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Paris Olympics, Day 11 In Pics: Lopez's Fifth Straight Gold; Tentoglou's Title Defence

The 11th day of Paris Olympics saw legendary Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez claim his fifth consecutive gold medal at the Summer Games in the heaviest Greco-Roman weight class. It also witnessed Greece's world champion and reigning Olympic champ Miltiadis Tentoglou successfully defend his long jump title. Here is a picture gallery of highlights on Day 11 of the Olympics, captured by AP photographers at Paris 2024.

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Greco-Roman 130kg wrestling final match
Cuba's Mijain Lopez Nunez Photo: AP/Eugene Hoshiko

Cuba's Mijain Lopez Nunez removes his shoes as a signal that he is retiring after beating Chile's Yasmani Acosta Fernandez in their men's Greco-Roman 130kg wrestling final match, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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Mens long jump
Miltiadis Tentoglou, of Greece Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader
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Miltiadis Tentoglou, of Greece, competes in the men's long jump qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Saint-Denis, France.

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Mens 1500-meters final at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Cole Hocker, of the United States Photo: AP/Petr David Josek
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Cole Hocker, of the United States, celebrates after winning the men's 1500-meters final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Saint-Denis, France.

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Womens semifinal soccer match
United States vs Germany Photo: AP/Silvia Izquierdo
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United States' Sophia Smith celebrates the opening goal with teammates during a women's semifinal soccer match between the United States and Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics at Lyon Stadium in Decines, France.

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Paris Olympics Athletes
Paris Olympics Day 11 Photo: AP/David J. Phillip
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Athletes compete in a women's 1,500-meter heat at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Saint-Denis, France.

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2024 Summer Olympics
Italy's Giovanni Tocci Photo: AP/Lee Jin-man
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Italy's Giovanni Tocci competes in the men's 3m springboard diving preliminary at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Saint-Denis, France.

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Summer Olympics 2024
Marit Bouwmeester of the Netherlands Photo: AP/Jacquelyn Martin
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Marit Bouwmeester of the Netherlands sails back to the harbour after ILCA 6 dinghy class final race was postponed during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Marseille, France.

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Womens long jump qualification
Chanice Porter, of Jamaica Photo: AP/Bernat Armangue
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Chanice Porter, of Jamaica, competes during the women's long jump qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Saint-Denis, France.

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Womens skateboarding park final
Arisa Trew of Australia Photo: AP/Frank Franklin II
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Arisa Trew of Australia competes during the women's skateboarding park final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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Olympic Games
Tsuyaka Uchino of Japan Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
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Tsuyaka Uchino of Japan adjusts her helmet before competing in the women's team pursuit event, at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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Olympics
Miranda Charlene Coetzee Photo: AP/Ashley Landis
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Miranda Charlene Coetzee, of South Africa, Modesta Juste Morauskaite, of Lithuania, and Gabby Scott, of Puerto Rico, from left, seen through a metal barrier, run in a women's 400 meters repechage heat at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Saint-Denis, France.

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2024 Paris Olympic Games
Paris Olympics 2024 Photo: AP/Aaron Favila
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Germany's Xenia Smits is in action during a quarterfinal handball match between France and Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France.

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Olympics 2024
Paris Olympics Photo: AP/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi
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Bassa Mawem of France, right, reacts as he competes against Yaroslav Tkach of Ukraine in the men's speed, qualification elimination heats, during the sport climbing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Le Bourget, France.