Best images of the Tokyo Olympics: Day 2
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Korea's Lee Sang-su (R) and Jeon Ji-hee compete against South Taiwan's Lin Yun-ju and Cheng I-ching during their mixed doubles quarterfinals table tennis match at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on July 25, 2021. (Photo by JUNG Yeon-je / AFP)
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USA's Delante Marquis Johnson (red) takes a punch from Argentina's Brian Agustin Arregui during their men's welter (63-69kg) preliminaries boxing match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on July 24, 2021. (Photo by Frank Franklin II / POOL / AFP) (Photo by FRANK FRANKLIN II/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Japan's Urara Ashikawa competes in the artistic gymnastics balance beam event of the women's qualification during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on July 25, 2021. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP)
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An underwater view shows Japan's Yui Ohashi competing in the final of the women's 400m individual medley swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on July 25, 2021. (Photo by François-Xavier MARIT / AFP) (Photo by FRANCOIS-XAVIER MARIT/AFP via Getty Images)
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France's Ysaora Thibus (L) compete against Hungary's Flora Pasztor in the women's foil individual qualifying bout during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on July 25, 2021. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP) (Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Brazil's pivot Tamires De Araujo (down) is challenged by Russia's centre back Daria Dmitrieva during the women's preliminary round group B handball match between Russia and Brazil of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo on July 25, 2021. (Photo by Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)
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Japan's Sera Azuma (R) compete against Canada's Kelleigh Ryan in the women's foil individual qualifying bout during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on July 25, 2021. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
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Italy's Vanessa Ferrari gets ready to compete in the uneven bars event of the artistic gymnastics women's qualification during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on July 25, 2021. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP)
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Officials look on as they attend the medal ceremony for the men's cycling road race of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, at the Fuji International Speedway in Oyama, Japan. (Photo by Jeff PACHOUD / AFP)
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A masked ring side official watches as Azerbaijan's Mahammad Abdullayev, right, and Bahrain's Danis Latypov compete in a men's super heavyweight over 91-kg boxing match at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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This picture taken with a fisheye lens shows empty spectator seats as archers compete in the women's team eliminations during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yumenoshima Park Archery Field in Tokyo on July 25, 2021. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP)
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Bruna de Paula (R) of Team Brazil shoots and scores during the Women's Preliminary Round Group B match between ROC and Brazil on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yoyogi National Stadium on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
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USA's Hali Flickinger competes in the final of the women's 400m individual medley swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on July 25, 2021. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)
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Mai Murakami of Team Japan competes on balance beam during Women's Qualification on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)
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Abigail Magistrati of Team Argentina competes on uneven bars during Women's Qualification on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
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United States's players reach up to block a return ball during a men's volleyball preliminary round pool B match against France, at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
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Iran's Nahid Kiyani, front, attacks Kimia Alizadeh Zonoozi, of the Refugee Olympic Team, during the women's 57kg match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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Jennifer Gadirova of Team Great Britain competes on uneven bars during Women's Qualification on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
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Spain's Lara Gonzalez Ortega, center, challenges for the ball with Sweden's Jamina Roberts, left, and Carin Stromber during the women's Preliminary Round Group B handball match between Spain and Sweden at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
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Players reach for the ball at the start of the fourth quarter during a preliminary round men's water polo match between Italy and South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Katie Ledecky, of the United States, startS in her heat of the women's 400-meter freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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Japan defender Masaki Ohashi (20) and Argentina forward Lucas Martin Vila (12) battle for the ball during a men's field hockey match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Mitch Larkin of Australia starts in his heat of the men's 100-meter backstroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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Cyclists compete in the women's cycling road race at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Oyama, Japan. (Michael Steele/Pool Photo via AP)
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La japonesa Mahina Maeda maniobra sobre una ola durante la segunda ronda del torneo olÃmpico de surf femenino, en los Juegos OlÃmpicos de Tokio, el 25 de julio de 2021, en la playa de Tsurigasaki, en Ichinomiya, Japón. (AP Foto/Francisco Seco)
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Japan's Hazuki Nagai uses a protection as she plays during the women's pool B match of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games field hockey competition against China, at the Oi Hockey Stadium in Tokyo on July 25, 2021. (Photo by Ina Fassbender / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)
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CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Tekiath Ben Yessouf of Team Niger celebrates after defeating Fani Tzeli of Team Greece during the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Repechage contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
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CHOFU, JAPAN - JULY 25: Yuta Watanabe(not in picture) and Arisa Higashino of Team Japan compete against Simon Wing Hang Leung and Gronya Somerville of Team Australia during a Mixed Doubles Group C match on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza on July 25, 2021 in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
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ASAKA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Gold Medalist William Shaner of Team United States during the finals of the 10m Air Rifle Men's event event on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Asaka Shooting Range on July 25, 2021 in Asaka, Saitama, Japan. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Eri Yamada #11 of Team Japan celebrates her game-winning RBI in the eighth inning against Team Canada with teammates during the Softball Opening Round on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yokohama Baseball Stadium on July 25, 2021 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. Team Japan defeated Team Canada 1-0. (Photo by Yuichi Masuda/Getty Images)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 25: Players keep warm in a delay in play caused by a scoring system issue during the Men's Pool Round match between Japan and Netherlands on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Aomi Urban Sports Park on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 25: Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) president Yao Ming looks on in 3x3 Basketball Women's Pool Round match between China and Italy on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Aomi Urban Sports Park on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by CHINASPORTS/VCG via Getty Images)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 25: Daniel Watkins of Team Australia competes in the Men's Canoe Slalom Heats 2nd Run on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 25: Shi Tingmao and Han Wang of China compete in the Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard final on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 25: Blake Edwards of Australia hitting the face of Aleksa Ukropina of Montenegro during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Waterpolo Tournament Men match between Team Australia and Team Montenegro at Tatsumi Waterpolo Centre on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan (Photo by Marcel ter Bals/BSR Agency/Getty Images)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 25: Simone Biles of Team United States competes on uneven bars during Women's Qualification on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 25: Caroline Chew of Team Singapore riding Tribiani competes in the Dressage Individual Grand Prix Qualifier on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Equestrian Park on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 25: Simone Biles of Team United States walks by the judges' table during Women's Qualification on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 25: Jagger Eaton of Team USA competes at the Skateboarding Men's Street Finals on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
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FUJISAWA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Katye Spychakov of Team Israel competes in the Women's RS:X Windsurf class on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Enoshima Yacht Harbour on July 25, 2021 in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 25: Ali Galyer of Team New Zealand competes in heat two of the Women's 100m Backstroke on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 25: Igor Son of Team kazakhstan competes during the Weightlifting - Men's 61kg Group A on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo International Forum on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
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FUJISAWA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Competition gets underway in the Women's Laser Radial class on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Enoshima Yacht Harbour on July 25, 2021 in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)
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SAITAMA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Matisse Thybulle and Dante Exum of Australia celebrate victory after the preliminary rounds of the Men's Basketball match between Australia and Nigeria on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Saitama Super Arena on July 25, 2021 in Saitama, Japan. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 25: Odette Giuffrida of Team Italy celebrates after defeating Reka Pupp of Team Hungary during the Womenâs Judo 52kg Contest for Bronze Medal A on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Nippon Budokan on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Anastasija Zolotic of Team United States celebrates after defeating Tatiana Minina of Team ROC during the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Gold Medal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
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SAITAMA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Kevin Durant #7 and JaVale McGee #11 of Team United States walk off the court after the United States lost to France in the Men's Preliminary Round Group B game on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Saitama Super Arena on July 25, 2021 in Saitama, Japan. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Lee Kiefer of Team United States celebrates after winning the Women's Foil Individual Fencing semifinal 2 against Larisa Korobeynikova of Team ROC on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images,)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 25: Fabin Li of Team China competes during the Weightlifting - Men's 61kg Group A on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo International Forum on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 25: Lilly King of Team United States competes in heat six of the Women's 100m Breaststroke on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
The Tokyo Olympics are off to a great start with Team USA collecting their first medals of the games. Take a look at some of the incredible imagery from the talented photographers on the ground in Japan.