Paris Olympics 2024: day nine – in pictures
Steeplechase, hammer throw and golf are among the many sports on show on a busy Sunday in Paris
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Noah Lyles of United States crosses the line to win gold in the 100m in a photo finish.
Photograph: Agustín Marcarian/Reuters
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Adam Peaty in the men's 4x100m medley relay.
Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian
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Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine in action high jumps her way to gold.
Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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Novak Djokovic of Team Serbia after winning versus Carlos Alcaraz of Team Spain in the men's Olympic tennis final.
Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian
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Painter Peter Spens creates a piece of art during a volleyball match beneath the Eiffel Tower.
Photograph: Elsa/Getty Images
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Carnage in the water during heat five of the women’s kayak cross.
Photograph: Yara Nardi/Reuters
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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of United States in action during the 100m hurdles heats.
Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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Hermann Tomasgaard of Norway competes in the men’s dinghy race in the choppy waters of Marseille.
Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters
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Freddie Crittenden checks his time after finishing in last place in the 110m hurdles heats.
Photograph: Petr David Josek/AP
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Mohamed Essam of Egypt scores a point from Alexander Massialas in the men’s foil.
Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP
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Billal Bennama of France jumps for joy after beating Dominican Republic’s Yunior Alcantara Reyes in the men’s 51kg boxing semi-final.
Photograph: Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images
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Julie Vanloo of Belgium goes to the basket, holding off Japan’s Yuki Miyazawa in the women’s basketball.
Photograph: Gregory Shamus/AFP/Getty Images
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Elizabeth Bird of Great Britain and Valerie Constien of the United States go over the water in the women’s 3000m steeplechase heats.
Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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Raj Kumar Pal of India beats Team GB’s Oliver Payne to score his team’s fourth goal in the penalty shootout of their men’s hockey quarter-final. India prevailed to progress to the semis.
Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty Images
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Erin Reese of the United States competes in the women’s hammer throw qualifying round.
Photograph: Christian Bruna/EPA
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Malcolm Clemons of the United States splashes down in the men’s long jump.
Photograph: Paweł Kopczyński/Reuters
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Grant Holloway of the United States gets set before the start of his heat in the 110m hurdles.
Photograph: Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters
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Zahra Tatar of Algeria gets in the swing of things during the women’s hammer throw.
Photograph: Paweł Kopczyński/Reuters
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Mohamed Tarek of Egypt is challenged by Argentina’s Federico Fernandez during the men’s handball.
Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
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An Se Young of South Korea celebrates victory against Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia in the women’s badminton.
Photograph: Michael Reaves/Getty Images
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The peloton cycles past the Eiffel Tower at the start of the women’s road race.
Photograph: David Gray/AFP/Getty Images
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Tommy Fleetwood of Great Britain tees off on the first hole during the final round of the men’s golf competition at Le Golf National.
Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian
