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From costly falls in the gymnastics, to awkward celebrations in the pool, there’s been no shortage of excruciating moments at the Rio Olympics - and it’s only week one.
Who can forget French gymnast Samir Ait Said’s gruesome double leg break on the first day of the Games (see video), and did you see the one about the fencer who had his mobile phone in his pocket while competing? All that, and more, in the gallery below.
Rio’s most painful moments
Yosuke Nakayama of Japan falls during the men’s 62kg weightlifting competition at the Rio Olympics. Picture: AP
France’s Samir Ait Said reacts after suffering a double leg break in the qualifying for the men’s vault event of the Artistic Gymnastics. Picture: AFP
Bin LV of China, left, mistakenly thinks he has won his Men’s 46-49 Light Fly Weight bout as it is awarded to Peter Mungai Warui of Kenya. Picture: Getty
World number one and Olympic singles champion Serena Williams walks off the court after suffering a shock defeat to Elina Svitolina of Ukraine in the third round. Picture: Getty
Japan’s Kohei Uchimura misses the bar in the Artistic Gymnastics qualifiers. Picture: AFP
China’s Yang Sun accidentaly throws his cap into the pool instead of the crowd after winning the Men’s 200m Freestyle (left). He made the target on his second attempt (right). Pictures: Alex Coppel/Getty
Australia’s Richie Porte is all smiles at the start of the men’s road cycling race. He would later crash out in spectacular fashion, hitting a tree - perhaps the only thing stopping him from going over the side of the road and down an embankment. Picture: AFP
Peter Joppich of Germany, right, faces Enzo Lefort of France in the men’s individual foil fencing. In one of the oddest moments of the Games, Lefort’s mobile phone fell out of his pocket while he was competing. Picture: AP
Italy’s Stefano Brecciaroli on Apollo VD Wendi Kurt almost falls during the Eventing’s Individual Cross Country of the Equestrian. Picture: AFP
Melissa Hoskins, left, of the Australian women’s track cycling team, crashes during a training session. Picture: AP
Japan’s Koji Yamamuro falls from the pommel horse during the men’s team final of the Artistic Gymnastics. Picture: AFP
Sweden’s Linnea Torstensson crashes to the ground after a challenge during the women’s preliminary handball match between Sweden and South Korea. Picture: AP
Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten shares a snap of the injuries she sustained when she crashed out of the road race less than 12km from the finish while in the gold medal position. Picture: @AvVleuten/Twitter
New Zealand’s Sonny Bill Williams is helped from the field in the men’s rugby sevens match against Japan. He has been ruled out of the rest of the Olympics. Picture: AFP
Gymnast Louis Smith of Great Britain looks dejected following a fall from the pommel horse in the men’s team final. Picture: Getty
France’s Laura Glauser reacts as a teammate falls hard on the court during the women’s preliminary handball match between France and Russia. Picture: AP
Alexander Naddour of the United States falls while competing on the floor during the men’s team final. Picture: Getty
Hongxia Li of China falls after diving to shoot at goal during the women’s pool A Hockey match against Germany. The match finished 1-1. Picture: Getty
Brazil’s Leonardo Santos crashes into the barrier after scoring during the men’s preliminaries Group B handball match against Poland. Picture: AFP
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