We’re nearly a full week into the Paris Olympics now, and Thursday provided plenty of incredible images from what was a stormy day of competition in France.
Here’s a look at some of the best shots captured from Thursday’s action.
A storm at the Eiffel Tower
A storm hit the Paris region on Thursday, which made for an incredible shot of the city’s most famous landmark.
A lightning strike is seen close to the Eiffel Tower during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on August 1, 2024. (Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images)
An overview shows the women’s pool round 3×3 basketball game between Germany and Azerbaijan during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at La Concorde in Paris on August 1, 2024. (Francois-Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images)
An underwater view shows USA’s Kate Douglass competing in the final of the women’s 200m breaststroke swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Paris on August 1, 2024. (Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images)
Simone Biles won gold in the women’s all-around gymnastics final on Thursday in another historic outing. (Stefan Matzke/Getty Images)
Italy’s Alice D’Amato finished fourth in the all-around competition, just behind American Suni Lee.
Italy’s Alice D’amato competes in the balance beam event of the artistic gymnastics women’s all-around final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on August 1, 2024. (Loic Venace/AFP/Getty Images)
Boxing
Enmanuel Reyes, left, beat Belgium’s Victor Schelstraete in their quarterfinal match on Thursday.
Spain’s Enmanuel Reyes Pla is punched by Belgium’s Victor Schelstraete in the men’s 92kg quarterfinal boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena on August 1, 2024. (Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images)
Surfing in Tahiti
Sarah Baum fell to defending gold medalist and American Carissa Moore in her match on Thursday in Tahiti.
Sarah Baum of Team South Africa rides a wave during Round 3 of women’s surfing at the Olympic Games on August 01, 2024 in Teahupo’o, French Polynesia. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
BMX qualifying
Colombia’s Gabriela Bolle qualified for the next stage in BMX racing on Thursday in France.
Gabriela Bolle Carrillo of Team Colombia warms up during the women’s quarterfinals of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines BMX Stadium on August 01, 2024 in Paris, France. (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Germany beats Japan
The German women’s team beat Japan 75-64 in their group play game on Thursday in France.
An overview shows Japan’s Maki Takada eyeing the ball in the women’s preliminary round group C basketball game against Germany during the Olympic Games at Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, northern France, on August 1, 2024. (Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Speed Walking
The men’s speed walking race went right past the Eiffel Tower before the storm hit Paris on Thursday.
Athletes compete in the men’s 20km race walk event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Trocadero in Paris on August 1, 2024. (Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images)
