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Triathletes swim in the Seine River in central Paris on Wednesday.Jeff Pachoud / AFP - Getty Images

A look back at the best photos from Week 1 of the 2024 Paris Olympics

Photographers have captured all the action from the first seven days of competition.

The first full week of the 2024 Paris Olympics has brought moments of overwhelming joy and sometimes sorrow as athletes compete on the world’s biggest stage in front of packed stands.

From the opening ceremony through the action in the famed Roland-Garros stadium, under the shadow of the Eiffel Tower and beyond, photographers have captured those highs and lows.

The second half of the Games will feature more drama on the track, the cycling course, the basketball court and more, plus the closing ceremony.

Here are some of the most dazzling, emotional, action-packed shots from the first seven days of competition.

Tennis - Men's Singles Second Round
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain plays against Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands during the men's singles second-round match at Roland-Garros on Monday in Paris.Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
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Athletes compete in the swimming leg of the women's individual triathlon Wednesday in Paris.David Goldman / AP
France's Auriane Mallo-Breton and Hong Kong's Kong Man Wai Vivian compete in the women's epee individual gold medal bout during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
France's Auriane Mallo-Breton and Hong Kong's Vivian Man Wai Kong compete in the women's epee individual gold medal bout.Fabrice Coffrini / AFP - Getty Images
Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, and Sunisa Lee of Team USA compete in artistic gymnastics women's team and all around finals at the Paris Olympics 2024.
Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles and Sunisa Lee of Team USA compete in the women’s team and all-around gymnastics finals.Corbis; AFP; Getty Images
Image: Beach Volleyball - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 1
The men's preliminary-phase volleyball match between Morocco and Brazil at Eiffel Tower Stadium on July 27 in Paris.Hector Vivas / Getty Images
United States v Germany: Women's Football - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 2
Trinity Rodman of the United States jumps over the tackle of Alexandra Popp of Germany during the first half of the women's Group B match at Stade de Marseille on Sunday in Marseille, France.Brad Smith/ISI / Getty Images
Image: Coco Gauff
Coco Gauff of the United States during her women's singles third round tennis match against Donna Vekić of Croatia on Tuesday at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris.Andy Wong / AP
Image: Stephen Nedoroscik
Stephen Nedoroscik of the United States performs on the pommel horse during the men's artistic gymnastics team final at Bercy Arena on Monday in Paris.Abbie Parr / AP
Ariarne Titmus of Team Australia and Katie Ledecky of Team United States compete in the Women's 400m Freestyle Heats on day one of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 27, 2024 in Nanterre, France.
Ariarne Titmus of Australia and Katie Ledecky of the United States compete in the women's 400-meter freestyle heats at Paris La Defense Arena on July 27 in Nanterre, France.Adam Pretty / Getty Images
France's Felix Lebrun, South Korea's Shin Yubin, Australia's Nicholas Lum and China's Fan Zhendong play table tennis.
France's Felix Lebrun, South Korea's Shin Yubin, Australia's Nicholas Lum and China's Fan Zhendong play table tennis.AFP; Getty Images
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France's Joan Duru gets into the barrel in the second heat of the men's surfing Round 1 in Teahupo'o, on the French Polynesian island of Tahiti on July 27.Ben Thouard / Pool via AFP - Getty Images
Image: Around The Games - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 2
Visitors take pictures of the Olympic cauldron as it rises high after sunset on Sunday in Paris.Maja Hitij / Getty Images
Image: Layers of the Games
Novak Djokovic of Team Serbia plays against Dominik Koepfer of Team Germany during the men's singles third-round tennis match at Roland-Garros on Wednesday in Paris. Multiple photos layered together show the players' movements in one image.Hector Vivas / Getty Images
Image: Mexico's Gabriela Agundez Garcia and Alejandra Orozco Loza
Mexico's Gabriela Agundez Garcia and Alejandra Orozco Loza compete in the women's synchronized 10-meter platform diving final at the Aquatics Centre in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on Wednesday.Sebastien Bozon / AFP - Getty Images
The Olympic Games-Paris 2024
Frederick Richard of the United States performs his pommel horse routine during artistic gymnastics qualification at the Bercy Arena on July 27 in Paris.Tim Clayton / Corbis via Getty Images
Brazil's Gabriel Medina flies during men's surfing; Mclain Ward and horse Ilex compete in jumping;  Mariafe Artacho del Solar of Australia during women's beach volleyball; France's Anthony Jeanjean competes in the Men's Cycling BMX Freestyle Park Final.
Brazil's Gabriel Medina flies during men's surfing; McLain Ward and horse Ilex compete in jumping; Mariafe Artacho del Solar of Australia during women's beach volleyball; France's Anthony Jeanjean competes in the men's BMX freestyle park final.AFP; Getty Images
Spain's Enmanuel Reyes Pla is punched by Belgium's Victor Schelstraete in the men's 92kg quarter-final boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on August 1, 2024.
Spain's Enmanuel Reyes Pla is punched by Belgium's Victor Schelstraete in the men's 92-kg quarterfinal boxing match at the North Paris Arena in Villepinte on Thursday.Mohd Rasfan / AFP - Getty Images
Sha'carri Richardson Paris Olympics
Sha'Carri Richardson of Team USA wins her women's 100-meter heat on Friday.David J. Phillip / AP
Tennis - Olympic Games Paris 2024 - Day 4
Supporters watch the second round of the men's tennis doubles match between Spain and Netherlands at Roland-Garros stadium on Tuesday in Paris.Henk Jan Dijks / Marcel ter Bals / DeFodi Images via Getty Images
Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Day Four
Great Britain's Andy Murray and Dan Evans celebrate after winning the second round of men's doubles against Belgium's Joran Vliegen and Sander Gillé at Roland-Garros on Tuesday.Martin Rickett / PA Images via Getty Images

See photos of the lavish opening ceremony in Paris