Paris Olympics 2024: day six – in pictures
Judo, rowing and swimming are all happening on day six of the games as we look at some of the best images from Paris
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Fans give the departing Andy Murray a rapturous reception during his last match before heading into retirement.
Photograph: Ed Alcock/The Guardian
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All eyes, and lenses, are on Simone Biles as she works through her routine on the uneven bars.
Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian
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France supporters wave the tricolore in Marseille, where a lack of wind has hampered sailing and windsurfing events.
Photograph: Luisa González/Reuters
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GB men’s four Oli Wilkes, David Ambler, Matt Aldridge and Freddie Davidson share a group hug after winning bronze.
Photograph: Manuel Reino/Shutterstock
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Simone Biles warms up on the uneven bars as her rivals for individual all-around gold watch on.
Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters
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Course decorations at the equestrian jumping team qualifier at the Château de Versailles.
Photograph: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile/Getty Images
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Ball girls prepare gear for the players during a break in the men’s hockey match between India and Belgium.
Photograph: Aijaz Rahi/AP
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A shadow of the Olympic rings is cast on the clay at Roland Garros.
Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA
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France’s Titouan Castryck looks dejected during the men’s kayak slalom final.
Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian
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Japanese gymnast Haruka Nakamura in action on the balance beam.
Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters
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Spectators on the beach watch Dutch windsurfer Sara Wennekes of Netherlands warming up.
Photograph: Luisa González/Reuters
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Enmanuel Reyes Pla takes a punch to the face from Belgium’s Victor Schelstraete in the men’s 92kg boxing.
Photograph: Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images
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Double vision: Players from Serbia and Spain are reflected in the pool prior to their men’s water polo match.
Photograph: Luca Bruno/AP
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China’s Qinwen Zheng celebrates beating Iga Swiatek in their women’s singles semi-final – ending her opponent’s 25-game winning streak at Roland Garros.
Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images
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Nurlykhan Sharkhan of Kazakhstan collapses to the mat after losing to Uzbekistan’s Muzaffarbek Turoboyev in the men’s 100kg judo.
Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
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Not all heroes wear capes, sometimes they wear swimming trunks.
Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images
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Malysia’s Wooi Yik Soh punches the air in delight after securing victory in a men’s doubles badminton quarter-final match against India.
Photograph: Michael Reaves/Getty Images
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France’s Florent Manaudou looks relaxed after winning his heat in the men’s 50m freestyle.
Photograph: Anna Szilágyi/EPA
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The men’s golf tournaments begins today. Here, spectators settle in to watch the opening round at Le National in Guyancourt.
Photograph: Lisa Leutner/Reuters
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Piotr Kuczera of Poland bleeds from an injury suffered against Zelym Kotsoiev of Azerbaijan in the men’s 100kg judo.
Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
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China’s Peng Xuwei competes in a heat of the women’s 200m backstroke.
Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images
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Mihailo Vasic, with his nose bandaged, celebrates a basket for Serbia in their men’s 3x3 basketball victory over the Netherlands.
Photograph: David Gray/AFP/Getty Images
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Algeria’s Imane Khelif exits the ring after Angela Carini of Italy abandoned their fight in the women’s 66kg category in controversial circumstances.
Photograph: John Locher/AP
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American rower Justin Best lives up to his name by winning gold in the men’s fours final.
Photograph: Lindsey Wasson/AP
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The track and field events begin on Friday at the Stade de France, and athletes are busy testing out the facilities.
Photograph: Aleksandra Szmigiel/Reuters
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The Netherlands pip Team GB on the line in the women’s fours as Helen Glover is denied a third Olympic gold.
Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian
