Best images from Aug. 12 at the Rio Olympics

Michelle Carter (USA) competes in the women's shot put event at Estadio Olimpico Joao Havelange in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

Katie Ledecky (USA) celebrates after winning the women's 800m freestyle final at Olympic Aquatics Stadium.

Maya Dirado (USA) celebrates after winning the gold medal over Katinka Hosszu (HUN) during the women's 200-meter backstroke final.

Michael Phelps reacts after finishing in a three-way tie for second in the men's 100-meter butterfly.

United States basketball guard Paul George goes up for a shot while guarded by Serbia point guard Milos Teodosic.

France guard Tony Parker (9) goes up for a shot past Venezuela power forward Nestor Colmenares (43) during the game in the preliminary round of the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

Team Great Britain competes in the men's cycling track team pursuit.

Juliana Veloso in the women's 3-meter springboard preliminary diving event.

Tom Bosworth, Zelin Cai, and Zhen Wang during the men's 20-kilometer walk.

Sarah Steyaert and Aude Compan in a women's 49er FX opening series race.

Rachael Adams (5) of the U.S. lines up a spike during a women's volleyball pool play game against Italy. Adams and the U.S. won in four sets.

Sweden celebrates its stunning upset of the U.S. in the women's soccer quarterfinals.

Canada guard Shona Thorburn (6) looks to pass around U.S. defender Lindsay Whalen (4) during their pool play game. Whalen and the U.S. won 81-51.

Andy Murray of Great Britain celebrates his win over American Steve Johnson men's tennis quarterfinals.

American Brady Ellison gets emotional after clinching the bronze medal in men's archery.

French weightlifter Gaelle Verlaine Nayo Ketchanke takes a spill during the 75-kilogram finals. Nayo Ketchanke finished eighth.

Australia forward Brock Motum (14) tries to shoot over China defender Yuchen Zou (14) during their pool play game. Motum and Australia won 93-68.

Jiaqi Zheng of the U.S.lines up a shot against Germany during the first round of women's team table tennis action. Germany won 3-0.

Gi Jung Kim and Sa Rang Kim of South Korea face Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge of Great Britain during the preliminary round in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Riocentro - Pavilion 4.

Katie Meili of the United States swims during the women's 4x100m medley relay heats in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Olympic Aquatics Stadium.

Lily Zhang of the United States competes against Shan of Germany in a women's team first round table tennis contest at Riocentro - Pavilion 3 during the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

Aston Eaton, left, watches his wife Brianne Theisen Eaton of Canada compete during the women's heptathlon high jump event at Estadio Olimpico Joao Havelange in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

Tony Azevedo of the United States throws the ball against Montenegro during a men's water polo preliminary round game in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre.

Mallory Pugh of the United States, left, fights for the ball with Sofia Jakobsson of Sweden during the women's team quarterfinal in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha.

V Shem Goh and Tan Wee Kiong of Malaysia take on Philip Chew and Sattawat Pongnairat of the United States during the preliminary round in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Riocentro - Pavilion 4.

Rickie Fowler of the United States stands on the eighth during the second round of men's golf in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Olympic Golf Course.

Competitors dive into the pool for the start the women's 50 freestyle heats in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Olympic Aquatics Stadium.

Nico Miguel Hernandez of the United States takes a punch from Hasanboy Dusmatov Uzbekistan during men's light fly competition in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Riocentro - Pavilion 6.

Aug 12, 2016; Rio de Kristoffer Brun and Are Strandli of Norway celebrate after winning a bronze medal during the men's double sculls final in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Lagoa Stadium.

Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia poses with the scoreboard after setting a world record while winning gold in the women's 10,000 at Estadio Olimpico Joao Havelange in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

Tetyana Kob of Ukraine celebrates after beating Stanimira Petrova of Bulgaria during women's fly preliminary competition in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Riocentro - Pavilion 6.

Competitors shoot during the men's 50-meter prone rifle qualifications in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Olympic Shooting Centre.

A general view of the Christ the Redeemer statue during the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Lagoa Stadium.

Clayton Murphy of the United States competes in a men's 800-meter heat at Estadio Olimpico Joao Havelange during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games.

Jiaojiao De of China plays the ball against Korea during a women's field hockey first round pool game in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games at Olympic Hockey Centre.

Alexey Cheremisinov of Russia, left, fences Jamesandrew Davis of Great Britain during the men's team foil quarterfinals in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 3.

Andrew Evans of the United States competes in the men's discus throw at Estadio Olimpico Joao Havelange in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

Elena Allen of Great Britain shoots during the women's skeet qualifications in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Olympic Shooting Centre.

Chen Xu of Chinal plays a shot against Poland during the preliminary round in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Riocentro - Pavilion 4.

Meghan O'Leary and Ellen Tomek of the United States compete during the women's double sculls in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Lagoa Stadium.

Competitiors finish their 100-meter hurdles heat of the women's heptathlon at Estadio Olimpico Joao Havelange during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games.