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IMAGE: Swimmers start the 10km Marathon.
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IMAGE: Andrea Spendolini Sirieix of Team Great Britain competes in the 10m Platform Semifinal.
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IMAGE: Team Brazil's Beatriz Ferreira (red) exchanges punches with Team Finland's Mira Marjut Johanna Potkonen during the Light (57-60kg) Semifinal.
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IMAGE: Team United States Head Coach Adam Krikorian speaks to his players during the Semifinal against Team Russian Olympic Committee.
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IMAGE: The Fencing competition in the Modern Pentathlon.
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IMAGE: Left to right: Benjamin Thomas of Team France, Sam Welsford of Team Australia, Jan Willem van Schip of Team Netherlands, Artyom Zakharov of Team Kazakhstan, Roger Kluge of Team Germany, Campbell Stewart of Team New Zealand during the Keirin final of the track cycling event.
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IMAGE: The Czech Republic's Adam Ondra -- acknowledged as the world's best climber -- climbs during the Sport Climbing Men's Combined Final. Sadly, Ondra did not win the Gold medal.
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IMAGE: Team Australia's Emily Gielnik (#15) shoots whilst under pressure from Team United States's Lindsey Horan (#9) during the women's Bronze Medal match.
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IMAGE: Team Chinese Taipei's Wen Tzu-yun competes against Team Iran's Sara Bahmanyar during the Karate Kumite (55kg) elimination rund contest.
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IMAGE: Team Australia's Joshua Beltz and Team Belgium's Cedric Daniel Andre Charlier battle for the ball during the hockey Final. Belgium won Gold.
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IMAGE: Team Russian Olympic Committee's Zaurbek Sidakov wrestles with Team Kazakhstan's Daniyar Kaisanov during the Freestyle 74kg Semifinal.
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IMAGE: Team Australia and Canada take part in the women's 5th-8th classification Water Polo event.
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Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com