The 10 ball sports contested in Rio - basketball, field hockey, golf, handball, rugby, soccer, tennis, table tennis, volleyball and water polo - will be joined by baseball and softball in 2020
Above: Helena Ciak of France fouls Australia's Marianna Tolo during their preliminaryround basketball match. Shannon Stapleton / Reuters Top right: Melissa Gonzalez of the US falls while battling for the ball during a field hockey match against Britain. Dario Lopezmills / Reuters Above right: China’s Ma Huanhuan (left) challenges Spain's Anna Espar Llaquet for possession in water polo. Laszlo Balogh / Reuters |
Bassel Alrayes of Qatar prepares to fire a shot against Tunisia in their handball clash. Shannon Stapleton / Reuters |
Kazushi Hano of Japan stretches to score as he is tackled by New Zealand’s Rieko Ioane in rugby sevens. Phil Noble / Reuters |
Canada's Heather Bansley stretches to keep play alive during the beach volleyball competition. Petr David Josek / Ap |
Venezuela's Gregory Echenique attempts to block Tony Parker of France during their basketball preliminary match. Jim Young / Reuters |