In photos: Tokyo Olympics 2020 - the best of the action from Day 1

Tokyo 2020 is in full swing, with 11 medal events already done and dusted

Last updated: July 24, 2021 | 18:26

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Catch me! Shin Jeahwan, of South Korea, performs on the vault during the men's artistic gymnastic qualifications at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

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It looks like Thailand's Panipak Wongpattanakit and Spain's Adriana Cerezo Iglesias are trying to sneak in an extra Olympic ring during their taekwondo women's -49kg gold medal bout...

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If we tried to stretch like Switzerland's Jeremy Desplanches - seen here preparing to compete in a heat for the men's 100m breaststroke swimming event - we would definitely dislocate our shoulders...

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Aleksandar Ratkov of Serbia loves the game so much that he actually turned into a basket ball during their 3x3 match against China...

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Eye on the ball or ball in the eye? Natalia Partyka of Poland in action against Michelle Bromley of Australia in their Table Tennis match.

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That really hurt! It looks like both Funa Tonaki of Japan and Distria Krasniqi of Kosovo are feeling the pain during their Judo Women's 48kg Gold medal match.

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It's all a blur... The Basketball 3x3 Men's match between Netherlands and Russian sure was played at a frenetic pace...

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Will someone please tell Iran's Javad Foroughi that his gold medal for the men's 10-meter air pistol event is not in fact one of those yummy chocolate coins...

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Hands up! Christopher McHugh, of Australia, blocks against Christian Sandlie Sorum, of Norway, during their men's beach volleyball match.

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There's nothing quite like a nice quiet walk along the countryside - but this is nothing like a quiet walk in the countryside! Cyclists compete in the men's road race in Oyama, Japan.

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