Pictures of the day: August 20, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es of events from around the world


Multimedia Desk August 20, 2016
Azerbaijan's Marina Durunda competes in the individual all-around qualifying event of the Rhythmic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. PHOTO: AFP

Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates his team's victory at the end of the Men's 4x100m Relay Final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. PHOTO: AFP

A picture taken with an underwater camera shows Team Japan, competing in the Teams Free Routine final during the synchronised swimming event at the Maria Lenk Aquatics at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. PHOTO: AFP

Pierre Thivillon (R), director of the zoological park of Saint-Martin-La-Plaine and his wife Eliane look at Digit, a 18 years old female gorilla in Saint-Martin-La-Plaine between Lyon and Saint-Etienne, southeastern France. The zoological park of Saint-Martin-La-Plaine is a shelter for beasts seized by the justice. PHOTO: AFP

A woman holds insense as she prays at The Lama Temple in Beijing. PHOTO: AFP

A helicopter against fire in the hills of Keenbrook, California, US. PHOTO: AFP

Members of the LGBT community participate in Nepal's Gay Pride parade in Kathmandu. PHOTO: AFP

Aerial view of the camping site in the first day of the 2016 Lowlands Music Festival in Biddinghuizen. PHOTO: AFP

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan travelling with passengers on a northbound Victoria line tube train during the launch of London's Night Tube. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman in a wedding gown walks to a mass wedding ceremony, held 17 male inmates, in the Carcel Villa Hermosa prison in Cali, Colombia. PHOTO: REUTERS

Tiago Cantanhede, 15, who trains in the Mangueira Olympic Village, poses outside his grandmother's house in Escondidinho slum in Rio de Janeiro. PHOTO: REUTERS

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

Athletes are reflected in a puddle as they compete. PHOTO: REUTERS

Actor and former professional bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger smiles during an interview in Hong Kong, China before inaugurating the Arnold Classic Asia multi-sport festival. PHOTO: REUTERS

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