In pictures: Tokyo Olympics 2020 gets under way

Athletes such as Simone Biles train as football, softball tournaments begin

Last updated: July 22, 2021 | 14:14

Matthew Smith

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Japan's Yuto Horigome practiaes at Ariake Urban Sports Park

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US gymnast Simone Biles practises her floor during a training session at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre

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Puerto Rico skateboarder Manny Santiago trains at Ariake Urban Sports Park ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, on July 22, 2021. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP)

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A kayaker is silhouetted at the end of a training session at the Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre

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Diving Training at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre

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Ava Stewart of Canada on the uneven bars during training

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Mexico's Nicole Rangel, left, and Suzannah Brookshire collide as they attempt to take a catch during the softball game against Japan

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Japan's Mai Murakami trains on the vault

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Brooklyn Moors of Canada on the uneven bars during training

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The United States basketball team train

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South Korea's players sing the national anthem before the Group B match against New Zealand

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China women's quadruple sculls team on the water

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Donglian Zhang, of China, practises at the Asaka Shooting Range

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Tennis star Kei Nishikori of Japan warms up

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Italy's Giulia Koutsoyanopulos runs past the first base at Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium

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Lucy Bronze of Great Britain in action with Carla Guerrero of Chile

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Members of the Canadian men's field hockey team run beneath sprinklers during a training session at Oi Hockey Stadium

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Serbia's Novak Djokovic practises for the men's tennis competition

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