July 30, 2024

AP PHOTOS: A hot, steamy day at the Paris Olympics. Here's a look at Day 4

PARIS (AP) — It was a hot, steamy day at the

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Tomoru Honda, of Japan, competes during a heat in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Korea's Shin Yubin, right, and Lim Jonghoon celebrate their win against Hong Kong's Doo Hoi Kem and Wong Chun Ting after the mixed doubles bronze medal table tennis match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Water is sprayed on the pitch as the ball boys and girls walk along the center line before the start of the men's Group A field hockey match between South Africa and Germany at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Colombes, France. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sverri Nielsen, of Denmark, prepares to compete in the men's single sculls rowing quarterfinal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Vaires-sur-Marne, France. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Coco Gauff of United States cries after arguing with the umpires during her women's singles third round match against Donna Vekic of Croatia, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Xenia Smits, of Germany, attempts to score against Slovenia during a women's handball match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Japan's Shunsuke Togami plays against Slovenia's Deni Kozul during a men's singles round of 32 table tennis game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Members of the Canadian team celebrate after winning the women's semifinal Rugby Sevens match between Canada and Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, France, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Canada won the game 21-12. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Thailand's Thitisan Panmot, left, fights Cabo Verde's David De Pina in their preliminary men's 51kg boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/John Locher)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Taiwan's Tai Yu-Hsuan shoots during the Archery individual elimination round against France at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Thailand's Masayuki Terada and Haiti's Philippe Abel Metellus, left, compete during their men -73 kg elimination round match in team judo competition at Champ-de-Mars Arena during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Anthony Jeanjean, of France, performs a trick, with the Luxor Obelisk of La Concorde square in the background, during the cycling BMX freestyle men's park qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)ASSOCIATED PRESS

A volunteer changes the target boards after a training session of 25m pistol women shooting in Chateauroux, France, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Saud Ghali, of Bahrain, reacts as he takes his cap off following his heat in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Canada's horse Statesman is cooled down after competing at the Equestrian Dressage competition, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Versailles, France. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander grabs a rebound during a men's basketball game aa; at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, Pool)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Japan's Yusuke Inaba makes an attempt to score during a men's water polo Group B preliminary match between Japan and France at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Griffin Colapinto, of the United States, dives into a wave during the third round of the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing competition Monday, July 29, 2024, in Teahupo'o, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alexander Zverev of Germany returns a shot to Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic during their men's singles third round match at the Roland Garros stadium, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jordan Chiles, of the United States, performs on the balance beam and is reflected on an information screen during the women's artistic gymnastics team finals round at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Morocco's Widad Bertal celebrates after defeating Thailand's Jutamas Jitpong in their women's 54kg preliminary boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/John Locher)ASSOCIATED PRESS

PARIS (AP) — It was a hot, steamy day at the Paris Olympics. Indoors and outdoors, the Games kept going.

Simone Biles and Team USA powered to Olympic gold in women’s gymnastics. Victor Wembanyama led France to a dramatic 94-90 win over Japan in men's basketball, and Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz moved into the quarterfinals of the men's doubles tournament in tennis.

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