The 32 best photographs from the opening weekend of the Olympics

By Emmett Knowlton and Scott Davis From Business Insider

The opening weekend of the Rio Olympics featured new world records, stunning upsets, heartbreaking crashes and injuries, and plenty more excitement.

One of the best parts of the Olympics, though, is the photography. The photos from every sport are terrific, and they capture the emotion, energy, and athleticism of the Games. That Rio is one of the most photogenic cities in the world helps, too.

Here are some of our favorite photos from the opening weekend, courtesy of Getty and AP. This is by no means an exhaustive list — there are simply too many terrific shots to choose from. We picked 32, but we’ll be updating this post throughout the games as more great photos come in.
An Australian archer takes aim with a Rio favela in the background.

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Taking the plunge.
Al Bello/Getty
Nice dig by China’s Fan Wang.
Quinn Rooney/Getty
There’s something exceedingly dramatic about fencing.
Matthias Hangst/Getty
An anguished Azza Besbes of Tunisia after a fencing loss.
Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty
Weightlifter Ayesha Shahriyar M. Albalooshi of the UAE.
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Tattoos of the Olympic rings are common throughout Rio.
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Great Britain’s Elissa Downie gives you a sense of how narrow the balance beam is…
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…Which makes Gabby Douglass all the more impressive.
Ezra Shaw/Getty
How about this, from Katarzyna Jurkowska Kowalska of Poland?
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Isabelle Yacoubou might have the best hair in the Olympics.
Sean M. Haffey/Getty
Katie Ledecky, breaking world records.
Al Bello/Getty
The emotion after a win is unparalleled, too.
Patrick Smith/Getty
How’s this for strength?
Dilip Vishwanat/Getty
Michael Phelps’ opponent realizes he’s been beaten.
Martin Meissner/AP
Different reactions from USA’s Lilly King and Russia’s Yulia Efimova as they look at their times.
Clive Rose/Getty
And losing is never easy for Novak Djokovic.
Clive Brunskill/Getty
Good concentration from Segun Toriola of Nigeria.
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And a good backhand.
Mike Ehrmann/Getty
Hands from Russia and Argentina.
Patrick Smith/Getty
Victory is sweet.
Julian Finney/Getty
Divers plunge into the mysteriously green pool water.
Matt Dunham/AP
But not quite as nice as some backstrokers.
Adam Pretty/Getty
Judo is a painful sport.
David Ramos/Getty
Handball is perhaps the most fun sport to watch on TV.
Elsa/Getty
Power.
Lars Baron/Getty
Not a bad view from the women’s road race.
Bryn Lennon/Getty
Christ the Redeemer looks down upon some windsurfers.
Matthew Stockman/Getty
Great Britain’s Ben Saxton and Nicola Groves hike all the way out.
Clive Mason/Getty
Ipanema Beach at sunset. Luckily, the Games are only just beginning!
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Now check out where the athletes live
Buda Mendes/Getty
Don’t mess with Paula Ungureanu of Romania’s handball team.
Lars Baron/Getty
Germany’s Laura Vargas Koch competes against Angola’s Antonia Moreira in judo.
Al Bello/Getty

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