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Best of Rio 2016 Summer Olympics: Week 1 (47 images)

We're halfway through the 2016 Rio Olympics! We've seen records broken and history made. Here's a look back at some of the more memorable moments from the past week!



Japan's gymnastics team members in jubilation after the announcement that they had won the gold medal in the Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team Finals of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 8, 2016. Japan won the gold, Russia won the silver and China won the bronze. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI
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Shen Duo of China wins the first of 2 Women's 100m freestyle semifinal races at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 8, 2016. Photo by Matthew Healey/UPI
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Great Britain gymnast Elissa Downie injures herlself as she competes in the floor routine at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 6, 2016. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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Russian Inna Deriglazova celebrates with her coach Lidar Mavlyutov after beating Italian Elisa Di Francisca to win gold in the Women's Fending Individual Foil at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 10, 2016. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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