Shadows and silhouettes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – in pictures
Utilising the available light at the Tokyo Olympics, whether natural or artificial, has enabled the photographers there give a different view of the action
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Rory McIlroy of Ireland looks on from the 10th hole during the bronze medal play-off of the men’s individual stroke play.
Photograph: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile/Getty Images
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Eva Lechner of Italy in action during the women’s cross-country race.
Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images
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Snjezana Pejcic of Croatia competes in the 50m rifle three position women’s qualifying.
Photograph: Fazry Ismail/EPA
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Runners compete in the women’s 400m hurdles semi-finals.
Photograph: Patrick Smith/Getty Images
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TV staff film the BMX freestyle competition.
Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock
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Katarina Johnson-Thompson of Great Britain before competing in the heptathlon high jump.
Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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Shane Rose riding Virgil clears a jump during the cross country eventing.
Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images
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Athletes compete in the men’s 3000m steeplechase heats.
Photograph: Andrej Isaković/AFP/Getty Images
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China line up before their women’s volleyball pool match against Turkey.
Photograph: Carlos García Rawlins/Reuters
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Members of the Ghana olympic team celebrate after Samuel Takyi’s men’s featherweight quarter-final victory over Ceiber Ávila of Colombia.
Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters
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France’s Ugo Humbert serves during his third round victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece.
Photograph: Patrick Semansky/AP
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A rider competes in the women’s skateboard park heats.
Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images
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Athletes during the women’s archery team qualification event.
Photograph: Sergei Bobylev/TASS
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Switzerland’s Fabienne Kocher gets ready for her judo women’s -52kg bronze medal bout against Britain’s Chelsie Giles.
Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images
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An official wearing a face mask watches the fencing.
Photograph: Matthias Hangst/Getty Images