Paris Olympics day three — in pictures

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Paris Olympics day three — in pictures

Published: 30 Jul. 2024, 05:44

JIM BULLEY
jim.bulley@joongang.co.kr

Chu En Lai of Taiwan in action against Bazarbay Uulu Mukhammedsabyr of Kazakhstan in the men's 63.5-kilogram boxing in Paris on Monday. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

The action continued across Paris on Monday as Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal in what may be their last ever clash, Japan took the men's gymnastics team title, Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh claimed her first medal in the pool and Korea continued their all-out dominance on the archery field.

Here's some of the best photos from the third day of competition.

Thomas Ceccon of Italy competes in the men's 100-meter backstroke final in Paris on Monday. [AP/YONHAP]

Brazil's Filipe Toledo gets a barrel in the second heat of round three the men's surfing competition in Teahupo'o, French Polynesia on Monday. [AP/YONHAP]

Competitors from Norway, Poland, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Croatia, and the United States maneuver through the water during the women's windsurfing race at the Paris Olympics in Marseille, France on Monday. [AP/YONHAP]

Sun Wei of China performs in the floor exercise during the men's artistic gymnastics team finals round at Bercy Arena at the Paris Olympics in Paris, France on Monday. [AP/YONHAP]

Gabby Williams of France goes up for a rebound with Aaliyah Edwards, center, and Kayla Alexander, of Canada, during a women's basketball game at the Paris Olympics on Monday in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. [AP/YONHAP]

Illia Kovtun of Ukraine performs on the rings during the men's artistic gymnastics team finals at the Paris Olympics on Monday in Paris. [AP/YONHAP]

China's goalkeeper Shen Yineng fails to stop a ball from Simone Van De Kraats of the Netherlands during a women's water polo Group A preliminary match at the Paris Olympics on Monday in Saint-Denis, France. [AP/YONHAP]

Korean archers celebrate after beating France in the men's team archery gold medal match at the 2024 Paris Olympics in Paris on Monday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Spain's Rafael Nadal serves the ball to Serbia's Novak Djokovic during their men's singles second round match at the Paris Olympics on Monday at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. [AP/YONHAP]

Jan Jurkiewicz of Poland, right, and Salim Heroui of Algeria compete in the men's foil individual table of 64 at the Grand Palais in Paris on Monday. [EPA/YONHAP]

Britain's Noah Williams and Thomas Daley celebrate with their medals following the men's synchronized 10-meter platform diving final at the Paris Olympics in Saint-Denis, France on Monday. [AFP/YONHAP]

China's Lian Junjie and Yang Hao compete in the men's 10-meter synchronized platform diving final at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Monday in Saint-Denis, France. [AP/YONHAP]

Australia's Ezi Magbegor fighting for the ball with Nigeria's Murjanatu Musa in a women's preliminary round Group B basketball match during the Paris Olympics at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France on Monday. [AFP/YONHAP]

An underwater view shows the United States' Katie Grimes competing in a women's 400-meter individual medley heat during the Paris Olympics at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, France on Monday. [AFP/YONHAP]

Ukraine's Olga Kharlan celebrates with her coach after winning the women's individual sabre bronze medal match against Korea's Choi Se-bin at the Grand Palais in Paris on Monday. [AP/YONHAP]

Stephen Nedoroscik of the United States performs on the pommel horse during the men's artistic gymnastics team finals at Bercy Arena in Paris on Monday. [AP/YONHAP]

Britain's Laura Collett, riding London 52, competes in the equestrian jumping at Versailles in France on Monday. [AP/YONHAP]

The Olympic rings and the Eiffel Tower are seen at sunset in Paris on Monday. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Zou Jingyuan of China performs on the rings during the men's artistic gymnastics team finals in Paris on Monday. [AP/YONHAP]

Nicolas Gestin of France reacts at the finish line of the men's canoe single finals during the canoe slalom in Vaires-sur-Marne, France on Monday. [AP/YONHAP]

Canada's Charity Williams does a forward roll as she scores a try during a women's Pool A rugby sevens match against China at the Stade de France in Paris on Monday. [AP/YONHAP]

The foil can be seen below the water line as Hong Kong's Akira Luke Sakai and Russell Aylsworth sail to compete in a men's skiff race in Marseille, France on Monday. [AP/YONHAP]

Ondrej Perusic of the Czech Republic serves during a men's pool E beach volleyball match against Canada at Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris, France on Monday. [AP/YONHAP]

BY JIM BULLEY [jim.bulley@joongang.co.kr]