoong and Pandelela Rinong of Malaysia compete in the Women's Synchronised 10m Platform Diving event. #

Michael Dalder / Reuters

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Ning Ding of China competes against Ying Han of Germany during the Women's Singles Quarterfinal 1 Table Tennis on Day 4 of Rio 2016. #

Quinn Rooney / Getty

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Gold medalist Majlinda Kelmendi shows her emotions during the medal ceremony for the Women's 52kg Judo on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Kelmendi's win was Kosovo's first-ever gold medal in any Olympics. #

Pascal Le Segretain / Getty

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