PARIS (AP) — Associated Press photographers took hundreds of thousands of stunning images during the Paris Olympics. The Olympics had a little bit of something for everyone, and the AP captured it all: iconic landmarks, incredible sporting feats, emotional highs and lows, rapt fans.
The photographers assigned to the Olympics were asked to sift through the mountains of photos they took and choose their favourites. Here we highlight some of those magical moments.
Simone Biles of the United States competes on the balance beam during the women's artistic gymnastics qualifying event for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Sunday, July 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
China's Zheng Qinwen celebrates after defeating Poland's Iga Swiatek during the women's tennis semifinal at Roland Garros Stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, on Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wang)
Spain's Alvaro Granados Ortega shoots for goal during a 2024 Summer Olympics men's water polo Group B qualifier match between Serbia and Spain, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (Photo by AP/Luca Bruno)
Canada's Andre de Grasse, left, celebrates with Aaron Brown after winning the men's 4 x 100 meters relay final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Saint-Denis, France, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Photo by The Associated Press/Martin Meissner)
Jon Rahm of Spain plays from the 11th tee during the final round of the men's golf competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander grabs a rebound during a men's basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, Pool)
Spain's Alex Baena, right, celebrates after scoring a goal during the France vs Spain gold medal match in men's soccer at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Photo by Aurélien Molissard/AP)
Brazil's Darlan Ferreira Sousa, center, spikes a shot against Egypt during the men's volleyball Group B match between Brazil and Egypt at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Quincy Hall of the United States celebrates after winning the men's 400 meters final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Saint-Denis, France, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/David J. Phillips)
Stiliana Nikolova of Bulgaria performs during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around qualifying round at La Chapelle Arena during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
An official doctor has barred Algeria's Chaimah Houzia Aouisi from competing against Nigeria's Odunayo Folasade Adekulloye in the round of 16 women's freestyle 57kg wrestling match at the 2024 Summer Olympics at the Champs de Mars Arena in Paris, France, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
The German team (second from bottom) competes in the women's four-man sculls final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Vers-sur-Marne, France, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Norouzi)
Morocco's Ramzi Boukiam falls during competition in the second round of surfing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Teaaupo, Tahiti, Sunday, July 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Belgium's Emma Publiz celebrates after scoring her team's first goal during the women's field hockey semifinal match between Belgium and China at the Yves du Manoir Stadium at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Colombes, France, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
Romain Mahieu of France, bronze medalist in the men's race, embraces women's gold medalist Saya Sakakibara of Australia after the BMX race competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Nick Itkin of the United States competes against Enzo Lefort of France in the men's team foil bronze medal final at the 2024 Summer Olympics at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Trinidad and Tobago's Nicholas Paul competes in the men's sprint event at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (Photo by The Associated Press/Ricardo Mazarin)
The archery venue for the 2024 Summer Olympics is seen from the top of Les Invalides, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, Poole)
Novak Djokovic of Serbia embraces his daughter Tara after defeating Carlos Alcaraz of Spain during the men's singles tennis final at Roland Garros Stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Brazil's Priscilla looks at the ball during the women's soccer semifinal between Brazil and Spain at the 2024 Summer Olympics at Marseille Stadium in Marseille, France, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Julio Cortes)
Kimberley Woods of Great Britain competes in the women's kayak cross time trial at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Vers-sur-Marne, France, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Algeria's Imane Kherif beats China's Yang Liu to win the gold medal in the women's 66 kg boxing final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Photo by The Associated Press/Ariana Cubillos)
Scottie Scheffler of the United States hits from the second tee during the final round of the men's golf competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Israeli athlete Tom Reubeny takes first place in the final race and jumps off an iQFOiL windsurfing boat to win the gold medal in the men's iQFOiL windsurfing class at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Marseille, France, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Custer)
French and Argentine players argue at the end of the quarterfinal soccer match between France and Argentina at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Bordeaux, France, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Morocco's Wydad Bertal celebrates after defeating Thailand's Jutamas Jitpong during the women's 54 kg boxing qualifying event for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/John Locker)
Silver medalist Simone Biles of the United States, left, and bronze medalist Jordan Chiles of the United States, right, bow to gold medalist Rebecca Andrade of Brazil during the awards ceremony for the women's artistic gymnastics individual floor final at the Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Abby Parr)
Ceremonial smoke in the colors of the French flag rises over the Seine River in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics. (Photo by AP/Matthias Schroeder)
Hungary's Petra Simon tries to score against the Netherlands during a women's handball match at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. (Photo by AP/Aaron Favila)
Athletes run through Place Vendome in central Paris during the men's marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, Pool)
The U.S. women's gymnastics team celebrates after winning the gold medal during the women's gymnastics team final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (Associated Press/Maury Gash)
Maximilian van Haaster of Canada competes against Mohamed Hamza of Egypt during the men's foil team event at the 2024 Summer Olympics at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Lindsay Wasson)
France's Jean-Philippe Mateta (14), left, celebrates with his teammates after scoring his team's second goal in extra time during the men's football semifinal match between France and Egypt at the Stade de Lyon during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Decines, France, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Mohamed El-Sayed of Egypt celebrates after defeating Tibor Andrasfi of Hungary during the men's individual epee bronze medal final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Sunday, July 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Amber Jo Rutter of Great Britain ejects an empty cartridge case from her gun during the women's skeet final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Chateauroux, France, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Noah Lyles of the United States runs in the lead during the men's 100-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Nanterre, France, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. (Photo by AP/Petr David Jozek)
Spectators walk through mist sprayers on their way to the Eiffel Tower Stadium to watch a beach volleyball match during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Sunday, July 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Coco Gauff and LeBron James of the United States walk along the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool)
France's Kadidiatou Diani prepares to head a shot during a women's soccer Group A match between France and Colombia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Decines, France, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia plays against India's Lakshya Sen during the men's singles badminton bronze medal match at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alankara)
U.S. athlete Noah Lyles reacts before the men's 100 meters semifinal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (Photo by The Associated Press/Bernat Armang)
French players jump for a block during the handball quarterfinal match between Germany and France at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Ball boys and ball girls walk along the centre line and water is sprayed on the pitch before the start of a men's Group A field hockey match between South Africa and Germany at the Yves du Manoir Stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Colombes, France, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
France's Gaetan Aling, known as B-Boy Lagaet, competes in the B-Boys round robin competition at the breaking competition at La Concorde Urban Park during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Members of the Ghana national team travel by boat on the Seine River during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP/Tsvangirai Mkwazi)
Austria's Valentin Bonthus screams in joy after winning the gold medal during the men's kite final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Marseille, France, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (AP/Jacqueline Martin)
St. Lucia's Julianne Alfred is the top favorite to win the women's 100 meters final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Saint-Denis, France, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Sweden's Henrik von Eckermann competes aboard King Edward during the equestrian team show jumping final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Versailles, France, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Mossaab Elshamy)
Malaysia's Aaron Cheah and Soh Woo Yik celebrate after defeating India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty during the men's doubles badminton quarterfinals of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Italy's Giovanni Tocci competes in the men's 3-meter springboard diving qualifying event for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Saint-Denis, France, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
A fleet of boats compete in the mixed multihull sailing race at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Marseille, France, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. (Photo by AP/Daniel Cole)
Nigeria's Ezinne Kalu (23) and Promise Amukamara (10) celebrate during a women's basketball game against Canada during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Villeneuve d'Ascq, France, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. (Photo by The Associated Press/Mark J. Terrill)
This slow shutter speed image shows players battling for the ball during the men's volleyball bronze medal match between Italy and the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
A couple embraces in the street as French flags fly over a restaurant ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 21, 2024, in Paris. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Mexico's Alegna Gonzalez competes in the mixed marathon race walk relay at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (Photo by The Associated Press/Dar Yassin)
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