Eleven-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles is unquestionably hard to beat, but doing so is not impossible.
Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade proved just that as she pipped her American rival to the floor exercise gold at the Paris Games on Monday. Biles claimed the silver medal.
It was a moment of catharsis for the 25-year-old who has had to play second-fiddle to Biles for much of her career.
“I am very happy and proud about what I did. We came here every day to compete and perform,” Andrade told reporters after winning gold.
“Gymnastics is not an easy sport, it requires a lot from our body and mind. I was confident I was able to manage all of the pressure and I worked with my coach in order to achieve what we’ve done.”
Before action got underway in Paris, Biles said Andrade was her biggest competition, with the pair well used to competing against each other. In Biles’ Netflix documentary, which premiered last month, the US star said that Andrade “scares” her the most out of all her competitors.
At the World Championships last year, Andrade took gold in the vault, while Biles took silver. This victory made Andrade the first athlete to surpass Biles on the vault in that competition since 2015. Andrade also won the world all-around gold medal in 2022.
Prior to Monday’s performance on the floor, after Thursday night’s individual all-around final, Biles said she loved competing against the Brazilian, but that Andrade was getting “too close.”
“I don’t want to compete with Rebeca no more. I’m tired,” Biles said at the time. “She’s way too close. I’ve never had an athlete that close, so it definitely put me on my toes, and it brought up the best athlete in myself, so I’m excited and proud to compete with her but … it was uncomfortable, guys. I was stressing.”
But the Brazilian gymnast’s trajectory to success hasn’t been smooth sailing. After dealing with what can be career-ending injuries to gymnasts (ACL tears in 2015, 2017 and 2019) and going through three knee surgeries, she has shown grit in the face of adversity.
She became the first South American to step onto the all-around podium, earning a silver medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. She finished second to Team USA’s Sunisa Lee, but four days later, she won gold on vault over American MyKayla Skinner.
Andrade, a São Paulo native, grew up with seven siblings and started gymnastics training at age five after her aunt took her to training sessions at the gymnasium where she worked.
She comes from humble beginnings – her mother, Rosa, cleaned houses to support her family and to pay for Andrade’s training. In 2009, Andrade moved to Curitiba before taking her talents to Flamengo’s club in Rio just a year later.
Now, she’s an Olympic and world champion, who knows she is more than capable of beating arguably the greatest gymnast in history.
After both Biles and Andrade suffered disappointment in the balance beam event earlier on Monday, the pair came out for their floor routines on a mission – aiming to dazzle the judges with their final performance in Paris.
Biles’ difficulty gave her a significant advantage, but she was handed penalties for twice stepping out of bounds.
Meanwhile, Andrade crushed her floor routine and set the score for the rest of her rivals to try match. In the end, not even Biles could beat her.
“She’s so amazing. She’s queen,” Biles said of Andrade on Monday.
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French singer Yseult performs "My Way" at the end of the Olympic closing ceremony as fireworks go off above the Stade de France on Sunday, August 11.
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British athletes dance during the closing ceremony.
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The Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan sprints to the finish line to win the women’s marathon at the Paris Olympics on August 11. She won the gold medal and set an Olympic record with a time of 2:22:55. She also won
bronze medals in the 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters earlier in the week.
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Chinese weightlifter Li Wenwen
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Italian volleyball player Sarah Luisa Fahr spikes the ball during the gold-medal match against the United States on August 11.
Italy won in straight sets.
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Stephen Curry celebrates with his signature "night, night" pose after making a 3-pointer late in the
gold-medal game against France on Saturday, August 10. Curry made eight 3s and scored 24 points as Team USA won 98-87.
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LeBron James dunks against France in the gold-medal game on August 10. The US men's basketball team has won five straight Olympic gold medals.
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The United States' Mallory Swanson celebrates after scoring a goal against Brazil in the women's soccer final on August 10. The Americans won 1-0 to
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Alexis Holmes crosses the finish line to win gold for the United States in the
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Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim competes in the high jump final on August 10. He finished with the bronze three years after tying for the gold in Tokyo.
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South Korean table tennis player Jeon Ji-hee returns the ball during the bronze-medal match she won on August 10.
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Norway’s Henny Reistad looks to shoot against France during the handball final on August 10.
Norway won 29-21 to earn the gold medal.
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Romania's Cătălina Axente, left, and the United States' Kennedy Blades compete in freestyle wrestling on August 10. Blades went on to win silver. Axente had to receive medical attention after landing on her neck during a throw.
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Canadian diver Rylan Wiens competes in the 10-meter platform event on August 9.
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New Zealand's Lydia Ko carries spare tees in her hair during the third round of the women's golf tournament on August 9. Ko and Switzerland’s Morgane Métraux
were atop the leaderboard before the fourth and final round.
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Kenya's Beatrice Chebet leads the pack during the 10,000-meter final on August 9.
Chebet won another gold medal to go with the one she won in the 5,000 meters.
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Spain's rhythmic gymnastics team performs its hoop exercise in the all-around event on August 9.
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Spain's Álex Baena (No. 10) celebrates after scoring a goal to put his team up 3-1 in the soccer final against France on August 9. France fought back to tie the match and force extra time, but
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China's Wang Zilu competes in rhythmic gymnastics on August 9.
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Jamaica's Charokee Young, left, prepares for the baton exchange during a 4x400 relay heat on August 9.
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Manizha Talash
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French cyclist Taky Marie-Divine Kouamé races during a sprint qualifier on August 9.
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Uzbekistan's Razambek Zhamalov, left, wrestles Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau, a member of the neutral athletes team, on August 9. Amid the
ongoing war in Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee
announced in December that Russian and Belarusian athletes would only be eligible to compete as individual neutral athletes at this year’s Olympics.
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US athlete Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone wears a crown after
winning the 400-meter hurdles and smashing her own world record on Thursday, August 8. She finished in 50.37 seconds, dominating the field to win gold for the second straight Olympics.
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Competitors swim in the Seine River during the women's 10-kilometer marathon on August 8. The water quality of the river has been an
ongoing saga at the Games, but organizers deemed it fit for athletes to race in.
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LeBron James rises for a layup during a semifinal game against Serbia on August 8. James and Team USA trailed by 13 at the end of the third quarter, but
they rallied to win 95-91.
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India's Raj Kumar Pal, front, runs with Spain's Marc Vizcaino during a field hockey match on August 8. India won 2-1. to take the bronze medal.
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James and Stephen Curry celebrate after the comeback win against Serbia on August 8. Curry scored a game-high 36 points and made nine 3-pointers.
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American long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates in the sand
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Botswana's Letsile Tebogo celebrates after
winning the 200 meters on August 8. His time of 19.46 seconds was the fifth-fastest in history.
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US sprinter Noah Lyles lies on the ground after the 200 meters. Lyles, who was diagnosed with Covid-19 earlier this week,
required assistance from medical personnel. He said he was feeling light-headed after the race and that he also was experiencing chest pain and shortness of breath. He was later able to give television interviews.
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Bulgaria's Stiliana Nikolova competes in rhythmic gymnastics on August 8.
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Colombian weightlifter Yenny Álvarez competes on August 8.
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South Korea's Seo Chae-hyun climbs during the boulder and lead semifinal on August 8.
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Germany's Darja Varfolomeev, the reigning world champion in rhythmic gymnastics, competes in all-around qualification on August 8.
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China's Yin Ruoning hits a tee shot during the second round of the golf competition on August 8.
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US fans wear bald eagle masks during a volleyball match on August 8.
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Jordan's Zaid Abdul Kareem, left, competes against Turkey's Hakan Reçber during a taekwondo quarterfinal on August 8.
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Chinese canoeists Liu Hao and Ji Bowen celebrate after winning a doubles gold medal on August 8.
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South Korea's Kim Sun-woo takes part in the fencing portion of the modern pentathlon on August 8.
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The United States' Quincy Hall reaches for the finish line
to win the 400-meter final on Wednesday, August 7. He passed several runners down the straightaway to complete an epic comeback.
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Swedish table tennis player Anton Källberg prepares to serve during a semifinal match on August 7.
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Artistic swimmers from Japan perform their acrobatic routine on August 7.
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Italian water polo player Andrea Fondelli is consoled after a quarterfinal loss to Hungary on August 7.
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Japanese climber Sorato Anraku competes in the boulder and lead semifinal on August 7.
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US runner Abdihamid Nur falls during a preliminary heat for the 5,000 meters on August 7.
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Sweden's Jonathan Carlsbogård jumps to shoot during a handball quarterfinal against Denmark on August 7.
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Dutch cyclist Jeffrey Hoogland races during the team sprint event on August 7.
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A member of Team USA performs during the artistic swimming competition on August 7.
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Italian high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi, left, speaks with Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim during the qualification round on August 7. The two shared a gold medal in the event three years ago in Tokyo. When Barshim pulled up with an apparent injury in Paris,
Tamberi was the first to check on him. Barshim was able to recover and qualify for the final.
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Vietnamese weightlifter Trịnh Văn Vinh reacts after a failed snatch on August 7.
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Indian high jumper Sarvesh Anil Kushare competes on August 7.
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Members of the US Olympic figure skating team pose for a photo on August 7 after receiving gold medals for their performance in the 2022 Winter Games.
They were awarded gold after a Russian skater tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance.
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The yardage book for Australian golfer Minjee Lee is seen in her back pocket on August 7.
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Australia's Michelle Jenneke falls as Hungary's Gréta Kerekes, left, and France's Cyréna Samba-Mayela compete in the 100-meter hurdles on August 7.
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Skateboarder Andy Macdonald, representing Great Britain, competes in the park preliminaries on August 7.
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US soccer player Sophia Smith is mobbed by teammates after scoring an extra-time goal against Germany on Tuesday, August 6. The Americans won 1-0
to advance to the gold-medal match.
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Athletes compete in a 200-meter repechage race on August 6.
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The United States' Amit Elor, left, wrestles Kyrgyzstan's Meerim Zhumanazarova in the 68-kilogram final on August 6.
Elor won the gold medal.
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Belgium's Timothy Herman throws the javelin during qualifying on August 6.
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British hurdler Lina Nielsen lies on the track after falling during a semifinal race on August 6.
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French swimming sensation Léon Marchand greets fans during celebrations in front of the Eiffel Tower on August 6. Marchand won four gold medals and a bronze during these Games.
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A young fan holds a US flag ahead of the women's soccer match against Germany on August 6.
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Sweden's Henrik von Eckermann sits on the ground after falling off his horse during an equestrian event on August 6.
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Spain's Elena Ruiz shoots the ball during a water polo match against Canada on August 6. Spain won 18-8 to advance to the semifinals.
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Australia's Patty Mills makes a shot over Serbia's Nikola Jokić during their quarterfinal game on August 6.
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Cuban wrestling great Mijaín López leaves his shoes on the mat, signifying his retirement, after
he won his fifth Olympic gold medal on August 6. He dominated Chile’s Yasmani Acosta in the 130-kilogram final and became the first Olympian in history to win five gold medals in the same individual event.
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French diver Jules Bouyer competes in the 3-meter springboard event on August 6.
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An athlete clears a water jump during a steeplechase race on Monday, August 5.
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Sweden's Armand "Mondo" Duplantis celebrates after winning gold in the pole vault and setting a new world record on August 5.
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A whale is seen in the background during the surfing semifinals in Tahiti on August 5.
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Kenya's Faith Kipyegon, right, fights for the lead during the 5,000-meter final on August 5. Kipyegon was initially disqualified,
but her silver medal was later reinstated. Kenya's Beatrice Chebet won gold.
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Athletes run the 400-meter hurdles on August 5.
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Track cyclists compete in a team pursuit qualifier on August 5.
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Andrade performs her floor routine on August 5. Earlier in these Games, she won silver in the vault and the individual all-around.
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Turkey's Hamza Bakır, left, competes against Egypt's Abdellatif Mohamed during a Greco-Roman wrestling match on August 5.
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Serbia's Dušan Mandić shoots during a water polo match against Hungary on August 5.
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The Netherlands' Katja Stam competes in beach volleyball on August 5.
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Kyrgyzstan's Meerim Zhumanazarova, top, wrestles Mongolia's Enkhsaikhan Delgermaa on August 5.
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Australia's Amy Lawton reacts as Chinese field hockey players celebrate their quarterfinal win on August 5.
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American sprinter Noah Lyles celebrates after he won gold in the 100-meter dash on Sunday, August 4. It was
the first time in 20 years that the United States had won gold in the event.
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The men's 100-meter race
was incredibly close and came down to a photo finish. Lyles was in Lane 7. Silver medalist Kishane Thompson of Jamaica was in Lane 4.
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Spectators celebrate Germany's victory over Argentina in a women's field hockey match on August 4.
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American golfer
Scottie Scheffler celebrates with his wife, Meredith Scudder, and their son, Bennett, after
winning gold on August 4. Scheffler carded a 9-under 62 in the final round.
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Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after he defeated Spain's Carlos Alcaraz to win gold on August 4. It was
the first gold medal for Djokovic, who has won a record 24 grand slam singles titles during his legendary career.
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The sun sets behind the Eiffel Tower during a beach volleyball match on August 4.
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Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour competes in the uneven bars final on August 4. She
made history by winning her country's first gold medal in the sport.
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A spectator watches the women's cycling road race on August 4.
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Australia's Rhiannan Brown and Brin Liddell compete in a sailing event on August 4.
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Nigerian basketball players Promise Amukamara, left, and Ezinne Kalu celebrate during their game against Canada on August 4. With a 79-70 win,
Nigeria made history by becoming the first African team — men’s or women’s — to reach the quarterfinal stage of the Olympics.
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The United States' Grant Holloway prepares to run the 110-meter hurdles on August 4.
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Chinese table tennis player Fan Zhendong serves to Sweden’s Truls Möregårdh during the final of men's singles on August 4.
Fan won 4-1.
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Athletes compete in the 3,000-meter steeplechase on August 4.
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Chinese gymnast Liu Yang competes in the rings final on August 4.
He won gold in the event, just as he did three years ago in Tokyo.
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US swimmer Katie Ledecky competes in the 800-meter freestyle final on Saturday, August 3.
Ledecky won the event for the fourth straight Olympics and added to her record as the most decorated American female in Olympics history. She has won 14 Olympic medals, nine of which are gold.
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Decathletes lie on the track for a photo at the end of the last event on August 3. At bottom are silver medalist Leo Neugebauer of Germany,
gold medalist Markus Rooth of Norway and bronze medalist Lindon Victor of Grenada.
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South Sudan's Wenyen Gabriel dunks during a game against Serbia on August 3.
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US gymnast Simone Biles celebrates with the gold medal she won in the vault on August 3. It was her third gold in Paris.
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American pole vaulter Sam Kendricks competes on August 3.
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Cyclists start the men's road race at the foot of the Eiffel Tower on August 3.
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US forward Trinity Rodman, right, celebrates with teammate Emily Fox after scoring a goal against Japan on August 3. The Americans needed extra time to win 1-0 and
advance to the semifinals.
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Goggles slide down the face of Congo's Vanessa Bobimbo as she swims in the 50-meter freestyle on August 3.
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Rapper Snoop Dogg feeds a horse at an equestrian event on August 3.
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From left, Italy's Yuri Romanò, Gianluca Galassi and Daniele Lavia jump to block the ball during a volleyball match against Poland on August 3.
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France's Léon Marchand celebrates after winning the 200-meter individual medley on Friday, August 2. It was his
fourth gold medal of the Games, and he finished with an Olympic-record time of 1:54.06.
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Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei
wins the 10,000 meters on August 2. He set an Olympic record (26:43.14) on his way to the gold medal.
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Chinese badminton player Liu Yuchen
proposes to his girlfriend, Huang Yaqiong, after she and Zheng Siwei won gold in mixed doubles on August 2.
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France's Nicolas Le Goff tries to hit the ball past Slovenia's Alen Pajenk during a volleyball match on August 2.
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France's
Teddy Riner reacts after beating South Korea's Kim Min-jong in a judo final on August 2. Riner, who lit the Olympic flame to conclude the opening ceremony, won his fourth gold medal, the most by a judoka in Olympic history.
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From left, New Zealand's Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie, Spain's Diego Botín and Florián Trittel, and the United States' Ian Barrows and Hans Henken take a group selfie on the medal podium after a sailing event on August 2.
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The Bahamas' Charisma Taylor competes in the triple jump on August 2.
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Runners push off the starting blocks during a 100-meter heat on August 2.
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Morocco celebrates its first goal against the United States on August 2. The Atlas Lions won 4-0 to advance to the semifinals in men's soccer.
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People trade Olympics-themed pins on August 2.
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British canoeist Kimberley Woods competes on August 2.
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Brazil's Beatriz Souza reacts after defeating Israel's Raz Hershko in a judo final on August 2. It was Brazil's first gold of the Paris Olympics.
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Athletes run the 5,000 meters on August 2.
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US gymnast Simone Biles competes on the balance beam during the individual all-around on Thursday, August 1.
She won the gold, completing her comeback story and regaining her title from 2016.
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Dinghys take off at the start of a sailing race on August 1.
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A tearful Andy Murray leaves the court after he and doubles partner Dan Evans
lost in the quarterfinals on August 1. Murray, a three-time grand slam winner, is retiring from the sport.
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Simone Biles shows off a goat necklace after winning all-around gold on August 1. Many consider Biles to be the GOAT: greatest of all time. She has won more Olympic medals than any other US gymnast in history.
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China's Zheng Qinwen celebrates after
defeating Poland's Iga Świątek, the world’s top-ranked tennis player and a dominant force on clay, in the Olympic semifinals on August 1. Qinwen, the No. 6 seed, won in straight sets: 6-2, 7-5.
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Brazilian table tennis player Hugo Calderano hits a shot during his quarterfinal match against South Korea's Jang Woo-jin on August 1. Calderano won and became the first South American table tennis player to reach an Olympic semifinal in men's singles.
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China's Yang Jiayu competes in the 20-kilometer race walk,
which she won on August 1.
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Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade competes in the floor exercise during the individual all-around on August 1.
Andrade won the silver for the second straight Olympics.
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American swimmer Katie Ledecky celebrates after winning Olympic gold in the 1,500-meter freestyle on Wednesday, July 31. The American swimming legend
crushed the rest of the field in her signature event, breaking her own Olympic record in the process. She finished in 15:30.02, a full 10 seconds faster than her closest competitor.
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Ledecky, second from top, enjoys a comfortable lead against her competitors in the 1,500 free. With the win, Ledecky tied fellow American Jenny Thompson for the most Olympic gold medals by a female swimmer (eight). Ledecky also won her 12th Olympic medal in all, tying Thompson and Dara Torres for the most ever by a female swimmer.
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South Korean badminton player Chae Yoo-jung plays a shot during a mixed doubles match on July 31.
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Japanese gymnast Shinnosuke Oka competes on the horizontal bar during the individual all-around on July 31.
Oka went on to win the gold. Japanese men have now won the individual all-around in four straight Olympics. Daiki Hashimoto won three years ago in Tokyo, and Kohei Uchimura won in 2016 and 2012.
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Spain's Rafael Nadal waves goodbye after he and doubles partner Carlos Alcaraz
were knocked out in the quarterfinals by the United States' Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram on July 31. Nadal’s future in tennis is uncertain as injuries continue to plague him.
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Italian canoeist Marta Bertoncelli competes in the C-1 event on July 31.
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Hungarian fencer Krisztian Rabb, left, faces South Korea's Park Sang-won on July 31. South Korea won gold in the team sabre event.
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Competitors dive into the Seine River in Paris during the women's Olympic triathlon on July 31.
Water quality concerns had postponed the men's triathlon by a day, but it was held on the same day as the women's.
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Brazilian soccer legend Marta leaves the field in tears after
receiving a red card during a match against Spain on July 31. She was sent off for a reckless and dangerous challenge on Olga Carmona. Marta, a six-time FIFA World Player of the Year, has said she’s retiring from international play following this tournament, so the red card could mark an ignominious end to her glittering national team career.
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Exhausted triathletes catch their breath at the end of the competition on July 31.
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Rapper Snoop Dogg wears a T-shirt with Kelly Cheng on it as he dances before a beach volleyball match on July 31.
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British divers Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Lois Toulson compete in the synchronized 10-meter platform event on July 31. They won the bronze.
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Italian rower Luca Rambaldi, center, celebrates after winning silver in the quadruple sculls on July 31.
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Sinagapore's Zeng Jian focuses during a table tennis match on July 31.
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South Sudan's Carlik Jones is defended by the United States' Derrick White and Bam Adebayo on July 31. Team USA won 103-86.
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French cyclist Anthony Jeanjean competes in front of the Luxor Obelisk in Paris during the BMX freestyle final on July 31. He won the bronze.
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South Korean table tennis player Lim Jong-hoon
takes a selfie on the medal podium with his mixed-doubles partner, Shin Yu-bin, and teams from China and North Korea on Tuesday, July 30. Lim and Shin won bronze. On the left is the North Korean team of Ri Jong-sik and Kim Kum-yong, who won the silver. At center is the Chinese team of Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha, who won the gold.
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US gymnast Simone Biles performs on the balance beam during the team final on July 30. Biles and Team USA
dominated the field to win the gold. It was a bit of redemption for Biles, who surpassed Shannon Miller for the most Olympic medals by an American gymnast (eight).
Biles withdrew from the team competition three years ago after a shocking case of the “twisties,” a mental block where gymnasts lose track of their positioning midair.
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From left, American gymnasts Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera, Biles, Jade Carey and Suni Lee celebrate after winning the gold medal.
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Carey soars through the air during her vault at the start of the team gymnastics competition.
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British tennis player Andy Murray throws his sweatband into the crowd after he and doubles partner Dan Evans
advanced to the quarterfinals with a dramatic win over Belgium's Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen on July 30. Murray and Evans won 6-3, 6-7, 11-9. Murray has said this tournament will be the last of his legendary career.
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Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen competes in the 800-meter freestyle on July 30. He won the gold.
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The United States' Naya Tapper, Alev Kelter and Kayla Canett celebrate after their team finished a
stunning comeback to defeat Australia and win bronze in rugby sevens on July 30. It is the the United States' first-ever Olympic medal in the sport — for either men or women.
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American athlete Marcus Christopher competes in BMX freestyle qualifying on July 30.
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French fencer Auriane Mallo-Breton holds her son, Mathis, as her team gathers with coaches after an épée win against South Korea on July 30.
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Spectators watch Finnish dressage rider Emma Kanerva on July 30.
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US tennis star Coco Gauff cries after arguing with chair umpire Jaume Campistol during the second set of her match against Croatia’s Donna Vekić on July 30. Gauff was facing a break point when a line call, initially called out, was overruled by Campistol.
Vekić went on to win 7-6, 6-2.
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Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina leaps from his surfboard and raises his finger in the air as he celebrates
a near-perfect 9.90-scoring wave on Monday, July 29. It was the highest-scoring wave in Olympic history.
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Japanese gymnasts celebrate after they won gold in the team competition on July 29. The Chinese team was in first place heading into the final rotation, but
some costly mistakes on the horizontal bar dropped it to second place. The United States won the bronze.
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American gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik celebrates after his pommel horse performance on July 29. Nedoroscik, nicknamed the “Clark Kent” of Team USA for his bespectacled appearance before competing, would later
win a second bronze medal in the individual pommel horse event.
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From left, Japan's Saori Miyazaki, the United States' Kahleah Copper, the United States' Alyssa Thomas, Japan's Saki Hayashi and Japan's Maki Takada watch the ball go through the hoop during their first basketball game in Paris on July 29.
Team USA won 102-76 in what was a rematch of the gold-medal game three years ago. The United States has won 56 consecutive Olympic games.
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Mollie O'Callaghan beats fellow Australian Ariarne Titmus to the wall
to win the 200-meter freestyle on July 29. O'Callaghan finished in 1:53.27, topping Titmus’ Olympic record from three years ago. Titmus won the silver.
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Spain's Rafael Nadal reacts while playing Serbia's Novak Djokovic in a second-round match on July 29. Djokovic defeated his longtime rival in an
epic showdown, winning 6-1, 6-4.
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Japanese surfer Reo Inaba wipes out during the third round of competition on July 29.
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Argentina's Juana Castellaro Morello plays the ball during a field hockey match against South Africa on July 29.
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US gymnast Fred Richard competes on the parallel bars during the team final on July 29.
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China's Yu Haicheng competes in trap shooting qualification on July 29.
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Japanese skateboarder Yuto Horigome celebrates with his gold medal after
winning the street competition on July 29. Horigome also won the event at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago.
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Chinese divers Lian Junjie and Yang Hao compete in the synchronized 10-meter platform event on July 29. The duo
recorded the highest score in every round to win the gold medal.
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The Eiffel Tower overlooks a beach volleyball match on July 29.
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Canada's Krissy Scurfield tackles New Zealand's Jazmin Felix-Hotham during a rugby sevens match on Sunday, July 28.
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Visitors take pictures of the Olympic cauldron after sunset on July 28.
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Great Britain’s Andy Murray reacts after he and doubles partner Dan Evans came back to defeat Japan’s Taro Daniel and Kei Nishikori in a second-round match at the Olympics on July 28.
They fought off five match points to win 2-6, 7-6, 11-9. Murray has said he will retire after the Games.
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US fencers Lauren Scruggs, center left, and Lee Kiefer celebrate after facing off in the foil final on July 28.
Kiefer overwhelmed Scruggs 15-6 to win the event for the second straight Olympics.
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US gymnast Simone Biles competes on the balance beam during the Olympic qualification round on July 28.
She landed awkwardly while warming up for her floor routine, but
she fought through the pain to post an impressive all-around score.
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Great Britain's Patrick James Brown swings at Brazil's Keno Marley Machado during a heavyweight bout on July 28. Machado won 4-1.
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Egyptian fencer Mohamed El-Sayed celebrates after winning the bronze-medal épée bout on July 28.
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Slovakia's Yang Wang competes in table tennis on July 28.
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The crowd cheers for a lifeguard after he went into the pool to recover the swim cap of US swimmer Emma Weber on July 28. Lifeguards like this are common at swimming competitions, but it still provided a moment of levity in between races.
NBC's commentary crew deemed him “Bob the Cap Catcher.” The lifeguard declined to release his name, a Paris 2024 spokesperson said, so that he could keep the focus on his duties.
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Fans show their support during a beach volleyball match on July 28.
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South Sudanese basketball player Carlik Jones drives to the basket during a game against Puerto Rico on July 28. South Sudan claimed a
historic victory in its first-ever Olympic men's game, winning 90-79.
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Actor Tom Cruise takes a photo with a fan during the women's gymnastics qualification round on July 28.
Other celebrities watching included Snoop Dogg and Ariana Grande.
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Australia's Emma McKeon, Meg Harris, Shayna Jack and Mollie O'Callaghan celebrate after winning the women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay on July 27. The team
set an Olympic record with a time of 3:28:92.
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France's Joan Duru gets into the barrel during the first round of the surfing competition on July 27. The surfing events are
taking place in Tahiti, far away from Paris.
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Spanish tennis players Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal celebrate during a doubles match on July 27.
The dream pairing beat Argentina’s Máximo González and Andrés Molteni 7-6, 6-4.
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Uzbekistan fans chant together in the stands as they watch their men's soccer team play Egypt on July 27.
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Italian fencer Luigi Samele celebrates on the podium after winning a bronze medal in the individual sabre competition on July 27.
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Australia's Jessica Fox competes in kayak single heats on July 27.
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Harry Hepworth of Great Britain competes on the rings during qualifying on July 27.
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Swimmers Jack Alexy, Chris Guiliano, Hunter Armstrong and Caeleb Dressel celebrate on July 27 after winning the men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay and claiming
the United States' first gold medal of the Paris Olympics. The result also continued Dressel’s streak of winning gold in every Olympic race in which he’s competed. He won five gold medals in Tokyo.
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French basketball superstar Victor Wembanyama celebrates a Brazil turnover during the teams' opening game on July 27. Wembanyama had 19 points, nine rebounds, two assists, four steals and three blocks as
France won 78-66.
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French fans show their support during a judo event on July 27.
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Japanese fencer Miho Yoshimura, left, competes against Rwanda’s Tufaha Uwihoreye in an épée round-of-64 bout on July 27. The Grand Palais, an exhibition hall and event center located off the Champs-Élysées,
is the cavernous home to all the fencing competitions at the Paris Olympics.
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Canada’s Félix Dolci competes on the high bar during the gymnastics qualification round on July 27.
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Spectators at the Roland Garros Stadium take shelter from the rain as wet weather delays the start of tennis play on July 27.
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French judoka Teddy Riner, right, and former French track star Marie-José Pérec watch the
Olympic cauldron rise in a hot-air balloon after they lit it at the end of the
opening ceremony in Paris on Friday, July 26. The first hot-air balloon flight was performed in France in 1783.
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Volunteers carry flags on the Jena Bridge, which crosses the Seine River in Paris, during the opening ceremony.
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The ceremony speeches were held in front of the Eiffel Tower following the Parade of Nations.
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US flag bearers LeBron James and Coco Gauff travel with other American athletes during the Parade of Nations, which took place on boats in the Seine River.
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The flag of St. Kitts and Nevis is reflected in the glasses of a spectator during the opening ceremony.
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French athletes wave flags as they travel down the Seine during the Parade of Nations.
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The opening ceremony
depicted scenes from the French Revolution. Here, smoke billows near windows at the Conciergerie, the site where Marie Antoinette, the last French queen prior to the revolution, was imprisoned.
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Parisians wait inside their apartment to watch the Parade of Nations from a window.
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This aerial photo shows the Notre Dame cathedral as boats pass by on the Seine. As part of the opening ceremony,
the bells of Notre Dame rang for the first time since the iconic cathedral was gutted by fire in 2019. It is 90% restored.
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Rapper Snoop Dogg carries the Olympic torch during the torch relay on July 26.
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American gymnast
Simone Biles trains on Thursday, July 25. Biles is looking to regain the individual all-around title she won in the 2016 Olympics.
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Japan's Aoba Fujino, second from left, celebrates with teammates after scoring against Spain on July 25. But Spain won the match 2-1.
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Soccer players from France and the United States line up before the start of their match on Wednesday, July 24.
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The moon is seen through the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday, July 23.
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French Minister of Sports and Olympic and Paralympic Games Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, left, and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, center, release doves after a Mass in Paris on July 19.
Andrade’s gold medal on Monday follows a silver medal in both the vault and all-around events, as well a bronze in the team event – completing a successful Games for the Brazilian.
“I can’t really choose because they’re all special to me,” she said when asked which medal was her favorite.
“Our bronze in the team competition was very important to me, it was something we’ve dreamed about as a team and something I really wanted myself, too.
“For my individual medals, it’s the same. I knew about my capabilities and I gave it my all. I was fighting to finally have a gold because I wanted that one so badly.”
Andrade couldn’t hide her excitement when she was presented the gold medal, cheered on by her fans inside the arena.
Then, as she stood atop the podium, Biles and bronze medalist Jordan Chiles bowed to her out of respect. The moment created one of the defining images of this – or any – Olympic Games.