Aug 19, 2016 7:00 AM

Gallery: Body Slams and BMX: The Best Olympic Photos, Part Two

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Chinese wrestler Sun Yanan pulls her opponent Zhuldyx Eshimova of Kazakhstan to the floor, winning the Women’s Freestyle 48kg Bronze Medal match at Carioca Arena 2 in less than a minute on Wednesday.
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Australia’s Gemma Beadsworth gets pushed beneath the water as her team plays Brazil in the Women’s Water Polo qualification round at Olympics Aquatics Stadium on Wednesday.

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Thiago Braz Da Silva clears 6.03 meters during the Men’s Pole Vault Final at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Bra set a new world record and won his country’s first men’s gold medal in athletics since 1984.
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Twenty-five-year old Russian boxer Yevgeny Tishchenko fights Uzbekistan’s Rustam Tulaganov during the men’s heavy seminfinal match at Riocentro on Saturday. Tishchenko won three to zero, leaving Tulaganov with the bronze medal.

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Jamaican runner Usain Bolt looks back at his competition during the Men’s 100m Semifinals on Sunday. Bolt went on to the final to win his third consecutive gold in the event.
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US cyclist Nicholas Long (right) practices with other competitors ahead of the Cycling - BMX Seeding Run at the Olympic BMX Center on Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro.

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Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon hits the shuttlecock during a badminton match against Hong Kong’s Yip Pui Yin at Riocentro stadium on Sunday. Intanon beat Yin two to zero.
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Competitors race during the Men’s Decathlon 100m - Heat 1 at Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. The decathlon lasts two days, over which athletes compete in 10 events.

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Australian cyclist Matthew Glaetzer competes in the Men’s Sprint Qualifying at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on August 12. Glaetzer came in third with a time of 9.704, behind British cyclist Callum Skinner’s 9.703 and Jason Kenny’s record-breaking 9.55.
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In the water near Copacabana beach, Sharon van Rouwendaal from the Netherlands swims toward the starting line for the women’s marathon swimming event on Monday.

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Sweden’s Sofie Skoog launches over the barrier during the Women’s High Jump Qualifying Round at Olympic Stadium on Thursday.
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Dutch cyclist Jelle van Gorkom flies down the track during the men’s seeding run at the Olympic BMX Center on Wednesday.

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Alysbeth Felix of Puerto Rico throws the shot during the Women’s Heptathlon Shot Put at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 12.
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Japan’s Minami Itahashi dives underwater during the Women’s 10m Platform Semifinal at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Stadium on Thursday.

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Will Claye of the US competes in the Men’s Triple Jump Final at Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. Claye won the silver medal with his 17.76-meter jump. Shortly afterward, he proposed to his girlfriend in the stands.
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A diver gracefully jumps off the platform at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Stadium during the Women’s 10m Platform Preliminary on Wednesday.

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