Paris Olympics day eight — in pictures

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Paris Olympics day eight — in pictures

Published: 04 Aug. 2024, 06:33

JIM BULLEY
jim.bulley@joongang.co.kr

Switzerland's Nina Brunner lands in the sand after diving for a shot in a beach volleyball match against France in Paris on Saturday. [AP/YONHAP]

It was a busy day for the legends on Saturday as Katie Ledecky won her ninth Olympic gold, Simone Biles picked up her seventh and Lim Si-hyeon pushed it to three in Paris alone. Elsewhere, Leon Marchand took a break from winning every men’s swimming event and Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart visited the horses.

Here's the best photos from the eighth day of action.

Katie Ledecky of the United States celebrates with the gold medal during the awards ceremony for the women's 800-meter freestyle in Paris on Saturday. [AP/YONHAP]

Kristof Milak of Hungary swims in the men's 100-meter butterfly at La Defense Arena in Paris on Saturday. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Spain's Salma Paralluelo shoots as Colombia's Carolina Arias defends, during the women's quarterfinal match at the Paris Olympics at Lyon Stadium in Decines, France on Saturday. [AP/YONHAP]

Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg watch the dressage team grand prix final in Versailles, France on Saturday. [AP/YONHAP]

Uzbekistan's Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev, right, fights, Denmark's Nikolai Terteryan in their men's 71kilogram quarterfinal boxing match at the Paris Olympics on Saturday in Paris, France. [AP/YONHAP]

Evy Leibfarth of the United States, left, competes in the women's kayak cross race against Stefanie Horn of Italy and Marta Bertoncelli of Italy at the Paris Olympics on Saturday in Vaires-sur-Marne, France. [AP/YONHAP]

Valentina Georgieva of Bulgaria in action during the women's vault final at Bery Arena in Paris on Saturday. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Luca Mozzato of Italy, center, rides past the Sacre Coeur basilica, during the men's road cycling event, at the Paris Olympics on Saturday in Paris, France. [AP/YONHAP]

Ukraine's Illia Kovtun competes in the artistic gymnastics men's floor exercise final during the Paris Olympics at the Bercy Arena in Paris on Saturday. [AFP/YONHAP]

Kim Eu-ro of Korea pedals during the men's road cycling event at the Paris Olympics in Paris, France on Saturday. [AP/YONHAP]

Korean sailor Ha Jee-min, front, participates in a men's dinghy class race during the Paris Olympics on Saturday in Marseille, France. [AP/YONHAP]

Hur Woong of Korea competes in the men's pommel horse final at the Bercy Arena in Paris on Saturday. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Carlos Yulo of the Philippines reacts after competing during the men's artistic gymnastics individual floor finals at Bercy Arena in Paris on Saturday. [AP/YONHAP]

Spectators entertain themselves in Montmartre, Paris during the men's road cycling race on Saturday. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Rory McIlroy of Ireland interacts with fans at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, France. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Simone Biles of the United States competes during the women's artistic gymnastics individual vault finals at Bercy Arena in Paris on Saturday. [AP/YONHAP]

Remco Evenepoel of Belgium celebrates after winning the gold medal in the road race at the Paris Olympics in Paris on Saturday. [AP/YONHAP]

China's Zheng Qinwen clenches her fist as she plays Croatia's Donna Vekic during the women's singles tennis final at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday. [AP/YONHAP]