1/50France's Sofiane Oumiha (L) lands a punch on Honduras' Teofimo Andres Lopez Rivera during the Men's Light (60kg) match at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Riocentro - Pavilion 6 in Rio de Janeiro on August 7, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Yuri CORTEZ
Best pictures of the week in Rio
The best pictures from the first week of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
2/50RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 11: (EDITORS NOTE: Multiple exposures were combined in camera to produce this image.) Simone Biles of the United States competes on the balance beam during the Women's Individual All Around Final on Day 6 of the 2016 Rio Olympics at Rio Olympic Arena on August 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
3/50RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 12: Michael Phelps of the United States prepares to compete in the Men's 100m Butterfly Final on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
4/50Australia's Jessica Fox during Qualifying for Canoe Slalom Kayak (K1) Women at the Whitewater Stadium at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Picture: Phil Hillyard
5/50Rio Olympics 2016. The finals and semifinals of the swimming on day 03, at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mitch Larkin before the final of the Men’s 100m Backstroke.The race was won by Ryan Murphy from USA. Picture: Picture: Alex Coppel
6/50Jessica Fox of Australia shows off her bronze medal in the kayak K1 women's canoe slalom at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
7/50Russia's Sofya Velikaya (L) competes against Russia's Yana Egorian during the women’s individual sabre gold medal bout as part of the fencing event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, on August 8, 2016, at the Carioca Arena 3, in Rio de Janeiro. / AFP PHOTO / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV
8/50Germany's Mats Grambusch falls during the men's field hockey Canada vs Germany match of the Rio 2016 Olympics Games at the Olympic Hockey Centre in Rio de Janeiro on August, 6 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Carl DE SOUZA
9/50Anthony Ervin of the USA wins the Men's 50m Freestyle Final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Picture: Phil Hillyard
10/50Spectators watch the men's beach volleyball qualifying match between the Netherlands and Russia as the sun sets over Copacabana's Beach Volley Arena in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016, during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. / AFP PHOTO / Leon NEAL
11/50Ukraine's Olena Kravatska reacts as she competes against US Ibtihaj Muhammad during their women’s individual sabre qualifying bout as part of the fencing event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, on August 8, 2016, at the Carioca Arena 3, in Rio de Janeiro. / AFP PHOTO / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV
12/50Rio Olympics 2016. Matthew GLAETZER riding hard in the Men's Team Sprint. Track Cycling on Day 06 at the Olympic Velodrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Picture: Alex Coppel
13/50North Korea's Kim Song I eyes the ball as she serves against Japan's Ai Fukuhara in their women's singles bronze medal table tennis match at the Riocentro venue during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 10, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Jim WATSON
14/50United States' Michael Phelps, front, and Russia's Alexander Sukhorukov start the men's 100-meter butterfly final during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
15/50USA's Michael Phelps competes in the Men's 200m Butterfly Semifinal during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / François-Xavier MARIT
16/50Michael Phelps and Caeleb Dressel and the USA team win the Gold Medal in the Men's 4 x 100m relay final on Day 2 of the swimming at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Picture: Phil Hillyard
17/50Rio Olympics 2016. The finals of the swimming on day 01, at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cate Campbell, Bronte Campbell, Brittany Elmslie and Emma McKeon win Gold In the final of the Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay. Picture: Alex Coppel
18/50Rio Olympics 2016. The Swimming Finals and Semifinals on Day 07, at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Bronte Campbell before the Women’s 50m Freestyle Semifinal. Picture: Alex Coppel
19/50Australia's Eloise Wellings in the Women's 10000m Final on day 1 of the Athletics at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Picture: Phil Hillyard
20/50RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 05: Jessica Fox (C) and other members of the Australia team take part in the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
21/50Slovakia's Barbora Balazova eyes the ball in her women's singles qualification round table tennis match at the Riocentro venue during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Juan Mabromata
22/50Japan's Koji Yamamuro falls from the pommel horse during the men's team final of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Ben STANSALL
23/50New Zealand's Sam Meech sails after the Laser Men sailing race on Marina da Gloria in Rio de Janerio during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 8, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / WILLIAM WEST
24/50This picture shows an overview with fireworks over the Maracana stadium during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 5, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / François-Xavier MARIT
25/50RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 09: Vincent Riendeau of Canada practices on Day 4 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre on August 9, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
26/50Rowers warm up at the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas ahead of their race at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016. Jeff PACHOUD / AFP / AFP PHOTO / JEFF PACHOUD
27/50The peleton in action on the Grumari Loop during the Men's Road Race on day 1 of competition at the Rio Olympics. Picture: Adam Head
28/50An overview shows France's Kevin Le Roux serving the ball during the men's qualifying volleyball match between France and Italy at the Maracanazinho stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 7, 2016, for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. / AFP PHOTO / Laurent KALFALA
29/50Austria's Rene Pranz (L) competes against Brazil's Guilherme Toldo during their men’s individual foil qualifying bout as part of the fencing event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, on August 7, 2016, at the Carioca Arena 3, in Rio de Janeiro. / AFP PHOTO / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV
30/50Rio Olympics 2016. The finals and semifinals of the swimming on day 04, at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. USA's Michael Phelps wins the Men’s 200m Butterfly Final. Picture: Alex Coppel
31/50France's Samir Ait Said reacts after injuring his leg while competing in the qualifying for the men's vault event of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Thomas COEX
32/50Rio Olympics 2016. The Swimming finals and semifinals on day 06, at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. USA's Michael Phelps before the Final of the Men’s 200m Individual Medley. Picture: Alex Coppel
33/50New Zealander Luuka Jones celebrates winning the silver medal in the Rio Olympic 2016 Women's Canoe Slalom At Whitewater Stadium. Picture: Adam Head
34/50St Lucia's Jordan Augier prepares to compete in a Men's 50m Freestyle heat during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 11, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Martin BUREAU
35/50Norwegian players celebrate their victory at the end of the women's preliminaries Group A handball match Spain vs Norway for the Rio 2016 Olympics Games at the Future Arena in Rio on August 8, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE
36/50Russia's Daria Spiridonova competes in the qualifying for the women's Beam event of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 7, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Emmanuel DUNAND
37/50Brazil's Rafaela Silva celebrates after defeating Mongolia's Sumiya Dorjsuren during their women's -57kg judo contest gold medal match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Jack GUEZ
38/50Sweden's centre back Carin Stromberg jumps to shoot during the women's preliminaries Group B handball match Sweden vs Netherlands for the Rio 2016 Olympics Games at the Future Arena in Rio on August 12, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Roberto SCHMIDT
39/50Spain's left back Marta Mangue Gonzalez prepares to shoot during the women's preliminaries Group A handball match Spain vs Norway for the Rio 2016 Olympics Games at the Future Arena in Rio on August 8, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE
40/50USA's Carlos Zenon Balderas Jr. lands a punch on Kazakhstan's Berik Abdrakhmanov during the Men's Light (60kg) match at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Riocentro - Pavilion 6 in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Yuri CORTEZ
41/50Michael Phelps of the USA wins the 200 m Individual Medley final his 22nd Gold medal on day six at the swimming at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Picture: Phil Hillyard
42/50Mitch Larkin in action the Men's 100m Backstroke Semi-Final the night finals at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in Rio. Picture: Adam Head
43/50Bradley Wiggins from Team GB celebrates winning the Men's Team Pursuit at the 2016 Rio Olympics at the Rio Olympic Velodrome. Picture: Adam Head
44/50Fiji win the gold at the the Rio Olympics 2016 Men's Rugby Sevens gold medal match between Fiji and Great Britain. This was the Pacific Island nation’s first ever Olympic medal. Picture: Adam Head
45/50RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 12: Michael Phelps of the United States reacts after winning joint silver in the Men's 100m Butterfly Final on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
46/50An overview shows USA's guard Paul George slam dunking during a Men's round Group A basketball match between USA and Venezuela at the Carioca Arena 1 in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016 during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. / AFP PHOTO / Andrej ISAKOVIC
47/50South Korea's Hyejin Chang shoots an arrow during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games women's quarterfinal match at the Sambodromo archery venue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 11, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Jewel SAMAD
48/50Egypt's Mohamed Mahmoud competes during the Men's 77kg weightlifting competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 10, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Stoyan Nenov
49/50Britain's Mark Robertson (lower) is tackled by Fiji's Josua Tuisova in the men’s rugby sevens gold medal match between Fiji and Britain during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Deodoro Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 11, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / John MACDOUGALL
50/50The Men's Team Pursuit team in action at the 2016 Rio Olympics at the Rio Olympic Velodrome. Picture: Cameron Tandy
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