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Olympics in pictures: The best photos from the ninth day of the Paris Games

07:37 am on 5 August 2024

Lea Meyer from Germany in the women's 3000m steeplechase. Photo: AFP/MICHAEL KAPPELER

Tennis greats Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz clashed and Ukraine won its first gold medal of the Paris Olympics in an action-packed ninth day of the Games.

Here are some of the best pictures.

New Zealander Lauren Bruce during the hammer throw qualifiers. Photo: AFP/ANDREJ ISAKOVIC

Ukraine's Olga Kharlan, right, goes up against South Korea's Jeon Eun-hye in the women's sabre team gold medal bout. Photo: AFP/FRANCK FIFE

Olga Kharlan dances with the Ukrainian flag after her team won the gold. Photo: AFP/FABRICE COFFRINI

New Zealander Ryan Fox chips a shot off the edge of the water on day four of the men's golf competition. Photo: AFP/EMMANUEL DUNAND

Denmark's Viktor Axelsen plays a shot to India's Lakshya Sen in their men's singles badminton semi-final match. Photo: AFP/ANTONIN THUILLIER

Germany's Isabell Werth, riding Wendy, in the individual dressage final. Photo: DPA/ROLF VENNENBERND

The sailing gets underway in race five of the mixed double-handed dinghy competition in Marseille. Photo: AFP/NICOLAS TUCAT

Cyclists ride in a peloton during the women's road race through the streets of Paris. Photo: AFP/LI YIBO

Serbia's Novak Djokovic serves to Spain's Carlos Alcaraz during their men's singles final tennis match at Roland Garros. Photo: AFP/PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA

Belgium's Alexander Hendrickx during the hockey quarterfinal between Belgium's national team the Red Lions and Spain. Photo: AFP/DIRK WAEM

Wei Meng of China during the skeet women's qualification in Chateroux. Photo: XINHUA/ZHAO DINGZHE

The Netherlands' Duko Bos competes in race seven of the men's ILCA 7 single-handed dinghy event. Photo: AFP/NICOLAS TUCAT