olymPICSrio

A blog about the Olympic Games, run by a Rio 2016 volunteer.

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Brazil's Arthur Zanetti reacts after competing in the men's rings event final of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 15, 2016. / AFP / Toshifumi KITAMURA

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Max Whitlock (R) and Louis Smith of Great Britain pose for photographs with their medals in front of the Olympic Park on day 10 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Rio Olympic Arena on August 15, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Thomas Barr of Ireland reacts after round one of the Men's 400m Hurdles on Day 10 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 15, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Alyce Burnett (R) and Alyssa Bull (L) of Australia celebrate qualifying for the Final A after competing in the Canoe Sprint Women's Kayak Double 500m Semifinal 1 on Day 10 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Lagoa Stadium on August 15, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Trinidad and Tobago's Michelle-Lee Ahye (R) competes in the Women's 200m Round 1 during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 15, 2016. / AFP / Antonin THUILLIER

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Lisa Mayer of Germany reacts after competing round one of the Women's 200m on Day 10 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 15, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Germany's Lisa Mayer competes in a Women's 200m Round 1 heat during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 15, 2016. / AFP / Johannes EISELE

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Cynthia Bolingo of Belgium competes in round one of the Women's 200m on Day 10 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 15, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Anna Kielbasinska of Poland, Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands and Olivia Borlee of Belgium compete in round one of the Women's 200m on Day 10 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 15, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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USA's April Ross (L) and Kerri Walsh Jennings celebrate after defeating Australia in the women's beach volleyball quarter-final match at the Beach Volley Arena in Rio de Janeiro on August 15, 2016, for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. / AFP / Leon NEAL

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20 Day Countdown to Rio ➝ Meet the Gymnasts

Meet Team Japan: Sae Miyakawa, Mai Murakami, Aiko Sugihara, Asuka Teramoto, and Yuki Uchiyama. Japan finished in 5th place at the 2015 World Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow, United Kingdom.

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Photography: Olympic divers in practice at the diving centre in Rio

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The 2016 Summer Olympics Torch Relay on May 20th in Bahia, Brazil.

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The Summer Olympics 2016 Torch Relay on May 14th in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 

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Rebeca Andrade of Brazil competes on the uneven bars during the Final Gymnastics Qualifier - Aquece Rio Test Event for the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Park on April 18, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Dipa Karmakar of India competes on the vault during the Final Gymnastics Qualifier - Aquece Rio Test Event for the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Park on April 18, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Flavia Saraiva of Brazil competes during the Final Gymnastics Qualifier - Aquece Rio Test Event for the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Park on April 18, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.