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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
04 August 2024, France, Saint-Denis: Olympics, Paris 2024, athletics, Stade de France, 3000 m steeplechase, women, Lea Meyer from Germany in action. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa (Photo by MICHAEL KAPPELER / DPA / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP)

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 Zealand's Lauren Bruce competes in the women's hammer throw qualification of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 4, 2024. (Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP)

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

South Korea's Jeon Eun-hye (L) competes against Ukraine's Olga Kharlan in the women's sabre team gold medal bout between South Korea and Ukraine during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris, on August 3, 2024. (Photo by Franck FIFE / AFP)

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