Brazil's gravity-defying surfer Gabriel Medina and other Paris Olympics photos from Monday and Tuesday
Yahoo News Photo Staff
Olympian Gabriel Medina of Brazil after getting a large wave in Teahupo'o, on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti. (Jerome Brouilette/AFP via Getty Images) (AFP via Getty Images)
After an action-packed opening weekend, the start of week one of the 2024 Paris Olympics has already provided some must-see moments and photos.
One of the standout moments of the Olympic Games so far came from Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina (pictured above), who was photographed on July 29 celebrating midair after winning his heat with a score of 17.40, allowing him to advance to the quarterfinals. Medina, who failed to make the podium in the last Olympic Games, is striving to improve on that performance this time around.
He and the other surfers, who are competing in the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, will have to wait a couple of days to get back on the water after their next round of competition was postponed due to poor conditions. Although Paris is able to host some beach events in the city — volleyball, for example, is being played on a temporary court outside the Eiffel Tower — the surfing competitions are nearly 10,000 miles away and 12 hours behind the rest of the games.
Medals have already been passed out for several other sports so far this week, such as equestrian riding, swimming and gymnastics, in which the U.S. men’s team won a bronze medal.
The U.S. women’s gymnastics team will compete for the gold in the artistic team all-around competition on Tuesday, with Simone Biles battling a calf injury to help her team.
As of early Tuesday morning, the People’s Republic of China and Japan were in the lead with six gold medals each, while the United States was still at the top of the overall leaderboard with 20 total medals. There’s also an 11-way tie for the most medals by an individual.
Azerbaijan's Zelim Tckaev and Alpha Oumar Djalo of France (blue) compete in the judo men's 81 kg round of 32. (Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images) (AFP via Getty Images)
Tatjana Smith of South Africa (green cap) reacts after winning gold with bronze medal winner Mona McSharry of Ireland during the women's 100-meter breaststroke final. (Marko Djurica/Reuters) (REUTERS)
Felix Lebrun of France competes in a round of 32 table tennis game. (Petros Giannakouris/AP) (AP)
Karim Laghouag of France celebrates after winning the silver medal in the equestrian team jumping competition. (Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP) (AP)
A volleyball match between the U.S. and Germany. (Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP via Getty Images) (AFP via Getty Images)
Jordan Sarrou of France in the mens' mountain bike cross-country competition. (Matthew Childs/Reuters) (REUTERS)
Kazuma Kaya of Japan in action on the parallel bars. (Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters) (REUTERS)
Manon Apithy-Brunet of France celebrates after winning her gold medal bout in the women's sabre competition. (Albert Gea/Reuters) (REUTERS)
Yuta Watanabe in a mixed doubles badminton match. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters) (REUTERS)
Manika Batra of India prepares to serve in a women's singles table tennis match. (Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters) (REUTERS)
Petar Petrov Mitsin of Bulgaria in the men's 200-meter butterfly competition. (Marko Djurica/Reuters) (REUTERS)
Marieme Badiane (No. 22) and Valeriane Ayayi (No. 11) of France in a women's basketball game against Canada. (Mark J. Terrill/AP) (AP)
Italy's Jessica Rossi competes in the trap women's qualification round. (Manish Swarup/AP) (AP)
France's Remi Bassereau goes for the block in a beach volleyball match against Germany. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP (AP)
Nicolas Gestin of France at the finish line of the canoe slalom. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP) (AP)
Illia Kovtun of Ukraineon in the men's artistic gymnastics team finals. (Charlie Riedel/AP) (AP)
Alan Cleland Quinonez of Mexico, top, kicks off a wave over Joan Duru of France, during the third round of the surfing competition. (Gregory Bull/AP) (AP)
Kazuma Kaya of Japan performs on the rings during the men's artistic gymnastics team finals. (Francisco Seco/AP) (AP)
Griffin Colapinto of the United States dives into a wave during the third round of the surfing competition. (Gregory Bull/AP) (AP)
France's Amandha Sylves blocks a ball during a volleyball match against Serbia. (Alessandra Tarantino/AP) (AP)
Zorana Arunovic, left, and Damir Mikec of Serbia celebrate after winning the gold medal in the 10-meter air pistol mixed team event. (Manish Swarup/AP) (AP)
Saud Ghali of Bahrain just after competing in the men's 200-meter breaststroke. (Petr David Josek/AP) (AP)
France's Billal Bennama, right, battles Roscoe Hill of the U.S. in the men's 51 kg preliminary boxing match. (John Locher/AP) (AP)
Statesman, a Canadian horse, is cooled down after competing in the equestrian dressage competition. (Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP) (AP)
Greece's Giannis Antetokounmpo, left, and Santi Aldama of Spain in a men's basketball game. (Michael Conroy/Pool via AP) (AP)
Japan's Shunsuke Togami competes in a men's singles round of 32 table tennis game. (Petros Giannakouris/AP) (AP)
Soichi Hashimoto of Japan in his judo bout against Akil Gjakova of Kosovo. (Arlette Bashizi/Reuters) (REUTERS)
A ball girl walks along the center line before the start of a men's field hockey match between South Africa and Germany. (Aijaz Rahi/AP) (AP)
