#Womens Freestyle BMX

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Plushie-roo!

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That was so awesome

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LATIN AMERICA'S GOLD MEDALS

Adriana Ruano - women's trap (Guatemala) Beatriz Souza - women's judo (Brazil) Daniel Pintado - men's 30km (Ecuador) Erislandy Álvarez - men's lightweight boxing (Cuba) Francisca Crovetto - women's skeet (Chile) José Torres - men's BMX freestyle (Argentina) Julien Alfred - women's 100m (Saint Lucia) Mairleidy Paulino - women's 400m (Dominican Republic) Mijaín López - men's greco-roman 130kg (Cuba) Ramos & Lisboa - women's beach volleyball (Brazil) Rebeca Andrade - women's floor (Brazil) Roje Stona - men's discus throw (Jamaica) Thea LaFond - women's triple jump (Dominica)

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BMX gold medalist Xiao Zhan fan

This is a cute story trending on Weibo right now. This morning was the Olympic BMX freestyle event. It was a pretty exciting event with some amazing performances.

The men's gold medal winner was José Torres Gil of Argentina. For the women the gold went to Deng Yawen of China. Here's her winning performance:

Anyway, apparently she's a huge Xiao Zhan fan. She has a picture of his red sea as her Douyin background. When she won her medal she was pointing to the red bracelet that her coach gave her (which is like the one GG wears for luck, and which a lot of his fans wear).

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Well, it's the Olympics in the age of trans panic and I'm sure you can guess what that means. With that in mind, a few thoughts about gender and sport.

Okay, let's talk about the specific event that touched this off, Italy's Angela Carini abandoned a boxing match with Algeria's Imane Khelif after only 46 seconds, citing Khelif's strength and power. Some of the less reputable people in politics and media then began to speculate that she had some gender advantage despite having passed a gender and drug test which would have discovered something.

Look, let's get this out of the way at the start, Imane Khelif is a woman. She was born a girl and matured into a woman. She lives in and competes for a country where gender transition is illegal and there's no indication to any reasonable person that she's anything other than a woman who is very good at boxing. Perhaps she has some genetics that help her but, let's face it, every single athlete capable of competing at the Olympic level does; no one complained that Michael Phelp's low production of lactic acid was an unfair advantage! The only reason that there's any "controversy" at all is that people have this ingrained idea that women should NOT be too good at boxing.

And, ultimately, that's the biggest problem with this whole gender panic. There are three (count 'em, three) transgender athletes in the Olympics this year, Canada's Quinn (soccer), New Zealand's Laurel Hubbard (weightlifting), and the US's Chelsea Wolfe (BMX Freestyle - Reserve). Every other athlete in the Olympics was born in their assigned gender and has been tested as such in order to compete.

So why are people panicking about trans athletes? Simple, because their ideas about gender do not match the reality. Not every woman is physically smaller and weaker than every man, not every man has a hulking physique, and there is no clear dividing line between the testosterone levels of women and men. There's also racism at work, African and Middle Eastern women tend to have facial features associated with masculinity in the west while Asian men tend to have facial features associated with femininity in the west making it easy for white audiences without exposure to minorities to assume the worst.

Ultimately, though, the problem is this idea of a sharp gender binary as if men and women were two clearly different species with no overlap between them. Let's say this as clearly as possible: there is no way to define "woman" in a way that excludes all trans women and includes all cisgender women. There is simply too much overlap between men and women; biologically speaking, mammals in general have very small gender differences compared to other groups of species such as insects or certain groups of fish (look up the differences between male and female spiders or anglerfish sometime, THAT'S a gender binary).

What that means is that, no matter how you try to define "woman" or "man", you will always end up with a category that includes some people who every reasonable person would consider to be the opposite.

So here's the question I think we all need to answer before we go any further: what is the purpose of separating sports by gender? Is it so that inferior female athletes can get medals that would be denied to them by superior male athletes? Is it to reinforce our cultural gender norms? Is it another way to divide the competition for fairness like weight classes in boxing?

I suspect that different people have different answers to that question and, until we settle on a universal answer, athletes (who, by the way, are pretty much all outside of the averages for their age and gender by definition) are going to continue to be caught in the crossfire of one of the worst arguments to dominate our society.

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Kids were sick last week, so of course now they feel back in shape, I get whatever nasty bug they had…

me: we should watch the Olympics…

kids: no we want to watch YouTube or smth

me: no way, this is the life, you turn on the TV looking for something fun but there would be only Olympics on and that means watching sports you didn’t know existed, getting al fired up about favourites and underdogs giving their all, coaches crying for gold medals slipped through fingers by mere seconds or less than half a foot or 10 centimeter boat length difference. You watch whatever is on, you see people compete on the highest level for days on end or just the 5 minutes of their race. You learn words like clean waves, sets and to take the wave deep for more jury points. You watch in agony the absolute destruction of long distance rowing, running or cycling. You watch sailers fly across the water and learn rules you will forget the next day. You have never known your country had such good handballplayers or BMX talent, you get proficient at reading the equestrian jury (but it’s hard to agree with their marks) you bite nails at the jumping and you scream at the freestyle bmx flips (you forbid your kids from ever trying that in the local skatepark)

and just like that, you cry along with your country women about having the lead for the whole of the race apart from the .0034 second before the finish and you smile through the tears to see winners and almost winners hug and you’ve never seen such beautiful people (in and out) tense and focused before and elated or devastated after. It’s all there. the guts, the glory…

best thing, you crawl back to bed and come back to your kids not watching some show but discussing backflips and different types of row boats…

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The Physics of Breakdancing, the New Olympic SportBreakdancing will be on the world stage at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, and this physicist is excited to break down the science behind it.By Amy Pope & The Conversation USThe Netherlands' Li will compete in the Men's Breaking B Boys Final in the Olympic Qualification Series for Breaking, BMX Freestyle, Skateboarding and Sport Climbing ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Shanghai on 19 May 2024. Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty ImagesThe following essay is conversationAn online publication covering the latest research.Two athletes face off in an intense dance battle: As a DJ spins tunes, the athletes begin twisting, twirling and defying gravity, gazing at each other with reverence and taking turns performing moves.Athletes communicate through movement, speaking through dance that celebrates both athleticism and creativity. While the athletes probably don't consciously think about the physics behind their movements, these complex and mesmerizing dances demonstrate a variety of scientific principles.Supporting science journalismIf you enjoyed this article, please support our award-winning journalism. Subscribe. By purchasing a subscription, you help ensure a future of influential stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping the world today.Breaking, also known as break dancing, Started in the late 1970sThe Bronx, New York City. Debut as an Olympic sport Breaking will bring its dynamic moves to the world stage at the 2024 Summer Olympics. This urban dance style combines hip hop culture, acrobatic moves and expressive footwork.Since its inception, breaking has evolved into a competitive art form, with an MC explaining the moves and a DJ mixing the tunes to create a dynamic atmosphere. There are two events at the Olympics: men's B-boy and women's B-girl, where competitors face off in dance battles.Players earn points Creativity, individuality, technique, diversity, performance, musicalityTo be successful in this sport, Three basic categories of dance moves: Lock the top, lock the bottom and freeze.Standing techniqueTop Lock The dance is performed standing up, with graceful footwork and hand movements reminiscent of hip hop dancing.Top rock movements rely on a lot of friction between the athlete's shoes and the floor. Friction is a force To provide resistance when sliding something across a surface.This friction allows athletes to take very quick steps and stop abruptly. You need to have an intuitive understanding of inertiathat is, the fact that the body will continue to move in the direction it is moving unless acted upon by an outside force. To stop suddenly, an athlete must activate their muscles to firmly grip the ground with their shoes and stop continuing to move forward.Floor ChangeThe Down Rock movement is performed on the floor, where the athlete rotates in a circle with their head, back, elbows or shoulders on the ground and their feet in the air. B Boys and B-Girl Completing these moves relies heavily on your inside knowledge of physics.Consider the physics of backspin. Backspin occurs when an athlete Lie on your back and lift your legs Rotate around a specific part of your back while in the air.Sit on the floor, with the athlete's left foot touching the floor and the right foot wide apart. Gain linear momentum Swing your right foot in a wide arc toward your left foot, then lift your left foot off the ground and roll onto your back.Since only your back is in contact with the ground, the linear momentum from your legs is Angular momentumThe rotation of the athlete around an axis that extends upward from the contact point of the back with the ground. This movement becomes magical when the legs and arms move inward toward the axis of rotation. This principle is Conservation of Angular Momentum.As the athlete moves their weight closer to the axis of rotation, they increase their rotational speed. As the athlete extends their legs and arms again, moving their

weight away from the axis of rotation, Axis of rotation The contestant slows down their rotation speed, and once they do, they can transition into another move.Strike a pose and stopThe freeze occurs when Athletes often stop in funky poses, upside down, in time with the music. To stop effectively, an athlete must have complete control over their center of gravity and place it directly over the point of their body that touches the floor. The center of gravity is the average position of all of the athlete's parts, weighted according to the mass of each part. The "balance point" around which the athlete's entire mass appears to be concentrated is the center of gravity.Athletes are most stable when their center of gravity is as close to the ground as possible, and you will see many athletes freeze up and become unable to move. Bent arms This is because you are trying to lower your center of gravity, which is shorter from the floor and minimizes the tendency for torque to rock your body to one side or the other.Torque is a twisting forceTorque is like the force you use to turn a wrench. Torque is determined by two things: the amount of force you apply, and how far that force is applied from the pivot point. The closer an athlete's center of mass is to the ground, the shorter the distance between the pivot point (the ground) and where gravity is applied (the athlete's center of mass).It takes a lot of force to stop a movement mid-motion because the athlete must apply force to resist the change in inertia.Finding the right outfitMany sports require a specific uniform. Breaking does not require a uniform, players can wear whatever they want, but dressing appropriately will maximize your chances of success.Athletes want a shirt that will minimize friction between their body and the ground while spinning. Lettering or pictures on the back of the shirt will increase friction and hinder down rock movements. If you plan to spin on your elbows, you may choose to wear long sleeves since bare skin in contact with the floor will increase friction.Athletes need to think too The hats they wearThere are many different styles of hats made specifically for breaking, so athletes can choose the one that best suits their style of dancing. They should make sure that the hat provides cushioning to the head while minimizing friction between the head and the floor.Because the back, elbows, and head are pivot points during a down rock spin, players want gear that minimizes friction in all of these locations. But they also want to make sure their shoes have grip to maximize friction during top rock footwork. They also want their hands to be less sweaty and slippery so they can use hand friction to control rotational speed during a down rock spin.In the world of breaking, where dancers appear to defy gravity, strength and artistry work together with physics to produce moves that will captivate audiences at the 2024 Olympic Games.This article was originally published on conversation. read Original Article.

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@BBCSport: GB’s Charlotte Worthington has smashed her second run in the women’s BMX freestyle final out of the park! 👏👏

 She scores a HUGE 97.50 🙌

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out lgbtq+ olympians!

this is my third attempt at this post. I am using the list compiled by outsports here. i highly encourage you to click through and read about each of these athletes.

below the cut is the list of the 182* out lgbtq+ athletes at the tokyo games. from the outsports list i have added some scheduling information -- if they've already competed, how they did, and if they are still competing/are yet to compete, when you can catch them. all times are US central daylight, because that's where I live.

representation in sport is SO important for lgbtq+ kids. allies, PLEASE make it a point to post about these athletes on your social media. making the olympic team is a HUGE accomplishment for anyone, and the social barriers that exist for most lgbtq+ athletes make it even MORE amazing.

Arranged by alphabetical order of sport. I have bolded the names of athletes who are still competing or will compete later in the Olympics. Athletes' names are italicized when they win a medal.

lgbtq+ medal count lol:

gold: 11 silver: 12 bronze: 9

3x3 Basketball

Stefanie Dolson (USA) - Team USA won GOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Basketball

Julie Allemand (Belgium) - Belgium lost to Japan in the quarterfinals.

Marjorie Carpréaux (Belgium)

Kim Mestdagh (Belgium)

Ann Wauters (Belgium)

Sue Bird (USA) - Sue was a co-flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies, as voted upon by her fellow Olympic athletes. Team USA's won gold!

Chelsea Gray (USA)

Brittney Griner (USA)

Breanna Stewart (USA)

Diana Taurasi (USA)

Sabrina Lozada-Cabbage (Puerto Rico) - Puerto Rico finished group play 0-3 in Group C.

Dayshalee Salamán (Puerto Rico)

Leilani Mitchell (Australia) - Australia was defeated in the quarterfinals by Team USA.

Shaina Pellington (Canada) - Canada finished group play 1-2 in Group A.

BMX Freestyle - NB: You'll find BMX listed under "cycling" when looking at online scheduling.

Perris Benegas (USA) - Perris competes in BMX Freestyle and placed fourth.

Hannah Roberts (USA) - Hannah also competes in BMX Freestyle and won the silver medal!!

Chelsea Wolfe (USA, reserve)

Boxing

Rashida Ellis (USA) - Rashida competes in the women's lightweight event and was defeated in the Round of 16.

Kellie Harrington (Ireland) - Kellie, the flagbearer for Team Ireland, competed in the women's lightweight event and won gold!

Michaela Walsh (Ireland) - Michaela competed in the women's featherweight event. She lost in the Round of 16 to the Italian, Irma Testa, 0-5.

Nesthy Petecio (Philippines) - Nesthy competes in women's featherweight and won the silver medal!!

Irish Bagno (Philippines) - Irish competes in women's flyweight and was defeated in the Round of 16.

Canoe Slalom

Evy Leibfarth (USA) - Evy placed 20th in the K-1 slalom with a Run 1 score of 125.85 (lower scores are better). This put her into the semifinal where she placed 12th and missed qualifying for the final by two places. Evy placed 18th in the C-1 semifinal.

Florence Maheu (Canada) - Florence placed 13th in the K-1 slalom with a Run 1 score of 114.29. In the semifinals she placed 23rd.

Cycling

Georgia Simmerling (Canada) - Georgia competed in the women's team pursuit on the track. Team Canada placed 4th.

Valerie Demey (Belgium) - Valerie competed in the women's road race but did not finish.

Diving

Tom Daley (Britain) - This 4-time Olympian won his first gold medal in Tokyo on the 10m platform synchro with his diving partner Matty Lee. Tom won bronze in the 10m platform!

Anton Down-Jenkins (New Zealand) - Anton's event is the 3m springboard individual. Anton placed 8th in the final!

Equestrian

Cathrine Dufour (Denmark) - Cathrine competed in Team Dressage, in which her team placed 4th with a score of 7540.

Edward Gal (Netherlands) - Edward also competed in Team Dressage, finishing in 5th with a score of 7479.5.

Hans Peter Minderhoud (Netherlands) - Hans Peter is Edward's teammate.

Carl Hester (Britain) - Carl competed in Team Dressage, earning the bronze medal with a score of 7723!

Domien Michiels (Belgium) - Domien competed in the Team Dressage event, ranking 10th in the qualifying rounds with a score of 6702.5, missing the finals by 2 places.

Nick Wagman (USA, reserve)

Fencing

Astrid Guyart (France) - Astrid earned a silver medal in the women's team foil event!!

Field Hockey

Sarah Jones (Britain) - The British team won bronze!

Leah Wilkinson (Britain)

Susannah Townsend (Britain)

Grace O’Hanlon (New Zealand) - New Zealand was defeated by the Netherlands in the quarterfinal.

Anne Veenendaal (Netherlands) - The Dutch team won gold!

Golf

Mel Reid (Britain) - Mel ended the tournament in 55th.

Alena Sharp (Canada) - Alena ended the tournament in 49th.

Handball

Babi Arenhart (Brazil) - Brazil finished 1-1-3 in group play in the women's tournament.

Nathalie Hagman (Sweden) - Sweden finished the tournament in 4th.

Alexandra Lacrabère (France) - France won gold!

Amandine Leynaud (France)

Judo

Alice Bellandi (Italy) - Alice's quest for gold ended in the semifinals of the women's 70kg event.

Amandine Buchard (France) - Amandine competed in the women's 52kg event. She earned SILVER! The gold was earned by Uta Abe of Japan. She earned gold in the mixed team event!

Nina Cutro-Kelly (USA) - Nina competes in the women's +78kg event and she was defeated in the Round of 32.

Jasmin Grabowski (Germany) - Jasmin competes in the women's +78kg event. She was defeated in the Round of 32. In the mixed team event, she won bronze!

Natalie Powell (Britain) - Natalie competes in the women's 78kg event. She was defeated in the Round of 16 by South Korean Yoon Hyunji.

Tessie Savelkouls (Netherlands) - Tessa competes in the women's +78kg event and was defeated in the Round of 32.

Sanne van Dijke (Netherlands) - Sanne competed in the women's 70kg event and earned a BRONZE MEDAL!

Guusje Steenhuis (Netherlands) - Guusje competes in the women's -78kg. She was eliminated from the competition in the repechage contest after the quarterfinal.

Raz Hershko (Israel) - Raz competes in the women's +78kg event where she placed 9th. She won a bronze medal in the mixed team event!

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Rut Castillo Galindo (Mexico) - Rut competed in the Individual All-Around, where she placed 22nd in qualifications with a combined score of 82.750.

Rowing

Saskia Budgett (Britain, reserve)

Kendall Chase (USA) - Kendall and her women's four teammates won Final B with a time of 6:33.65.

Gia Doonan (USA) - Gia was part of the women's eight, qualifying for Final A by winning their heat. Gia and her team placed 4th in Final A.

Meghan O’Leary (USA) - Meghan competes in women's quadruple sculls. She and her team, including Ellen Tomek, placed 4th in Final B.

Jessica Thoennes (USA) - Jessica is Gia's teammate in the women's eight and placed 4th in Final A.

Ellen Tomek (USA) - Ellen is Meghan's teammate in the women's quadruple sculls.

Emma Twigg (New Zealand) - Emma won gold in women's single sculls!!!!!!!!!!!

Julian Venonsky (USA) - Julian competes in the men's eight and placed 4th in Final A.

Maarten Hurkmans (Netherlands) - Maarten competes in the men's eight. His team qualified directly to Final A in the heats. Julian placed 5th in Final A.

Katarzyna Zillmann (Poland) - Katarzyna competes in women's quad sculls and won the silver medal with her team!!

Rugby

Elissa Alarie (Canada) - Canada placed 9th in the women's tournament.

Britt Benn (Canada)

Ghislaine Landry (Canada)

Kaili Lukan (Canada)

Kelly Brazier (New Zealand) - New Zealand won the gold medal, defeating France in the final!

Gayle Broughton (New Zealand)

Portia Woodman (New Zealand)

Ruby Tui (New Zealand)

Isadora Cerullo (Brazil) - Team Brazil placed 11th in the women's tournament.

Marina Fioravanti (Brazil)

Megan Jones (Britain) - Team GB placed 4th in the women's tournament, losing to Fiji in the bronze medal match.

Celia Quansah (Britain)

Alev Kelter (USA) - Team USA placed 6th in the women's tournament.

Kristen Thomas (USA)

Lauren Doyle (USA)

Sharni Williams (Australia) - Team Australia placed 5th in the women's tournament.

Sailing

Jolanta Ogar (Poland) - Jolanta's event is the women's 470, and she won the silver medal with her sailing partner Agnieszka Skrzypulec!

Cecilia Carranza Saroli (Argentina) - Cecilia's event is mixed Nacra 17 and she and her teammate placed 7th.

Shooting

Jolyn Beer (Germany) - Jolyn placed 17th in women's 10m air rifle. She placed 6th in the women's smallbore rifle, 3 positions.

Aleksandra Jarmolińska (Poland) - Aleksandra competes in women's skeet, where she placed 19th in the qualifying round with a shot average of 0.912.

Andri Eleftheriou (Cyprus) - Andri also competes in women's skeet, placing 7th in qualifying with a shot average of 0.952.

Katarina Kowplos (Australia) - Katarina competed in three events during the Olympics. She was ranked 45th in the women's 10m air rifle; 36th in women's 50m air rifle, 3 positions; and the Australian team placed 22nd in the mixed 10m air rifle.

Skateboarding

Margielyn Didal (Philippines) - Margielyn placed seventh in the women's street final.

Annie Guglia (Canada) - Annie placed 19th in the women's street final.

Poppy Starr Olsen (Australia) - Poppy competed in women's park, and placed 5th in the final!

Alexis Sablone (USA) - Alexis finished just out of the medal picture in women's street, placing 4th.

Alana Smith (USA) - Alana, nonbinary, placed 20th in women's street at this Games.

Soccer - way to represent!!!!

Yenny Acuña Berrios (Chile) - Team Chile finished 0-3 in Group E play

Christiane Endler (Chile)

Fernanda Pinilla (Chile)

Andressa Alves (Brazil, reserve)

Bárbara Barbosa (Brazil) - Team Brazil was defeated by Canada in the quarterfinals.

Marta da Silva (Brazil)

Formiga (Brazil)

Letícia Izidoro (Brazil)

Aline Reis (Brazil)

Kadeisha Buchanan (Canada) - Team Canada won the gold!

Stephanie Labbé (Canada)

Erin McLeod (Canada, reserve)

Quinn (Canada) - Quinn is a trans non-binary athlete!!!

Kailen Sheridan (Canada)

Rachel Daly (Britain) - Team GB was defeated by Australia in the quarterfinals.

Fran Kirby (Britain)

Jill Scott (Britain)

Demi Stokes (Britain)

Carly Telford (Britain)

Tierna Davidson (USA) - Team USA won bronze!

Adrianna Franch (USA)

Kelly O’Hara (USA)

Megan Rapinoe (USA)

Anouk Dekker (Netherlands, reserve)

Sisca Folkertsma (Netherlands) - Team Netherlands was defeated by Team USA in the quarterfinals.

Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands)

Sherida Spitse (Netherlands)

Daniëlle van de Donk (Netherlands)

Shanice van de Sanden (Netherlands)

Stefanie Van Der Gragt (Netherlands)

Merel van Dongen (Netherlands)

Abby Erceg (New Zealand) - Team New Zealand finished 0-3 in Group G play.

Hannah Wilkinson (New Zealand)

Magda Eriksson (Sweden) - Team Sweden won silver!

Lina Hurtig (Sweden)

Hedvig Lindahl (Sweden)

Caroline Seger (Sweden)

Emily Gielnik (Australia) - Team Australia finished 4th in the tournament.

Sam Kerr (Australia)

Chloe Logarzo (Australia)

Teagan Micah (Australia)

Tameka Yallop (Australia)

Softball

Ally Carda (USA) - Team USA earned a silver medal!

Amanda Chidester (USA)

Taylor Edwards (USA, reserve)

Haylie McCleney (USA)

Larissa Franklin (Canada) - Team Canada earned a bronze medal!

Joey Lye (Canada)

Kaia Parnaby (Australia) - Team Australia ended group play with a 1-4 record.

Anissa Urtez (Mexico) - Team Mexico finished just out of the medals in 4th place.

Surfing

Silvana Lima (Brazil) - Silviana competed in women's shortboard, scoring an 8.3 against Carissa Moore, eventual gold medal winner, in Quarterfinal 3.

Sofia Mulanovich (Peru) - Sofia competed in women's shortboard, scoring 9.90 against Carissa Moore in Heat 5.

Swimming

Rachele Bruni (Italy) - Rachele competed in the women's 10km open water event and placed 14th.

Ana Marcela Cunha (Brazil) - Ana Marcela won gold in the women's 10km open water!

Amini Fonua (Tonga) - Amini qualified for the Olympics in the men's 100m breaststroke. In the heats he was disqualified. :/ I haven't seen what it was he did to be DQ'd, but my guess (I swam breaststroke in high school and college) is that he did not finish his breakout dolphin kick before beginning his stroke off the blocks/wall. Will update if I figure it out.

Mélanie Henique (France) - Mélanie placed 11th in the women's 50m freestyle with a time of 24.63. She tied with Simone Manuel of America.

Ari-Pekka Liukkonen (Finland) - Ari-Pekka is a sprint freestyler. In the heats of the men's 100m freestyle, he placed 46th overall with a 50.48. Ari-Pekka placed 26th in the men's 50m freestyle heats.

Erica Sullivan (USA) - ERICA SULLIVAN WON SILVER IN THE 1500M FREESTYLE BEHIND KATIE LEDECKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Markus Thormeyer (Canada) - Markus is a backstroker who also competed in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay, where Team Canada placed fourth. He placed 19th in the 100m backstroke and 16th in the 200m backstroke. Markus swam in the prelims and final of the men's 4x100m medley relay, placing 7th.

Taekwondo

Jack Woolley (Ireland) - Jack, who is bisexual, competed in the men's 58kg event. He lost to Lucas Guzman of Argentina in the Round of 16.

Tennis

Demi Schuurs (Netherlands) - Demi competes in women's doubles. She and her partner lost to the Russian Olympic Committee team in the second round in 3 sets.

Sam Stosur (Australia) - Sam and her tennis partner lost to the Swiss pair of Bencic/Golubic in the quarterfinal round of women's doubles.

Alison van Uytvanck (Belgium) - Alison competed in women's singles. She was eliminated from the tournament by Garbinye Muguruza of Spain in the third round.

Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) - Carla placed 17th in the women's singles tournament and 9th in women's doubles.

Track and Field

Michelle-Lee Ahye (Trinidad) - Michelle-Lee qualified 10th in the 100m and 8th in the semifinals, not earning a time or place qualification to the final. Her 4x100m relay team placed 15th in the heats of the relay.

Dutee Chand (India) - Dutee placed 45th in the 100m heats. She placed 38th in the 200m.

Ramsey Angela (Netherlands) - Ramsey won the silver medal in the men's 4x400m relay with his team! He also ran in the mixed 4x400m relay, where his team placed 4th.

Geisa Arcanjo (Brazil) - Geisa placed 30th in the qualification round for the women's shot put.

Raven Saunders (USA) - Raven won the silver in women's shot put!

Tom Bosworth (Britain) - Tom competed in the men's 20km race walk and placed 25th overall.

Erica Bougard (USA) - Erica placed 11th overall in the women's heptathlon.

Aoife Cooke (Ireland) - Aoife did not finish the marathon - it was very hot and humid!!

Izabela da Silva (Brazil) - Izabela placed 11th in the women's discus throw.

Gabriela DeBues-Stafford (Canada) - Gabriela placed 5th in the women's 1500m.

Yulimar Rojas (Venezuela) - Yulimar placed 1st in qualifications for the women's triple jump. In the finals, she won gold AND set a world record!!!

Senni Salminen (Finland) - Senni just missed qualifying for the final in women's triple jump, placing 13th in qualifications.

Trampoline

Dominic Clarke (Australia) - Dominic placed 8th in men's trampoline after qualifying in 1st. It looks like he had a few misses in the final.

Volleyball

Ana Carolina da Silva (Brazil) - Team Brazil won the silver medal!

Carol Gattaz (Brazil)

Paola Egonu (Italy) - Team Italy is 3-2 in pool play. Italy was defeated by Serbia in the quarterfinals.

Douglas Souza (Brazil) - Team Brazil finished the tournament in 4th place.

Water Polo

Rowie Webster (Australia) - Team Australia ended the tournament in 5th place!

Weightlifting

Laurel Hubbard (New Zealand) - Laurel, a trans woman, will competed in the A final of the +87kg women's event and did not finish.

Wrestling

Kayla Miracle (USA) - Kayla will compete in the women's freestyle 62kg. Kalya lost her bout to Long Jia in the Round of 16.

Gymnastics

Caitlin Rooskrantz (South Africa) - In qualifying, Caitlin placed 61st individually.

BMX Racing

Elke Vanhoof (Belgium) - Elke competes in women's BMX Racing. She placed 6th in semifinals and did not advance.

Archery

Lucilla Boari (Italy) - Lucilla won a bronze medal in the women's individual event and placed 7th in the women's team.

Table Tennis

Caroline Kumahara (Brazil) - Caroline placed 9th in the women's team event.

Beach Volleyball

Ana Patricia Silva Ramos (Brazil) - Ana Patricia and her beach volleyball partner Rebecca Cavalcanti were eliminated by the Swiss pair in the quarterfinal round of the women's tournament.

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Charlotte Worthington wins the gold medal, Hannah Roberts wins the silver medal and Nikita Ducarroz bronze medal in the Women’s Park final of the BMX Freestyle on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

[swiftiephobe]

tokyo olympics highlights

"highlights" here meaning a list of moments that i loved, from what i've watched. to be continually updated throughout the olympics

australian swimming world domination, particularly from the women

ariarne titmus winning gold in both 400m and 200m freestyle, against the legendary katie ledecky. also, her coach, dean boxall's, reaction

emma mckeon winning 4 golds and 3 bronze medals, making her the first australian to win 10 medals AND the second female olympian ever to win 7 medals in one game

the swimming mixed medley relay, which was just such a fascinating race to watch

18yo ahmed hafnaoui winning gold for tunisia in the men's 400m freestyle

13yo (!!) momiji nishiya and rayssa leal winning gold and silver for japan and brazil respectively in the women's street skateboarding

everything about the canoe slalom and how insanely difficult it looks. also australia got a gold in this one. hooray for jess fox!

sweden winning gold + silver in men's discus (and australian matthew denny just missing out on medal placement by only 5cm!!!), and the subsequent celebration ("I'M A SWEDISH VIKING")

jamaica making a clean sweep for gold, silver AND bronze in women's 100m sprint

brit charlotte worthington lands a 360 backflip in bmx freestyle, becoming the first ever woman to do so in competition

australian logan martin winning the first ever olympic gold medal in men's bmx freestyle

aussie matt wearn doing so well in the men's laser sailing that he won gold before the final medal race even happened

rohan browning getting a shock win in his 100m heat, getting the fastest time by an australian at the olympics (10.01s) and also becoming the first australian to make the semi finals since 2000. also, the second-fastest man in the world, yohan blake, gave a "who the fuck is that?!" look as rohan ran ahead of him

peter bol becoming the first australian to make the 800m final since 1968

venezualan yulimar rojas demolishing the women's triple jump world record with a 15.67m jump

qatari mutaz essa barshim and italian gianmarco tamberi agreeing to share the gold medal in the men's high jump

sport climbing making its olympic debut!

cedric dubler running behind australian teammate ash maloney in the 1500m leg of the decathlon, sacrificing his own race to encourage ash and urge him to ultimately get the bronze medal

[coochiequeens]

He lost!

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard, one of the first transgender athletes to compete in the Olympics, failed to win a medal Monday in the women’s over-87-kilogram division weightlifting event. It was her first and only event at the Tokyo Games.

The inclusion of Hubbard, 43, who transitioned in her mid-30s and has competed at the women’s international level since 2017, was divisive, with her supporters welcoming her participation while critics questioned the fairness of transgender athletes competing against cisgender women.

Prior to the Olympic Games, Hubbard had largely declined interviews, and she has remained off social media in recent years. After winning two silver medals at the 2017 International Weightlifting Federation world championships, she told Radio New Zealand, “I am who I am. I’m not here to change the world,” adding, “I just want to be me and just do what I do.”

Despite not coming away with an Olympic medal, Hubbard has the distinction of being part of sports history. While openly transgender athletes have been permitted to compete in the Olympics since 2004, this is the first year they have done so.

In addition to Hubbard, at least three other transgender and/or nonbinary athletes were — or still are — in Tokyo: Canadian soccer star Quinn, American skateboarder Alana Smith and American BMX Freestyle rider Chelsea Wolfe. While Smith failed to win a medal and Wolfe, an alternate, did not compete, Quinn — who uses they/them pronouns and goes by one name — is guaranteed to win a medal after Canada’s upset win over the U.S. Women’s National Team in Monday’s semifinals.

A record number of LGBTQ athletes are competing in the Olympics this year, with at least 179, more than triple the number at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, according to Outsports.

Either way this is bad for women. If he won more TIMs would follow. But now that he lost TRAs can say “well transwomen can still lose so it’s still fair for all women” without mentioning that the dude is 43.

[gaywoso]

Alright I gotta yeet out for now ✌

tonight Eastern:

9:00 PM = Canada vs Spain WBB 🇪🇸

9:10 PM = BMX Freestyle Park final

9:30 PM = final night of swimming finals 😳

10:00 PM = women's wrestling starting?

11:00 PM = laser sailing (yeah I don't know either lol)

11:00 PM = baseball game

Also women's shot put final is on at either 8:10 or 9:35 😕 (go Raven!) & maybe the women's hammer throw qualifying starts tonight

[classyfoxdestiny]

'My heart was totally broken': The agony of the Olympics and how we measure athlete success

'My heart was totally broken': The agony of the Olympics and how we measure athlete success

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Kenya’s Mercy Moim attacks against the Dominican Republic during a preliminary match on July 31.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Shoichiro Mukai of Japan, top, and Germany’s Eduard Trippel compete in their elimination round match in team judo on July 31.

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The United States’ Kendra Harrison races a 100-meter hurdles heat on July 31.

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Great Britain’s Charlotte Worthington competes in the cycling BMX freestyle seeding event on July 31.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Sweden’s Armand “Mondo” Duplantis competes in the pole vault on July 31. He holds the world record in the event.

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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.

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US golfer Xander Schauffele hits a tee shot during the third round on July 31. He came into the round with a one-shot lead.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Dominican baseball players Gustavo Nunez, left, and Julio Rodriguez collide as Rodriguez catches a ball during their 1-0 win over Mexico on Friday, July 30.

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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.

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Swimmers compete in the 1,500-meter freestyle on July 30.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

A robot shoots a free throw during halftime of a women’s basketball game between Belgium and Puerto Rico on July 30.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Australian diver Esther Qin competes in the 3-meter springboard event on July 30.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Lea Yanitsas, a goalkeeper for Australia’s water polo team, tries to block a shot during a match against Spain on July 30.

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The United States’ Raven Saunders competes in shot put qualification on July 30.

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The Czech Republic’s Jiri Prskavec reacts after winning gold in the kayak final on July 30.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Russian rugby player Anna Baranchuk reaches for the ball during a match against New Zealand on July 30.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

From left, Gambia’s Gina Bass, Nigeria’s Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha, Switzerland’s Ajla Del Ponte and Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce compete in a preliminary heat for the 100-meter dash on July 30. Fraser-Pryce, who won the event at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, finished in first.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Morocco’s Mohamed Tindouft falls while competing in the 3,000-meter steeplechase on July 30.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Indonesian badminton players Apriyani Rahayu and Greysia Polii react after winning their quarterfinal match on July 29.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade performs on the uneven bars during the individual all-around on July 29.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

British field hockey players prepare to defend a penalty corner during a match against the Netherlands on July 29.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

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Tunisia’s Mohamed Hammed picks an arrow during archery competition on July 29.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

US beach volleyball player Sarah Sponcil stretches out for a ball during a match on July 29.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Canadian fencer Eleanor Harvey, left, competes against France’s Ysaora Thibus in a foil team quarterfinal on July 29.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Italy’s Cristina Chirichella serves the ball during a match against Argentina on July 29.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Brazil’s Bruna de Paula is defended by Spain’s Lara González Ortega during a preliminary round handball match on July 29.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

BMX racers compete in the women’s quarterfinals on July 29.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Spain’s Cristina Ouviña, center, is defended by a group of Serbian players during a preliminary round basketball game on July 29.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Japanese badminton player Arisa Higashino, top, hits a shot toward China’s Huang Dongping in a mixed-doubles semifinal on July 29.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Poland’s Lukasz Przybytek and Pawel Kolodzinski compete in the 49er sailing competition on July 28.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

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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.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Swiss cyclist Marlen Reusser competes in the time trial event on July 28.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Fiji players celebrate after winning gold in rugby sevens on July 28.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Kazakhstan’s Bekzad Nurdauletov gets hit by Russian boxer Imam Khataev during their light-heavyweight match on July 28. Khataev won 4-1.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Japan’s baseball players celebrate a 4-3 walk-off victory over the Dominican Republic on July 28. It was the first baseball game of these Olympics.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Italian tennis player Fabio Fognini reacts after losing a point to Russian Daniil Medvedev during their third-round match on July 28.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Japan’s Megumi Murakami competes in a beach volleyball match on July 28.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

A crowd watches equestrian action on July 28.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Egyptian fencer Ziad Elsissy celebrates a team sabre win on July 28.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

A man sits among rows of empty seats as he watches table tennis at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on July 27.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Turkish archer Yasemin Anagoz competes on July 27.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

French slalom canoeist Marie-Zélia Lafont competes in the K-1 semifinal on July 27.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

German table-tennis player Timo Boll serves during a match on July 27.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Taiwanese weightlifter Kuo Hsing-chun reacts after winning gold in the 59-kilogram category on July 27.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

A man in Yokohama, Japan, walks past the Olympic rings lit up at dusk on July 27.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

American Regan Smith swims the final of the women’s 100-meter backstroke on July 27. She won the bronze.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Norway’s Helene Naess and Marie Ronningen compete in the 49erFX sailing competition on July 27.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Estonian fencer Katrina Lehis, left, squares off against Italy’s Mara Navarria in the team epée semifinals on July 27.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Brazil’s Ana Paula Rodrigues Belo attempts to shoot during a handball match against Hungary on July 27.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

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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.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

US water polo player Johnny Hooper takes a shot during the team’s 20-3 win over South Africa on July 27.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Volunteers sit in mostly empty stands during archery competition on July 26.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The Czech Republic’s Lukas Rohan competes in a canoeing semifinal on July 26.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

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Spain’s Adrian Gavira Collado waits for a serve during a beach volleyball match on July 26.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Iran’s Meisam Salehi spikes the ball during a volleyball match against Venezuela on July 26.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

British divers Tom Daley, left, and Matty Lee compete in the synchronized 10-meter platform event on July 26. They won the gold.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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 best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Eldric Sella Rodriguez, a middleweight boxer with the Refugee Olympic Team, lies on the ground after being knocked down by the Dominican Republic’s Euri Cedeno Martinez on July 26. The fight was stopped in the first round, and Cedeno Martinez was declared the winner.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Japan’s Hifumi Abe celebrates after winning gold in judo on Sunday, July 25.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

US equestrian Adrienne Lyle rides Salvino in the dressage competition on July 25.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Staff members prepare for judo competition at the Budokan arena in Tokyo.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Spanish judoka Alberto Gaitero Martin is bandaged during his bout against Ukraine’s Georgii Zantaraia on July 25.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

China’s Zhang Changning spikes the ball in a preliminary-round volleyball match against Turkey on July 25.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

The best photos from the Tokyo 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.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Marina Nekrasova, a gymnast from Azerbaijan, competes on the uneven bars during the qualification round on July 25.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Italy’s Alessandro Velotto moves the ball during a water polo match against South Africa on July 25.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Hungarian fencer Flora Pasztor, left, competes against Algeria’s Meriem Mebarki on July 25.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Nigerian gymnast Uche Eke competes on the horizontal bar on July 24.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Chinese fencer Sun Yiwen celebrates with her coach Hugues Obry after winning gold in the épée on July 24.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Badminton players compete amid rows of empty seats on July 24.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

A staff member picks up the mouthguard of Great Britain’s Peter McGrail during a boxing match on July 24.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka lights the Olympic cauldron at the end of the opening ceremony on Friday, July 23.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Fireworks go off after Osaka lit the Olympic cauldron.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

An overhead view of Osaka lighting the cauldron. The cauldron was designed in the shape of a cherry blossom.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The Olympic flag is raised near the end of the opening ceremony.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Japanese jazz composer Hiromi Uehara plays the piano during the opening ceremony.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The Olympic flag is carried toward the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito delivers a speech and formally opens the Olympic Games.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Members of the Refugee Olympic Team march during the parade of nations.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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 will be competing in taekwondo.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Athletes from the United States march during the customary parade of nations.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Athletes from various nations sit during the opening ceremony.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Athletes from Team Norway take part in the parade of nations.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The Olympic teams from every country watch performers on stage.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

US athletes hold an American flag during the parade of nations.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Russian athletes pose for a photo during the opening ceremony.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

French athletes march during the opening ceremony.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

A member of Egypt’s delegation enters the stadium during the parade of nations.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

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Greece’s athletes march into the stadium to kick off the parade of nations.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Dancers take part in the start of the opening ceremony.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

People perform during the opening ceremony.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

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.

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A performer acts during the opening ceremony.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The start of the ceremony reflected the isolated training that many athletes had to do during the pandemic.

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Jill Biden, the first lady of the United States, takes part in a moment of silence during the opening ceremony.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

A lone performer is seen during the start of the opening ceremony.

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics

Fireworks explode over the stadium as the opening ceremony got underway.

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