2024 Olympics photos: Simone Biles's triumphant return, Deng Yawen flies on her BMX and more stunning moments from the Summer Games
Yahoo News Photo Staff
Members of Team USA celebrate after winning the gold medal during the women's artistic gymnastics team finals round at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics on July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (Abbie Parr/AP) (AP)
Tuesday's Olympics highlights featured gymnastics, swimming, basketball, tennis, archery, table tennis, sailing — and more.
The U.S. women's gymnastics team — led by the incomparable Simone Biles — won the gold medal in the team competition Tuesday. It was a rebound from the team's silver medal performance in Tokyo in 2020, when Biles had dropped out of the competition.
It wasn't all good news for U.S. competitors. Coco Gauff lost her tennis match to Croatia's Donna Vekić after Vekić rallied from behind to defeat her 7-6. Gauff, however, still has an opportunity to win medals with upcoming doubles competitions.
Here's a look at some of the sights and scenes from the competition Tuesday and Wednesday in Paris.
Leon Marchand of France in action during the Men's 200m Breaststroke - Heats in Nanterre, France on July 30, 2024. (Ueslei Marcelino /Reuters) (REUTERS)
France's Alexandre Ayache with horse Jolene competes in the equestrian's team dressage during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, in the western outskirts of Paris, on July 31, 2024. (John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images) (AFP via Getty Images)
Hand of Coco Gauff of United States is seen during her match against Donna Vekic of Croatia during Women's Singles Tennis on July 30, 2024. (Edgar Su/Reuters) (REUTERS)
An athlete from Peru during dinghy training at Marseille Marina on July 30, 2024. (Andrew Boyers/Reuters) (REUTERS)
French fans kiss inside the stadium before the Men's Group A - New Zealand vs France football match in Marseille Stadium on July 30, 2024. (Luisa Gonzalez/Reuters) (REUTERS)
Yawen Deng of Team People's Republic of China competes during the BMX Freestyle Women's Park Final - Round 2 on day five of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on July 31, 2024 in Paris, France. (Alex Broadway/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
Liam Pitchford of Britain in action during his round of 32 table tennis match against Darko Jorgic of Slovenia on July 31, 2024. (Isabel Infantes/Reuters) (REUTERS)
Paris 2024 Olympics - Sailing - , Marseille, France - July 30, 2024. A view of the Women's Windsurfing race at the Marseille Marina on July 30, 2024. (Andrew Boyers/Reuters) (REUTERS)
Malaysia's Ariana Nur Dania Mohamad Zairi competes in the archery women's individual elimination round during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Esplanade des Invalides in Paris on July 31, 2024. (Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty Images (AFP via Getty Images)
An overview shows China's #14 Li Yueru looking at the ball in the women's preliminary round group A basketball match between China and Serbia during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, northern France, on July 31, 2024. (Sameer al-Doumy/Pool via AFP via Getty Images) (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Yuxi Chen and Hongchan Quan of Peoples Republic of China win gold medal in the final Diving Women's Synchronized 10M Platform at the Aquatics Centre during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics Paris, France on July 31, 2024. (Paul Kitagaki, Jr./ZUMA Press Wire) (ZUMAPRESS.com)
Italy's Alberta Santuccio, second right, celebrates with her teammates Rossella Fiamingo, second left, Giulia Rizzi, left, and Mara Navarria after winning the women's team Epee final match against France during the 2024 Summer Olympics at the Grand Palais on July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (Andrew Medichini/AP) (AP)
Emily Lane of Ireland and Erin King of Ireland in action with Lauren Torley of Britain during the Rugby Sevens - Women's Placing 7-8 on July 30, 2024 in Saint-Denis, France. (Phil Noble/Reuters) (REUTERS)
Sunisa Lee of United States in action on the Balance Beam during the Artistic Gymnastics - Women's Team Final on July 30, 2024. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters) (REUTERS)
James Guy of Britain, Tom Dean of Britain and Matthew Richards of Britain react during the Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Final on July 30, 2024. (Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters) (REUTERS)
Kaylee McKeown of Australia in action during the Women's 100m Backstroke Final on July 30, 2024. (Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters) (REUTERS)
Tomokazu Harimoto of Japan celebrates as he wins his Men's Singles Round of 32 match against Noshad Alamiyan of Iran on July 31, 2024. (Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters) (REUTERS)
Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander grabs a rebound during a men's basketball game aa; at the 2024 Summer Olympics on, July 30, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. ((Michael Conro/Pool via AP) (AP)
Argentina's Thiago Almada celebrates with Nicolas Otamendi scoring his side's opening goal against Ukraine during the men's Group B soccer match at the Lyon stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics on July 30, 2024, in Decines, France. (Laurent Cipriani/AP) (AP)
Simone Biles, of the United States, performs on the uneven bars during the women's artistic gymnastics team finals round at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics on July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (Natacha Pisarenko/AP) (AP)
Australia's Natalie Van Coevorden, center, competes in the swim leg of the women's individual triathlon competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics on July 31, 2024, in Paris, France. (David Goldman/AP) (AP)
New Zealand's Stacey Waaka dives over the line to score a try during the women's gold medal Rugby Sevens match between New Zealand and Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, France on July 30, 2024. (Vadim Ghirda/AP) (AP)
Nikolaj Buhl and Daniel Nyborg of Denmark sail to the mark during a men's 49er skiff class race during the 2024 Summer Olympics on July 30, 2024, in Marseille, France. (Carolyn Kaster/AP) (AP)
France's Laury Perez competes in the Women's Cycling BMX Freestyle Park Final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, on July 31, 2024. (Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images) (AFP via Getty Images)
Team Britain celebrate after winning the men's 4 x 200-meter freestyle relay at the 2024 Summer Olympics on July 30, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (David J. Phillip/AP) (AP)
Coco Gauff of United States cries as she argues with umpire during her women's singles third round match against Donna Vekic of Croatia, at the 2024 Summer Olympics on July 30, 2024, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France. (Andy Wong/AP) (AP)
