Paris Olympics day six — in pictures

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Paris Olympics day six — in pictures

Published: 02 Aug. 2024, 05:45

JIM BULLEY
jim.bulley@joongang.co.kr

Martin Dougoud of Switzerland competes in the men's kayak single finals at the Paris Olympics on Thursday in Vaires-sur-Marne, France. [AP/YONHAP]

The action continued in Paris on Thursday as Simone Biles secured her second gold of the Games and Andy Murray closed the book on a long professional tennis career. Here's some of the best photos from the sixth day of competition.

Andy Murray of Great Britain in action during his Paris Olympics men's doubles quarterfinal at Roland Garros in Paris on Thursday. [EPA/YONHAP]

Korea's Baek Ha-na, front, plays a shot in the women's doubles badminton quarterfinal match against China during the Paris Olympics at Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris on Thursday. [AFP/YONHAP]

Korean sailor Ha Jee-min competes in the men’s dinghy race at the Paris Olympics on Thursday in Marseille, France. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

New Zealand's Tom Murray, Logan Ullrich, Matt MacDonald and Ollie MacLean pose with the silver medal in the men's four final at the Paris Olympics on Thursday in Vaires-sur-Marne, France. [AP/YONHAP]

Hungary's Anna Hamori, right, fights Australia's Marissa Williamson in their women's 66-kilogram preliminary boxing match at the Paris Olympics in Paris on Thursday. [AP/YONHAP]

Shin Yu-bin of Korea competes during the women's singles quaterfinal match of table tennis against Miu Hirano of Japan at the Paris Olympics in Paris on Thursday. [XINHUA/YONHAP]

Italy players prepare for a men's water polo Group A preliminary match against Montenegro at the Paris Olympics in in Saint-Denis, France on Thursday. [AP/YONHAP]

Germany's Satou Sabally, center, shoots as Japan's Stephanie Mawuli, right, defends and Japan's Evelyn Mawuli watches in a women's basketball game at the Paris Olympics on Thursday in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. [AP/YONHAP]

Rika Takayama of Japan, left, reacts after winning her bout against Guusje Steenhuis of the Netherlands in the women's -78 kilogram repechage contest at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on Thursday. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Benjamin Proud of Britain competes during the men's 50-meter freestyle heats of swimming at the Paris Olympics in Paris on Thursday. [XINHUA/YONHAP]

Rory McIlroy of Ireland plays his tee shot on the 15th hole during the first round of the men's golf event at the 2024 Paris Olympics at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines in France on Thursday. [AP/YONHAP]

France's Olivier Perreau, riding Dorai D'aiguilly, during the Equestrian Team Jumping competition at the Paris Olympics on Thursday in Versailles, France. [AP/YONHAP]

India's Jarmanpreet Singh, right, takes the ball away from Belgium's Arthur De Sloover reacts during the men's Group B field hockey match at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium during the Paris Olympics on Thursday in Colombes, France. [AP/YONHAP]

Italy's Martina Favaretto, left, competes with the United States' Lauren Scruggs in the women's team foil final at the Grand Palais in Paris on Thursday. [AP/YONHAP]

Carissa Moore of the United States gets into a barrel during round three on day six of the women's surfing competition in Teahupo'o, French Polynesia on Thursday. [AP/YONHAP]

From left: Saya Sakakibara of Australia, Manon Veenstra of Netherlands, Lauren Reynolds of Australia, Nadine Aeberhard of Switzerland, Leila Walker of New Zealand, Felicia Stancil of The United States, Mariana Pajon Londono of Colombia and Sae Hatakeyama of Japan compete in the women's BMX racing event in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France on Thursday. [AP/YONHAP]

Simone Biles of the United States celebrates after winning the gold medal during the women's artistic gymnastics all-around finals in Paris on Thursday. [AP/YONHAP]

France fans cheer at the swimming finals in Paris, France on Thursday. [AP/YONHAP]

France's Caroline Lopez hugs Australia's Laura Paeglis after Lopez won an archery individual elimination round in Paris on Thursday. [AP/YONHAP]

A United States fan cheers during the archery individual elimination round in Paris on Thursday. [AP/YONHAP]

Fans cheer on Korea during the archery individual elimination round in Paris on Thursday. [AP/YONHAP]

Omar Assar of Egypt in action during his quarterfinal match against Truls Moregard of Sweden in the men's singles table tennis tournament in Paris on Thursday. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Italian athlete Tammaro Cassandro, left, talks to his teammate Gabriele Rossetti during the skeet men pre-event training in Chateauroux, France on Thursday. [AP/YONHAP]