Photos: Olympic swimmers, skateboarders shine among new medalists
The Tokyo Olympics rolled on Monday with swimming, skateboarding, surfing and more. See photos from the day.
From left, France's Mewen Tomac, China's Xu Jiayu and United States' Joseph Armstrong compete in a 100-meter backstroke heat at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Momiji Nishiya of Japan reacts after winning the women's street skateboarding finals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Indonesia's Rio Waida crashes on a wave during third round of the men's surfing competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, at Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Japan. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Alexander Choupenitch of the Czech Republic celebrates defeating Peter Joppich of Germany in the men's individual round of 16 Foil competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Damian Schumann, of Australia, dives for he ball during a men's beach volleyball match against the Russian Olympic Committee at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands tumbles on a downhill during the men's cross country mountain bike competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Izu, Japan. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Thomas Pidcock of Great Britain celebrates as he wins the gold medal during the men's cross country mountain bike competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Izu, Japan. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Astralia's Julian Wilson maneuvers on a wave during the third round of the men's surfing competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, at Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Japan. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Brazil's Italo Ferreira goes to the air on a wave during the third round of the men's surfing competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, at Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Japan. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Gold medal winners Britain's Thomas Daley and Matty Lee compete in the synchronized 10-meter platform diving final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
David Valero Serrano of Spain reacts as he wins the bronze medal during the men's cross country mountain bike competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Izu, Japan. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Alexander Zuev, of the Russian Olympic Committee, is fouled by Ira Brown, of Japan, during a men's 3-on-3 basketball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Canada's Connor Braid is tackled by Fiji's Sireli Maqala in their men's rugby sevens match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Mary Kini Lifu of Solomon Islands competes in the women's 55kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Takahiro Shikine of Japan, right, and Daniele Garozzo of Italy compete in the men's individual semifinal foil competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A setting sun lights up the sky at South Africa and Great Britain compete during a women's field hockey match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Kazakhstan's Saken Bibossinov, left, get hit with a punch by Puerto Rico's Yankiel Rivera Figueroa during their men's flyweight 52-kg boxing match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Ieva Maluka of Latvia swims in a heat during the women's 200-meter freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Argentina's Rodrigo Isgro goes flying after a tackle by New Zealand's Andrew Knewstubb in their men's rugby sevens match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Novak Djokovick, of Serbia, plays Jan-Lennard Struff, of Germany, during the second round of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Sun Wei, of China, performs on the floor exercise during the artistic gymnastic men's team final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Manon Brunet of France celebrates with her teammates defeating Anna Marton of Hungary in the women's individual Sabre bronze medal final competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Federico Burdisso of Italy swims in a heat during the men's 200-meter butterfly at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Kazuma Kaya, of Japan, performs on the rings during the artistic gymnastic men's team final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Japan's Masahiro Sekita celebrates his team's 3-1 victory over Canada at the end of a men's volleyball preliminary round pool A match, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
After decades in the shadows of men's skateboarding, the future for the sport's daring, trailblazing women suddenly looked brighter than ever at the Tokyo Games on Monday.
The Russian Olympic Committee has won the gold medal in women’s gymnastics after U.S. star Simone Biles exited with a medical issue.
Lydia Jacoby didn’t know what to do.
Women’s park skateboarding made its Olympics debut at the Ariake Urban Sports Park, and before the first-ever competition had ended we already had a peek into the sport’s future.