Rio Olympics: Day 1
Highlights from the opening day of competition from the 2016 Summer Games in Brazil.
Pictured: Japan's Yusuke Tanaka competes in the qualifying for the men's parallel bars event of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016.
Table Tennis
India's Manika Batra eyes the ball in her women's singles qualification round table tennis match at the Riocentro venue during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016.
Air Rifle
Nineteen-year-old Virginia Thrasher of the United States competes in the 10m Air Rifle Women's Finals on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Shooting Centre on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Thrasher won the first Gold Medal of the Games, with a final score of 208, a full point ahead of China's Li Du.
Air Rifle
Li Du of China with silver, Virginia Thrasher of the United States with gold and Siling Yi of China with bronze pose on the podium following the Women's 10m Air Rifle on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Shooting Centre on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rowing
Team USA's Genevra Stone (background) edges out Denmark's Fie Udby Erichsen during their heat in the Women's Single Sculls rowing competition at Lagoa Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, August 6, 2016.
Artistic Gymnastics
Japan's Kohei Uchimura competes in the qualifying for the men's parallel bars event of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016.
Boxing
USA's Carlos Zenon Balderas Jr. lands a punch on Kazakhstan's Berik Abdrakhmanov during the Men's Light (60kg) match at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Riocentro - Pavilion 6 in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016. Balderas defeated Abdrakhmanov in a unanimous judges' decision.
Rio marks the first Olympics since 1980 to feature boxing matches without headgear.
Water Polo
United States' Luca Cupido (right) tries to pass the ball under pressure from Croatia's Luka Bukic, during their men's water polo preliminary round match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. Croatia won, 7-5.
Fencing
A view of the Women’s Individual Epee: Round of 32 on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 3 on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Fencing
Ukraine's Olena Kryvytska (right) leaps against France's Lauren Rembi during their womens individual epee qualifying bout, on August 6, 2016, at the Carioca Arena 3, in Rio de Janeiro.
Fencing
Team USA's Courtney Hurley (left) competes against Ukraine's Yana Shemyakina during their womens individual epee qualifying bout at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, August 6, 2016, at the Carioca Arena 3, in Rio de Janeiro. Shemyakina defeated Hurley in overtime 14-13.
Equestrian
Germany's Sandra Auffarth, on Opgun Louvo, performs her routine during the Equestrian competition Eventing's Dressage phase of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games at the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 6, 2016.
Rowing
Marcel Hacker and Stephan Krueger of Germany compete during the Men's Double Sculls Heat 2 on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Lagoa Stadium on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Handball
Netherlands' right back Sanne van Olphen (left) vies with France's centre back Estelle Nze-Minko during the women's preliminaries Group B handball match at the Future Arena in Rio on August 6, 2016. France won, 18-14.
Archery
Indonesia's Muhammad Wijaya releases his arrow during the men's team archery competition at the Sambadrome venue during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016.
Swimming
From left: Jay Litherland of the United States, Daiya Seto of Japan and Chase Kalisz of the United States compete in heat four of the Men's 400m Individual Medley on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Kalisz (who posted the top time), Seto (the 2015 World Champion) and Litherland all qualified for the finals.
Swimming
Kelsi Worrell of the United States competes in heat five of the Women's 100m Butterfly on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Worrell won her heat and advanced to the semifinals.
Swimming
Dana Vollmer (left) of the United States, the reigning Olympic champion, competes in a heat of the women's 100m butterfly at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Vollmer advanced to the semifinals.
Beach Volleyball
Spain's Elsa Baquerizo dives for a ball during a women's beach volleyball match against Argentina at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016.
Artistic Gymnastics
French gymnast Samir Ait Said after severely injuring his left leg while vaulting during team preliminaries at Rio Olympic Arena Saturday, August 6, 2016. Said's leg bent as he tried to land, the sound of the break painfully audible. After being tended by medical staff, Said was carried out on a stretcher, to a standing ovation.
Judo
Sergio Pessoa of Canada (in blue) competes against Amiran Papinashvili of Georgia in the Men's -60 kg Judo on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2, August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Cycling
The peloton rolls through Grumari during the Men's Road Race on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Fort Copacabana on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Cycling
Belgium's Greg Van Avermaet celebrates after winning the 237.5-kilometer, six-hour endurance cycling race in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016.
Swimming
Erika Ferraioli, Silvia Di Pietro and Aglaia Pezzato of Italy celebrate winning heat one of the Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.