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Olympic Moments: Boxers Exchange Blows, Handballers Take Aim

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USA's Katie Ledecky blasts through the water, Fiji delivers a mid-air tackle and more images from day 6 of the 2016 Rio Olympics.

USA's Simone Manuel reacts after she won the Women's 100m Freestyle, capturing the gold medal. With her victory, she became the first African-American woman to win any medal in swimming.

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Michael Phelps wins the Men's 200m Individual Medley at the Rio Olympics earning a record fourth straight gold in the event. It was Phelps' 22nd overall Olympic title and he still has two events to go.

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Simone Biles celebrates after the women's individual all-around final. Biles won the event for the U.S. ahead of her compatriot Alexandra Raisman and Russia's Aliya Mustafina.

—EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP - Getty Images

Image: Handball - Men's Preliminary Group A Tunisia v Qatar

Bassel Alrayes of Qatar takes a shot during the men's preliminary handball Group A match against Tunisia.

—SHANNON STAPLETON / Reuters

Image: Water Polo - Women's Preliminary Round - Group A Russia v Brazil

Goalkeeper Victoria Chamorro of Brazil misses a goal during the women's water polo preliminary round.

—LASZLO BALOGH / Reuters

Spanish players rejoice during a preliminary women's water polo match against Hungary.

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—Eduardo Verdugo / AP

Malaysia's Pandelela Rinong dives during a training session.

—Wong Maye-E / AP

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Simone Biles of USA competes on the beam during the women's individual all-around final.

—DYLAN MARTINEZ / Reuters

Britain's Dan Norton is tackled by Fiji's Osea Kolinisau during the men's rugby sevens bronze medal match.

—Themba Hadebe / AP

Image: Lorenzo Sotomayor, Volodymyr Matviychuk

Ukraine's Volodymyr Matviychuk fights Azerbaijan's Lorenzo Sotomayor during a men's light welterweight 64-kg preliminary boxing match.

—Frank Franklin II / AP

Image: Fencing - Women's Epee Team Gold Medal Match

Fencer Ana Maria Popescu of Romania competes with Xu Anqi of China.

—ISSEI KATO / Reuters

Image: Cycling Track - Women's Team Pursuit Qualifying

Great Britain's women's cycling team competes in the preliminary team pursuit qualifying event.

—MATTHEW CHILDS / Reuters

Nathalie Brugger and Matias Buhler of Switzerland sail during the Nacra 17 mixed race event.

—OLIVIER HOSLET / EPA

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Katie Ledecky of the United States competes in the women's 800m freestyle heat.

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Charles Correa and Anderson Oliveira, of Brazil, compete during the canoe C2 men's semifinal.

—Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP

Bronze medal winner Jessica Fox, of Australia, celebrates after the kayak K1 women's final of the canoe slalom.

—Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP

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Philip Hindes of the United Kingdom celebrates after the men's team sprint final gold race.

—PAUL HANNA / Reuters

Denmar's Mads Mensah Larsen aims for the net behind Croatia's goalkeeper Ivan Pesic during the men's preliminary handball tournament match.

—MARIJAN MURAT / EPA

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Brooke Sweat of USA competes in the women's preliminary beach volleyball event.

—RICARDO MORAES / Reuters

A Polish player casts a shadow as during a game.

—RICARDO MORAES / Reuters

China's Wang Yan performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around final.

—Julio Cortez / AP

Mykola Butsenko of Ukraine and Mohamed Hamout of Morocco go blow for blow during the men's bantam (56kg) weight bout.

—PETER CZIBORRA / Reuters

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Olympic Moments: Boxers Exchange Blows, Handballers Take Aim

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