5 Gymnastics Moves Named After Simone Biles
5 Gymnastics Moves Named After Olympic Gold Medalist Simone Biles
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Third day of the 2024 Summer Olympics In Paris, more medals were awarded while other athletes continued to progress through the rounds of their sports while others faced heartbreaking eliminations.
Medals were awarded in a bit of swimming, fencing and men’s gymnastics events like basketball, rugby, surfing volleyball, judo, skateboarding, Artistic Gymnastics and synchronized diving competitions have progressed.
Here are some captivating photos of Olympians in action.
Surfing
Joao Chianca of Team Brazil surfs a wave during the third round of surfing on day three of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 29, 2024 in Teahupo’o, French Polynesia.
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Brazil’s Gabriel Medina reacts after receiving a big wave during the 5th heat of round 3 of men’s surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo’o on the French Polynesian island of Tahiti on July 29, 2024.
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John John Florence of Team USA falls during the third round of surfing on day three of the 2024 Olympic Games on July 29, 2024, in Teahupo’o, French Polynesia.
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Jack Robinson of Team Australia falls during the third round of surfing on day three of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 29, 2024 in Teahupo’o, French Polynesia.
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Synchronized diving
Kevin Berlin Reyes and Randal Willars Valdez of Team Mexico compete in the Men’s Synchronized 10m Platform Final on day three of the 2024 Olympic Games at Aquatics Centre on July 29, 2024 in Paris, France.
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Rylan Wiens and Nathan Zsombor-Murray of Canada perform during the men’s 10m synchronized final on day three of the 2024 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on July 29, 2024.
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Boxing
Ayoub Ghadfa Drissi El Aissaoui of Team Spain punches Kamshybek Kunkabayev of Team Kazakhstan during the Men’s +92kg preliminary round match on day three of the 2024 Olympic Games on July 29, 2024 in Paris, France.
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Skateboarding
Team USA member Jagger Eaton falls while competing in the men’s street skateboarding final during the 2024 Olympic Games at La Concorde in Paris, France, July 29, 2024.
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Nyjah Huston of Team USA competes in the men’s street final on day three of the 2024 Olympic Games at Place de la Concorde on July 29, 2024.
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BMX freestyle cycling
Marcus Christopher of Team USA competes in a BMX freestyle training session during the 2024 Olympic Games at La Concorde in Paris, France, July 29, 2024.
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Julian Schelb of Team Germany competes in the men’s cross country on day three of the 2024 Olympic Games on July 29, 2024 in Elancourt, France.
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Artistic Gymnastics
Mario Macchiati of Italy on the horizontal bar during the men’s artistic gymnastics team final on day three of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris on July 29, 2024.
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Brody Malone of Team USA competes on the parallel bars during the artistic gymnastics men’s team final on day three of the 2024 Olympic Games at Bercy Arena on July 29, 2024.
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Fencing
Olga Kharlan of Ukraine competes against Choi Se-bin (not seen) of South Korea in the women’s foil individual fencing event on the third day of the 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, July 29, 2024.
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Ka Long Cheung of Team Hong Kong and Filippo Macchi of Team Italy react during the Fencing Men’s Foil Individual Gold Medal Match on day three of the 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais on July 29, 2024 in Paris, France.
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Rugby
Britain’s Emma Uren tackles America’s Alev Kelter during the women’s rugby sevens quarterfinal match at the 2024 Olympic Games at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on July 29, 2024.
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Chloe Daniels and Florence Symonds of Team Canada celebrate victory after the women’s rugby sevens quarterfinal match between Team France and Team Canada on day three of the 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France on July 29, 2024.
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Judo
An image captured using a robotic camera positioned above the playing field shows Christa Deguchi (in white) of Team Canada and Mimi Huh (in blue) of Team Republic of Korea competing in the women’s -57kg judo final on day three of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 29, 2024.
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Basketball
A’Ja Wilson of Team USA and Evelyn Mawuli of Team Japan battle for a rebound during the women’s group stage on day three of the 2024 Olympic Games on July 29, 2024 in Lille, France.
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Table tennis
Alexis Lebrun of the French national team serves during a men’s singles round of 32 match on day three of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at South Paris Arena on July 29, 2024.
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Wong Chun Ting and Doo Hoi Kem of China’s Hong Kong team compete in the table tennis mixed doubles semifinal against Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong of North Korea on day three of the 2024 Olympic Games at the South Paris Arena on July 29, 2024.
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Beach volleyball
Cherif Younousse of Team Qatar and David Ahman of Team Sweden in action during the Men’s Preliminary Round – Pool A match between on Day 3 of the 2024 Olympic Games at the Eiffel Tower Stadium on July 29, 2024.
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