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Published:Tuesday | August 16, 2016 | 12:00 AMRicardo Makyn
Jamaica's Deuce Carter (second left) clatters into the hurdle and loses his way in a rain-drenched heats of the men's 110-metre hurdles during competition at the Rio Olympics on Monday night.
Deuce Carter buries his face in his hands after initially competing in drenching rainfall and missing the chance to automatically qualify in the men's 100m hurdles heats. Carter got a second chance and duly advanced.
Nigeria sprinter Ejowbokoghene Oduduru is happy meet the big man, hugging Usain Bolt after their first round 200m run inside the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, yesterday morning. Bolt won the heat in 20.28, with Oduduru placing second in a lifetime best 20.34.
Megan Simmonds clears the hurdle during athletics competition at the Rio 2016 Olympics in the women's 100m hurdles heats yesterday morning.
Barbados' Ramon Gittens and the United States' Justin Gatlin run during competition in the men's 200 metres heats at the Rio 2016 Olympics yesterday.
Usain Bolt is, as they say in Jamaica, "easy like a Sunday morning", glancing around as he cruises to an easy 20.28-second victory in the men's 200m at the Olymp;ic Games in Rio de Janeiro yesterday.
Andrew Riley clears the hurdle during competition in the men's 100 metres hurdles heats at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday.
Janieve Russell clears the hurdle during competition in the women's 400 metres hurdles heats at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday.
Ristananna Tracey clears the hurdle during competition in the women's 400 metres hurdles heats at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday.
Yohan Blake runs off the bend in the men's 200m heats at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro yesterday.
Nickel Ashmeade (left) runs off the bend in the men's 200m heats at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro yesterday.
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Images from Gleaner photographer Ricardo Makyn at the Olympics in Rio.