Our world in photos: August 6

August 6, 2024
Brooklyn Eagle Staff

Brisa Hennessy, of Costa Rica, duck-dives a wave in the women's surfing bronze medal final of the surfing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Teahupo'o, Tahiti. Photo: Ben Thouard/Pool Photo via AP

Kauli Vaast, of France, rides a wave during the men's gold medal final of the surfing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Teahupo'o, Tahiti. Photo: Ed Sloane/Pool Photo via AP

Tatiana Weston-Webb, of Brazil, left, reacts as Brisa Hennessy, of Costa Rica, drops in on her during the semifinal round of the surfing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Teahupo'o, Tahiti. Photo: Ben Thouard/Pool Photo via AP

Caroline Marks, of the United States, surfs during the gold medal match of the surfing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Teahupo'o, Tahiti. Photo: Gregory Bull/AP

Caroline Marks, center, of the United States, celebrates after winning the women's gold medal final in the surfing competition during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. Photo: Ben Thouard/Pool Photo via AP

TAHITI — Reports from a far-flung suburb of Paris — where waves can be 20 feet high: Kauli Vaast, of France, surfs during the semifinal round of the surfing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Teahupo’o, Tahiti. France’s “tropical” region has been hosting Olympic surfing, a sport that originated with the Polynesian people during the 12th century.

The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands will host the exhibition, “Hōrue: Waves of Yesterday and Today,” until Sept. 27, 2024. The exhibition chronicles the history and culture of surfing in the archipelagos of French Polynesia and its path to being introduced as an Olympic sport at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

PARIS — An ancient Egyptian obelisk in the background, which moved to Paris in the 1830s, inspired Washington Monument later in the same century: Japan’s Kokona Hiraki competes in the women’s park skateboarding preliminaries at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. Hiraki won silver in the final, which was skated on Tuesday. Now 15, Hiraki became the youngest player on record to compete in an Olympiad in 2020; she also won silver at the 2020 Olympics, competing in her native country.

However, Hiraki has now met her match in age and competition: the gold medal winner on Tuesday in women’s park skateboarding is 14-year-old Arisa Trew of Australia.

PARIS — The world’s only champion who competes in Olympics AND Paralympics: Brazil’s Bruna Alexandre, with her teammate Giulia Takahashi, plays against South Korea’s Shin Yubin and Jeon Jihee during a women’s teams round of 16 table tennis match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. Unfortunately, she and Takahashi were eliminated during this round and did not advance to the quarter-finals.

Alexandre is an amputee who lost her right arm to thrombosis after a poorly-applied vaccine injection that was administered when she was only six months old.

Armand Duplantis, of Sweden, competes in the men's pole vault final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. Photo: David J. Phillip/AP

Sweden's Christina Kallberg plays against Hong Kong's Doo Hoi Kem during a women's teams round of 16 table tennis match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. Photo: Petros Giannakouris/AP

China's Quan Hongchan competes in the women's 10m platform diving final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. Photo: Lee Jin-man/AP

Cuba's Mijain Lopez and Azerbaijan's Sabah Shariati, left, compete during their men's Greco-Roman 130kg wrestling semifinal match, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. Photo: Eugene Hoshiko/AP

Eugenia Bosco and Mateo Majdalani of Argentina compete in the Nacra 17 mixed multihull sailing race during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Marseille, France. Photo: Carolyn Kaster/AP

PARIS — A ‘foot-first’ landing is required here: Chanice Porter, of Jamaica, competes during the women’s long jump qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. The long jump, also known as the broad jump, is a track-and-field event with four phases: run-up, takeoff, flight, and landing — the athlete who jumps the farthest wins.

Porter did not advance from the qualification round; however, an athlete from the United States was a top qualifier. Tara Davis-Woodhall, raised in Texas and Utah, qualified with a distance of 6.90 meters. She is married to fellow athlete and Paralympian Hunter Woodhall, an amputee who competes in track and field.

LAGOS — Does the global presence of the press increase numbers of public protests around the world? A woman with her baby joins a protest over economic hardship on a street in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. The protests began last Thursday, reports the Associated Press, against the West African nation’s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. The people are also protesting against corruption and alleged bad governance, which they say has stifled the West African nation’s development.

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has called for an end to the demonstrations, having sent his security forces out to quash them.

SAVANNAH — Nature’s revenge in one of Georgia’s most beautiful cities: People attach a towline to a stranded vehicle on a flooded street after heavy rain from Tropical Storm Debby, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Savannah, GA. As of Tuesday afternoon, the storm had tracked well into Georgia and South Carolina. Tornado warnings were being issuedalong the southern and coastal counties of North Carolina as of 4 p.m. on Tuesday.

Forecasters are warning that the state capital, Raleigh, in central North Carolina, will also get the brunt of Debby’sremnant on Wednesday and Thursday, with tornadoes possible east of the squall line. The entire eastern half of the state is under a flood watch.

ALBANY — When you’re a Kennedy and a candidate, cameras become as plentiful as cousins: Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., right, arrives at the Albany County Courthouse to fight a lawsuit he falsely claimed to live in New York state, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Albany, NY. In accordance with state law, the judge will decide this case without a jury. The lawsuit alleges Kennedy’s New York ballot nomination petition listed a residence in Katonah while, in actuality, he has lived in California since 2014. The suit seeks to invalidate his petition. Kennedy apparently has a vehicle registered to his accountant’s address in New York State.

Kennedy’s court appearance took place the day after he went public about his prank involving a dead bear cub, receiving flak for his actions.

CHICAGO — ‘How much wood would a woodchuck chuck …?’: Minnesota Twins’ Willi Castro breaks his bat during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Chicago. The Twins beat the Cubs in a score shutout of 3-0 at Wrigley Field.

Right now, the Twins rank second in the American League Central Division. The Cubs, having been behind in their count at 55-60, are fifth in the National League Central.

SAINT-DENIS — Remote camera captures POV of the traditional water hazards in all steeplechase races, even for horses: In this photo taken with a remote camera, an athlete clears the water jump during the men’s 3000-meter steeplechase round 1 heat at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Saint-Denis, France, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. The steeplechase consists of 7.5 laps around a track. Runners must jump and clear barriers or obstacles and one water pit around the track. Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco came in first during the qualification round.

The United States runner did not advance to the next round of this event.

SAINT-DENIS — “Girl, this is MY lane … ”: Faith Kipyegon, of Kenya, right, fights for the lead with Gudaf Tsegay, of Ethiopia, during the women’s 5000 meters final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. Ms. Kipyegon came in second, winning silver. Ms. Tsegay was edged off podium contention.

The gold medalist in the women’s 5000-meter final was Beatrice Chebet of Kenya; the Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan was awarded the bronze medal.