Despite a year of postponement and continuing health and safety concerns due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics are now under way. More than 11,500 athletes from some 205 national Olympic committee teams have gathered in Japan to compete in 339 events among 33 different sports. New sports added this year include skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing. Collected here are images from the first few days of competition in Japan, with more to come as the games continue through August 8.
Tokyo 2020: Images From the First Weekend of the Olympics
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![A young skateboarder raises her arms in celebration.]()
Read moreGold medalist Momiji Nishiya of Japan celebrates during the street final in women's skateboarding at Ariake Urban Sports Park in Tokyo, Japan, on July 26, 2021. #
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![Fireworks light up the sky over Olympic Stadium in Tokyo.]()
Read moreFireworks light up the sky over Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 23, 2021. #
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![Performers dance on a broad stage amid colored lights.]()
Read morePerformers dance amid a light show during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021. #
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![Hundreds of athletes gather in a stadium beneath a fireworks display.]()
Read moreFireworks go off around Olympic Stadium as delegations enter during the opening ceremony on July 23, 2021 #
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![An athlete stands with a lit torch, while a large stylized cauldron behind them burns.]()
Read moreNaomi Osaka of Team Japan lights the Olympic cauldron with the Olympic torch during the opening ceremony on July 23, 2021. #
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![A surfer leaps from a wave.]()
Read moreBrazil's Ítalo Ferreira rides a wave during the first round of men's surfing on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach in Chiba, Japan, on July 25, 2021. #
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![A fencer leaps in celebration.]()
Read moreLarisa Korobeynikova of the Russian Olympic Committee celebrates winning a bronze medal in the final competition of the women's individual foil on July 25, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. #
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![An athlete reacts, crossing a finish line alone.]()
Read moreKristian Blummenfelt of Norway celebrates after winning the men's triathlon during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Odaiba Marine Park on July 26, 2021, #
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![A skateboarder kicks his board.]()
Read moreAngelo Caro Narvaez of Peru kicks his board after his final attempt during the street finals in men's skateboarding on July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. #
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![Two fencers face off, close together.]()
Read moreLee Kiefer of Team United States (left) competes against Eleanor Harvey of Team Canada in the third round of the women's individual foil at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba City, Japan, on July 25, 2021. #
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![More than a dozen windsurfers sail across a harbor together.]()
Read moreA view of the women's RS:X windsurfing opening series in Enoshima Yacht Harbor in Tokyo, Japan, on July 25, 2021. #
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![A boxer punches another boxer in the face.]()
Read moreCharley Sian Davison of Great Britain delivers a blow to Rabab Cheddar of Morocco during the women's fly (48-51 kg) boxing event at Kokugikan Arena on July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. #
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![A weightlifter celebrates her win.]()
Read moreHidilyn Diaz of the Philippines reacts during the women's 55 kg weightlifting competition at the Tokyo International Forum on July 26, 2021. Diaz won the gold medal in the event—the first Olympic gold medal awarded to the Philippines since 1924. #
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![A weightlifter looks down toward a barbell with a pained look on her face.]()
Read moreBelgium's Nina Sterckx reacts as she competes in the women's 49 kg weightlifting competition at the Tokyo International Forum on July 24, 2021. #
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![A swimmer holds up her gold medal.]()
Read moreYui Ohashi of Japan holds her mask and her gold medal as she poses for photographs after winning the 400-meter individual medley for women during the swimming finals at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 25, 2021. #
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![Water splashes from a swimmer's head as they compete.]()
Read moreSouth Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker competes to break an Olympic record in a heat for the women's 100-meter-breaststroke swimming event at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 25, 2021. #
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![Adam Peaty of Britain reacts after winning the men's 100-meter-breaststroke final at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 26, 2021.]()
Read moreAdam Peaty of Britain reacts after winning the men's 100-meter-breaststroke final at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 26, 2021. #
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![A skateboarder rides on a rail in an empty skatepark.]()
Read moreVincent Milou of Team France competes in the men's street skateboarding preliminaries on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 25, 2021. #
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![A gymnast grips a bar while spinning upside down.]()
Read moreUche Eke of Nigeria competes on the horizontal bar during the men's artistic gymnastic qualifications on July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. #
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![Two players try to defend against another who is jumping to throw a handball.]()
Read moreBrazil's Bruna de Paula scores during the women's preliminary-round group-B handball match between the Russian Olympic Committee and Brazil on July 25, 2021. #
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![A winning athlete bites her medal while posing for a photo.]()
Read moreGold medalist Matea Jelić of Team Croatia poses with her gold medal in women's 67 kg taekwondo on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall. #
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![A pack of cyclists rides on a road through a forested area.]()
Read moreCyclists ride in the peloton through a forested area during the men's cycling road race of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 24, 2021. #
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![One member of a couple returns a table-tennis volley.]()
Read moreXu Xin (left) and Liu Shiwen of Team China are seen in action during their mixed doubles semifinal table-tennis match at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on July 25, 2021. #
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![A windsurfer sails across a harbor.]()
Read moreZofia Noceti Klepacka of Team Poland sails in the third women's RS:X-class windsurfing race on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan. #
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![An Olympic shooter cries during a medal ceremony.]()
Read moreSilver medalist Antoaneta Kostadinova of Team Bulgaria reacts during the medal ceremony of the 10-meter women's air-pistol event at Asaka Shooting Range on July 25, 2021, in Asaka, Saitama, Japan. #
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![Competitors grapple upside-down during a judo match.]()
Read moreLukhumi Chkhvimiani of Georgia (left) grapples with Naohisa Takato of Japan during the men's 60 kg judo quarterfinal in Tokyo on July 24, 2021. #
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![A mountain-bike rider crashes among large rocks as another racer approaches from above.]()
Read moreMathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands crashes during the men's cross-country mountain-bike final in Shizuoka, Japan, on July 26, 2021. #
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![Two divers plunge into a pool, seen from underwater.]()
Read moreGold-medal winners Thomas Daley and Matty Lee of Britain compete in the synchronized 10-meter platform-diving final on July 26, 2021, in Tokyo. #
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![A gymnast leaps above a balance beam.]()
Read moreSimone Biles of Team United States competes on balance beam on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre. #
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![A young skateboarder rides a rail in a skate park.]()
Read moreBrazil's Rayssa Leal competes in the street final in women's skateboarding at Ariake Sports Park in Tokyo on July 26, 2021. The 13-year-old skater took the silver medal in the event. #
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![An overhead view of one judo competitor celebrating while the other lies facedown on the mat.]()
Read moreOdette Giuffrida of Team Italy celebrates after defeating Réka Pupp of Team Hungary during the women’s 52 kg judo contest for bronze medal A at Nippon Budokan on July 25, 2021. #
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![A woman assumes a steady stance while aiming an air rifle at a target.]()
Read moreAnastasiia Galashina of Team ROC competes during the medal round of the women's 10-meter air-rifle event at Asaka Shooting Range on July 24, 2021. #
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![A volleyball player reaches for a falling ball as another watches.]()
Read moreItaly's Viktoria Orsi Toth (left) fails to reach the ball, as Russia's Svetlana Kholomina watches, in the women's preliminary beach volleyball pool-E match between Russia and Italy at Shiokaze Park in Tokyo on July 25, 2021. #
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![A rider guides their horse during a dressage event.]()
Read moreSimone Pearce of Australia rides her horse, Destano, while competing in an equestrian individual dressage event on July 25, 2021. #
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![A gymnast leaps in front of a wall with the Olympic rings printed on it.]()
Read moreJutta Verkest of Team Belgium competes in the floor exercise during the women's qualification on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 25, 2021. #
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