2024 Olympics: 10 of the best images from Day 11 of the Paris Games

TOPSHOT - An underwater view shows team Japan competing in the team free routine of the artistic swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 6, 2024. (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP) (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images) (MANAN VATSYAYANA via Getty Images)

Tue, Aug 6, 2024, 8:38 p.m.·2 min read

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Before the setting came into play, the Paris Olympics were already guaranteed to be a spectacle.

The best athletes from around the world twist, contort, jump and dive in ways most of us couldn't even imagine. Mix in the backdrop of one of the world's most iconic cities in Paris and its surroundings, and it adds up to a photographer's dream.

Here are some of the best images from Day 11 of the Olympic Games on Tuesday from the pool, to the track, to the grit of one-on-one competition.

Water sports continue to wow

Water sports have produced some of the most spectacular images from the Paris Games. That was the case again on Tuesday in artistic swimming and sailing competitions.

TOPSHOT - Netherlands' Marit Bouwmeester trains for the medal race of the women's ILCA 6 single-handed dinghy event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games sailing competition at the Roucas-Blanc Marina in Marseille on August 6, 2024. (Photo by Christophe SIMON / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP via Getty Images) — Netherlands' Marit Bouwmeester trains for the medal race of the women's ILCA 6 single-handed dinghy event. (CHRISTOPHE SIMON via Getty Images)

Big day on the track for athletes and photographers

Some of Tuesday's most exciting action took place on the track. The men's long jump produced a new champion in Greece's Miltiadis Tentoglou along with some sensational shots. In the women's 200-meters, USA's Gabrielle Thomas ran a dominant gold medal final.

TOPSHOT - Jamaica's Wayne Pinnock competes in the men's long jump final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 6, 2024. (Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images) — Jamaica's Wayne Pinnock competes in the men's long jump final. (ANDREJ ISAKOVIC via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - Greece's Miltiadis Tentoglou competes in the men's long jump final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 6, 2024. (Photo by Antonin THUILLIER / AFP) (Photo by ANTONIN THUILLIER/AFP via Getty Images) — Greece's Miltiadis Tentoglou won gold in the men's long jump final. (ANTONIN THUILLIER via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - Trinidad and Tobago's Keshorn Walcott competes in the men's javelin throw qualification of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 6, 2024. (Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images) — Trinidad and Tobago's Keshorn Walcott competes in the men's javelin throw qualification round. (ANDREJ ISAKOVIC via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - US' Quincy Hall crosses the finish line in the men's 400m semi-final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 6, 2024. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images) — USA's Quincy Hall crosses the finish line in the men's 400m semifinal. (JEWEL SAMAD via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - US' Gabrielle Thomas celebrates winning the women's 200m final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 6, 2024. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images) — USA's Gabrielle Thomas celebrates winning the women's 200 meter final. (ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT via Getty Images)

Different perspectives on 1-on-1 sports

From combat to climbing to table tennis, the Olympics offer no shortage on one-on-one competition. The wide array of events presents some unique perspectives for photographers to capture the Games.