Scenes from Day 6 at the Rio 2016 Olympics

Aug 11, 2016

Scenes from Day 6 at the Rio 2016 Olympics

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Photos from gymnastics, swimming, basketball, badminton and table tennis events on Thursday at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

: Switzerland’s Sabrina Jaquet plays against Britain’s Kirsty Gilmour during a women’s singles match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

: Lithuania’s Jonas Maciulis (8) drives to the basket between Argentina’s Roberto Acuna (35) and Andres Nocioni, right, during a basketball game at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

: Argentina’s Facundo Campazzo (7) drives to the basket past Lithuania’s Marius Grigonis, left, during a basket ball game at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (Tom Pennington/Pool Photo via AP)

: Italy’s Paolo Nicolai, left, watches his teammate Daniele Lupo, right, trying to pass a ball during a men’s beach volleyball match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

: Italy’s Daniele Lupo passes a ball during a men’s beach volleyball match against Poland at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

: Canada’s Heather Bansley looks up after diving for a ball during a women’s beach volleyball match against Germany at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

: Britain’s Sam Cross, left, is tackled by Fiji’s Apisai Domolailai, during the men’s rugby sevens gold medal match at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

: United States’ Simone Manuel wins the gold medal setting a new Olympic record in the women’s 100-meter freestyle during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

: United States’ Simone Manuel, right, wins the gold medal setting a new Olympic record in the women’s 100-meter freestyle as Australia’s Bronte Campbell looks on during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

: Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu starts a women’s 200-meter backstroke semifinal during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

: United States’ Simone Manuel cries as she leaves the pool after winning the gold in the women’s 100-meter freestyle final during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

: United States’ Michael Phelps celebrates winning the gold medal in the men’s 200-meter individual medley during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

: United States’ gold medal winner Michael Phelps competes in the men’s 200-meter individual medley final during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

: Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu prepares to compete in a semifinal of the women’s 200-meter backstroke during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

: United States’ Anthony Ervin, left, and Ukraine’s Andrii Govorov (Andriy Hovorov) compete in a semifinal of the men’s 50-meter freestyle during the swimming competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

: Canada’s Hilary Caldwell celebrates winning a semifinal of the women’s 200-meter backstroke during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

: United States’ Tom Shields competes in a men’s 100-meter butterfly semifinal during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

: China’s Wang Shun shows off his bronze medal during the medal ceremony for the men’s 200-meter individual medley final during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

: Competitors take part in a semifinal of the women’s 200-meter backstroke during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

: Japan’s Rie Kaneto competes in a women’s 200-meter breaststroke final during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

: Australia’s silver medal winner Mitch Larkin starts the men’s 200-meter backstroke final during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

: Singapore’s Joseph Schooling looks at the scoreboard after a semifinal of the men’s 100-meter butterfly during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

: United States’ Simone Manuel leaves the pool after winning the gold and setting a new Olympic record in the women’s 100-meter freestyle during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

: United States’ Michael Phelps competes in a semifinal of the men’s 100-meter butterfly during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

: Singapore’s Joseph Schooling competes in a semifinal of the men’s 100-meter butterfly during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

: Jun Mizutani, of Japan, bottom, serves to Vladimir Samsonov, of Belarus, during the men’s table tennis bronze medal match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

: Jun Mizutani of Japan plays against Vladimir Samsonov of Belarus to win the men’s table tennis bronze medal match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

: Brazil’s Sergio Dutra Santos celebrates during a men’s preliminary volleyball match against the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

: Mexico’s Jesus Rangel dives but cannot reach a ball during a men’s preliminary volleyball match against Italy at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

: Italy’s Simone Buti (11) spikes as Mexico’s Tomas Aguilera (14) defends during a men’s preliminary volleyball match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

: Sergio Dutra Santos, front, bumps as teammate Lucas Saatkamp watches during a men’s preliminary volleyball match against the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

: Canada’s Hilary Caldwell competes in a women’s 200-meter backstroke semifinal during the Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

: U.S. gymnast Simone Biles competes in the floor exercise in the women’s All-Around Individual at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. Biles won the gold medal in the event. (Brian Peterson/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS)

: U.S. gymnasts Simone Biles, left, and Aexandra Raisman celebrate after winning the gold and silver medals, respectively, in the women’s All-Around Individual at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (Brian Peterson/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS)

: U.S. gymnast Alexandra Raisman competes on the beam during the women’s All-Around Individual at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. Raisman won the silver medal in the event. (Brian Peterson/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS)

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