Into action at the 2016 Rio Olympics

Aug 7, 2016

Into action at the 2016 Rio Olympics

Christina Tkacik 0 Comment Americas, The Baltimore Sun 2016 rio olympics

Top shots from the 2016 Rio Olympics, which began on Friday.

: Brazil’s shooting guard Iziane Castro vies for the basket during a Women’s round Group A basketball match between Brazil and Australia at the Youth Arena in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016 during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. (AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO)

: Serbia’s centre Miroslav Raduljica scores during a Men’s round Group A basketball match between Venezuela and Serbia at the Carioca Arena 1 in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016 during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. (AFP PHOTO / Andrej ISAKOVIC)

: USA’s Carlos Zenon Balderas Jr. lands a punch on Kazakhstan’s Berik Abdrakhmanov during the Men’s Light (60kg) match at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Riocentro – Pavilion 6 in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / Yuri Cortez)

: An overview shows Germany’s Andreas Toba reacting after being injured while competing in the qualifying for the men’s floor exercise event of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / Antonin THUILLIER)

: China’s Sun Yiwen celebrate winning against France’s Lauren Rembi in the womens individual epee bronze medal bout as part of the fencing event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, on August 6, 2016, at the Carioca Arena 3, in Rio de Janeiro. (AFP PHOTO / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV)

: France’s Lauren Rembi reacts after losing to China’s Sun Yiwen (R) in the womens individual epee bronze medal bout as part of the fencing event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, on August 6, 2016, at the Carioca Arena 3, in Rio de Janeiro. (AFP PHOTO / Fabrice COFFRINI)

: Brazil’s Nathalie Moellhausen celebrates winning against France’s Marie-Florence Candassamy in their womens individual epee qualifying bout as part of the fencing event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, on August 6, 2016, at the Carioca Arena 3, in Rio de Janeiro. (AFP PHOTO / Fabrice COFFRINI)

: A multi exposure picture shows Hungary’s Emese Szasz (R) competing against France’s Lauren Rembi during their womens individual epee semi-final bout as part of the fencing event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, on August 6, 2016, at the Carioca Arena 3, in Rio de Janeiro. (AFP PHOTO / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV)

: Japan’s Kohei Uchimura competes in the qualifying for the men’s parallel bars event of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / Ben STANSALL)

: Japan’s Kohei Uchimura falls while competing in the qualifying for the men’s horizontal bar event of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / Ben STANSALL)

: An overview shows France’s Samir Ait Said being stretchered off after being injured while competing in the qualifying for the men’s vault event of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / Antonin THUILLIER)

: Brazil’s centre back Ana Paula Belo (C) shoots during the women’s preliminaries Group A handball match Norway vs Brazil for the Rio 2016 Olympics Games at the Future Arena in Rio on August 6, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE)

: A tattoo depicting Mickey Mouse and Minnie is picture on the arm of Brazil’s right wing Jessica Quintino during the women’s preliminaries Group A handball match Norway vs Brazil for the Rio 2016 Olympics Games at the Future Arena in Rio on August 6, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE)

: Spain’s Francisco Garrigos (white) competes with Germany’s Tobias Englmaier during their men’s -60kg judo contest match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / Jack GUEZ)

: Russia’s Irina Dolgova (white) competes with North Korea’s Kim Sol Mi during their women’s -48kg judo contest match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / Jack Guez)

: Argentina’s Paula Pareto (blue) competes with South Korea’s Jeong Bokyeong during their women’s -48kg judo contest gold medal match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / Jack GUEZ)

: Germany’s Mats Grambusch falls during the men’s field hockey Canada vs Germany match of the Rio 2016 Olympics Games at the Olympic Hockey Centre in Rio de Janeiro on August, 6 2016. (AFP PHOTO / Carl DE SOUZA)

: Britain’s Adam Peaty competes to break the world record in the Men’s 100m Breaststroke heat during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / Francois-Xavier Marit)

: Slovakia’s Barbora Balazova eyes the ball in her women’s singles qualification round table tennis match at the Riocentro venue during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / Juan Mabromata)

: Netherlands’ Yvon Belien (L) vies with China’s Xu Yunli during the women’s qualifying volleyball match between China and the Netherlands at the Maracanazinho stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/PEDRO UGARTE)

You don’t get to the Olympics by not being intense.

The Darkroom offers Facebook and WordPress commenting in the hopes of fostering constructive conversation among our users. Please abide by our Terms of Service when commenting on the site.

Categories