PHOTOS: The fantastic faces of the Rio Olympics

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Tuesday, August 9, 2016
John Millman, of Australia, returns to Kei Nishikori, of Japan, in the men's tennis competition
Montenegro's Suzana Lazovic is stopped during the women's preliminary handball match
Li Xiaoxia of China plays table tennis
Spain's Liliana Fernandez sets up the ball during a volleyball match
United States' Michael Phelps sticks out his tongue as he prepares a men's 200-meter butterfly
Pan Chien-Hung, of Taiwan, competes in the men's weightlifting competition
Serghei Cechir, of Moldova, competes in the men's weightlifting competition
United States' Michael Phelps' son Boomer wears ear protection during the swimming competitions
Juan Carlos Cabrera, of Mexico, competes in the men's rowing single sculls
France's Luka Karabatic, left, complains that Qatar's Hassan Mabrouk pushed him while on the ground
France's Thierry Omeyer during the men's preliminary handball match
Brazil's Pedro Solberg digs against Canada during a men's beach volleyball match
Netherlands' Anicka Van Emden competes in judo competition
Argentina's Cristian Poglajen spikes the ball
Hungary's Laszlo Csoknyai during the men's 81-kg judo competition
Qatar's Goran Stojanovic tries to catch the ball during the men's preliminary handball match
Cuba's Lazaro Alvarez, left, fights Italy's Carmine Tommasone during a men's lightweight 60-kg preliminary boxing match
Hungary's Katinka Hosszu competes in a semifinal of the women's 200-meter individual medley
Ching Cheng of Taiwan plays against Li Xiaoxia of China during their table tennis match
Hungary's Katinka Hosszu competes in a women's 200-meter individual medley
France's Cedric Sorhaindo scores a goal past Qatar's Goran Stojanovic during the men's preliminary handball match
Remember this guy? Pita Nikolas Aufatofua was a sensation carrying the flag of Tonga during the opening ceremony.
Belarus' Kylie Rei Dickson performs on the vault
India's Dipa Karmakar performs on the vault AP
Slovakia's Barbora Mokosova performs on the vault
Vietnam's Thi Ha Thanh Phan performs on the vault
United States' Simone Biles performs on the uneven bars
Japan's Asuka Teramoto performs on the uneven bars
Canada's Isabela Onyshko performs on the vault
Mexico's Alexa Moreno performs on the uneven bars
Canada's Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard competes in judo competition
United States' Alexander Naddour performs on the floor
Australia's Emma Tonegato avoids a tackled
Britain's Kristian Thomas performs on the horizontal bar
United States' Steele Johnsoncompete in the men's synchronized diving final
United States' Sam Mikulak performs on the horizontal bar
Portugal's Telma Monteiroite competes in judo competition
Portugal's Telma Monteiro celebrates after winning a bronze medal
Russia's David Belyavskiy performs on the floor
Li Xiaoxia of China plays table tennis
Russia's Ekaterina Kosianenko bumps during a women's preliminary volleyball match
Canada's Samuel Schachter attempts a block against Italy in a men's beach volleyball match
Ecuador's Carlos Eduardo Quipo Pilataxi during a men's light flyweight preliminary boxing match
Australia's Evania Pelite scores a try
Serbia's Jovana Stevanovic spikes the ball
New Zealand's Gayle Broughton, left, is challenged by Australia's Alicia Quirk during the women's rugby match
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PHOTOS: The fantastic faces of the Rio OlympicsJohn Millman, of Australia, returns to Kei Nishikori, of Japan, in the men's tennis competition
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