Eye on the gold – August 2 2021

Ten of the weekend’s best Olym-pics

Kiran Badloe of the Netherlands gets into the water to celebrate winning gold in the men’s RS:X in sailing.
Kiran Badloe of the Netherlands gets into the water to celebrate winning gold in the men’s RS:X in sailing. (Ivan Alvarado )
Anasztazia Nguyen of Hungary competes in the qualification rounds of women’s long jump.
Anasztazia Nguyen of Hungary competes in the qualification rounds of women’s long jump. (Fabrizio Bensch)
Lomi Muleta of Ethiopia participates in the women’s 3000m steeplechase.
Lomi Muleta of Ethiopia participates in the women’s 3000m steeplechase. (Fabrizio Bensch)
Team members of the Dominican Republic line up before a women’s volleyball match.
Team members of the Dominican Republic line up before a women’s volleyball match. (Carlos Garcia Rawlins)
Phillip Dutton of the US on his horse Z competes in the cross-country team final.
Phillip Dutton of the US on his horse Z competes in the cross-country team final. (Alkis Konstantinidis)
Elizaveta Posadskikh of Russia competes in the women’s BMX freestyle final.
Elizaveta Posadskikh of Russia competes in the women’s BMX freestyle final. (Matthew Childs)
Hailey Hernandez of the US in take part in the women’s 3m springboard in diving.
Hailey Hernandez of the US in take part in the women’s 3m springboard in diving. (Stefan Wermuth)
Anthony Jeanjean of France takes part in the men’s BMX freestyle.
Anthony Jeanjean of France takes part in the men’s BMX freestyle. (Matthew Childs)
Shoichiro Mukai of Japan scores a point against Eduard Trippel of Germany of the judo’s mixed team quarterfinal.
Shoichiro Mukai of Japan scores a point against Eduard Trippel of Germany of the judo’s mixed team quarterfinal. (Annegret Hilse)
Elina Svitolina of Ukraine celebrates after winning a match.
Elina Svitolina of Ukraine celebrates after winning a match. (Edgar Su )

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