Photos: Rio 2016 Olympics Day 1

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Photos: Rio 2016 Olympics Day 1

Day 1 coverage of the Rio 2016 Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 06: Alex Obert #4 of United States shoots the ball against Croatia during the Men's Water Polo Preliminary Round - Group B match between the United States of America and Croatia at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 06: Xin Yan of Australia plays a Men's Singles preliminary match against Aleksandar Karakasevic of Serbia on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Riocentro - Pavilion 3 on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 06: The peloton rolls through Grumari during the Men's Road Race on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Fort Copacabana on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 06: Virginia Thrasher of the United States competes in the 10m Air Rifle Women's Finals on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Shooting Centre on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 06: (L-R) Li Du of China with silver, Virginia Thrasher of the United States with gold and Siling Yi of China with bronze pose on the podium following the Women's 10m Air Rifle on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Shooting Centre on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 06: Linda Algotsson of Sweden riding Fairnet competes in the Individual Dressage event on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Equestrian Centre on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 06: Arthur Mariano of Brazil competes on the pommel horse in the Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team qualification on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Rio Olympic Arena on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 06: Annekatrin Thiele, Carina Baer, Julia Lier and Lisa Schmidla of Germany compete during the Women's Quad. Sculls Heat 2 on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Lagoa Stadium on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 06: MF Candassamy of France (L) in action against Nathalie Moellhausen (R) of Brazil during the Women’s Individual Epee: round of 16 on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 3 on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 06: Liliana Fernandez Steiner of Spain celebrates during the Women's Beach Volleyball preliminary round Pool B match against Georgina Klug (2) and Ana Gallay of Argentina on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Beach Volleyball Arena on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 06: Shannon Parry of Australia and Sharon Acevedo of Colombia compete for the ball during the Women's Pool A rugby match between Ausutralia and Colombia on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Deodoro Stadium on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 06: Sarah Menezes of Brazil (white) competes against Charline van Snick of Belgium in the women's -48 kg Judo on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 06: Jeanette Ottesen of Denmark competes in heat six of the Women's 100m Butterfly on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 06: Kosuke Hagino of Japan competes in heat three of the Men's 400m Individual Medley on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 06: Kohei Uchimura of Japan competes on the rings in the Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team qualification on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Rio Olympic Arena on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 06: Juan Goncalves Nogueira of Brazil and Jason Whateley of Australia compete in their Men's heavy 91 kg Preliminaries bout on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Riocentro - Pavilion 6 on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 06: Alex Obert #4 of United States shoots the ball against Croatia during the Men's Water Polo Preliminary Round - Group B match between the United States of America and Croatia at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

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