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AP PHOTOS: Paris Olympics Day 11 Photo Gallery

2024-08-07 14:39 Last Updated At:14:40

PARIS (AP) —

A gallery of highlights on Day 11 of the Olympics captured by AP photographers at the Paris Games.

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Gabrielle Thomas, third from left, of the United States, reacts after winning the women's 200-meters final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

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Brazil's Evandro Goncalves Oliveira Junior jumps to hit the ball during the men's quarterfinal beach volleyball match between Brazil and Sweden at Eiffel Tower Stadium at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Brazil's Evandro Goncalves Oliveira Junior jumps to hit the ball during the men's quarterfinal beach volleyball match between Brazil and Sweden at Eiffel Tower Stadium at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

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. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

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. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

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, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Le Bourget, France. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

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, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Le Bourget, France. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Cole Hocker, of the United States, celebrates after winning the men's 1500-meters final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Cole Hocker, of the United States, celebrates after winning the men's 1500-meters final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

South Korea's Woo Ha-ram competes in the men's 3m springboard diving preliminary at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

South Korea's Woo Ha-ram competes in the men's 3m springboard diving preliminary at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

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, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, at Lyon Stadium in Decines, France. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

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, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, at Lyon Stadium in Decines, France. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

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, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

New Zealand's Max Brown, Grant Clancy, Kurtis Imrie and Hamish Legarth compete in the men's kayak four 500-meter heats at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Vaires-sur-Marne, France. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

New Zealand's Max Brown, Grant Clancy, Kurtis Imrie and Hamish Legarth compete in the men's kayak four 500-meter heats at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Vaires-sur-Marne, France. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Germany's Xenia Smits is in action during a quarterfinal handball match between France and Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Germany's Xenia Smits is in action during a quarterfinal handball match between France and Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Carson Mattern of Canada stretches before competing in a track cycling event, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Carson Mattern of Canada stretches before competing in a track cycling event, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

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

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

Tsuyaka Uchino of Japan adjusts her helmet before competing in the women's team pursuit event, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Tsuyaka Uchino of Japan adjusts her helmet before competing in the women's team pursuit event, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

India's Sanjay Sajay controls the ball during the men's semi-final field hockey match between Germany and India at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Colombes, France. (AP Photo/ Anjum Naveed)

India's Sanjay Sajay controls the ball during the men's semi-final field hockey match between Germany and India at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Colombes, France. (AP Photo/ Anjum Naveed)

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. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Italy's Giovanni Tocci competes in the men's 3m springboard diving preliminary at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Italy's Giovanni Tocci competes in the men's 3m springboard diving preliminary at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

United States' Trinity Rodman fights for the ball with Germany's Felicitas Rauch during a women's semifinal soccer match between the United States and Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, at Lyon Stadium in Decines, France. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

United States' Trinity Rodman fights for the ball with Germany's Felicitas Rauch during a women's semifinal soccer match between the United States and Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, at Lyon Stadium in Decines, France. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Diego Aldo Pettorossi, of Italy, reacts after his men's 200-meters repechage at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Diego Aldo Pettorossi, of Italy, reacts after his men's 200-meters repechage at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Arisa Trew of Australia competes during the women's skateboarding park final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Arisa Trew of Australia competes during the women's skateboarding park final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Gabrielle Thomas, third from left, of the United States, reacts after winning the women's 200-meters final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Gabrielle Thomas, third from left, of the United States, reacts after winning the women's 200-meters final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Brazil's Evandro Goncalves Oliveira Junior jumps to hit the ball during the men's quarterfinal beach volleyball match between Brazil and Sweden at Eiffel Tower Stadium at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Brazil's Evandro Goncalves Oliveira Junior jumps to hit the ball during the men's quarterfinal beach volleyball match between Brazil and Sweden at Eiffel Tower Stadium at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

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. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

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. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

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, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Le Bourget, France. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

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, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Le Bourget, France. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Cole Hocker, of the United States, celebrates after winning the men's 1500-meters final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Cole Hocker, of the United States, celebrates after winning the men's 1500-meters final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

South Korea's Woo Ha-ram competes in the men's 3m springboard diving preliminary at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

South Korea's Woo Ha-ram competes in the men's 3m springboard diving preliminary at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

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, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, at Lyon Stadium in Decines, France. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

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, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, at Lyon Stadium in Decines, France. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

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, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

New Zealand's Max Brown, Grant Clancy, Kurtis Imrie and Hamish Legarth compete in the men's kayak four 500-meter heats at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Vaires-sur-Marne, France. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

New Zealand's Max Brown, Grant Clancy, Kurtis Imrie and Hamish Legarth compete in the men's kayak four 500-meter heats at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Vaires-sur-Marne, France. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Germany's Xenia Smits is in action during a quarterfinal handball match between France and Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Germany's Xenia Smits is in action during a quarterfinal handball match between France and Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Carson Mattern of Canada stretches before competing in a track cycling event, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Carson Mattern of Canada stretches before competing in a track cycling event, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

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

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

Tsuyaka Uchino of Japan adjusts her helmet before competing in the women's team pursuit event, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Tsuyaka Uchino of Japan adjusts her helmet before competing in the women's team pursuit event, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

India's Sanjay Sajay controls the ball during the men's semi-final field hockey match between Germany and India at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Colombes, France. (AP Photo/ Anjum Naveed)

India's Sanjay Sajay controls the ball during the men's semi-final field hockey match between Germany and India at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Colombes, France. (AP Photo/ Anjum Naveed)

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. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Italy's Giovanni Tocci competes in the men's 3m springboard diving preliminary at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Italy's Giovanni Tocci competes in the men's 3m springboard diving preliminary at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

United States' Trinity Rodman fights for the ball with Germany's Felicitas Rauch during a women's semifinal soccer match between the United States and Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, at Lyon Stadium in Decines, France. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

United States' Trinity Rodman fights for the ball with Germany's Felicitas Rauch during a women's semifinal soccer match between the United States and Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, at Lyon Stadium in Decines, France. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Diego Aldo Pettorossi, of Italy, reacts after his men's 200-meters repechage at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Diego Aldo Pettorossi, of Italy, reacts after his men's 200-meters repechage at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Arisa Trew of Australia competes during the women's skateboarding park final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Arisa Trew of Australia competes during the women's skateboarding park final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The University of Pittsburgh has fired athletic director Heather Lyke, a somewhat surprising move that came a few months before Lyke's contract was set to expire.

Pitt chancellor Joan Gabel made the announcement Monday.

While Gabel thanked Lyke for her leadership, Gabel also noted that with the landscape of college athletics changing rapidly, she felt it was time for a fresh start.

“We need a new vision and a new leader of our athletics department,” Gabel said in a statement.

Lyke arrived at Pitt in 2017 and helped the Panthers start to find their footing in the Atlantic Coast Conference after treading water in their initial years following their departure from the Big East.

The football program won its first ACC title in 2021 and her decision to hire Jeff Capel as the men's basketball coach in 2018 helped bring that program back to life. The women's volleyball team has become a national power and the men's soccer team reached the College Cup twice, 2020 and 2022.

In a statement posted on social media, Lyke thanked the many she worked with at Pitt.

“Today, I reflected of the wise words from a mentor: ‘If you leave a place better than you found it, you can be proud of your work,’” she said. “I am immensely proud of the accomplishments of the student-athletes, coaches, staff, alumni, donors and community members that I have had the privilege to serve alongside at the University of Pittsburgh.”

Lyke's most ambitious project was “Victory Heights,” a $240 million facility currently under construction next to the Petersen Events Center. When completed, Victory Heights will serve as the home for 16 of Pitt's 19 intercollegiate programs and will accommodate seating for up to 3,000 for volleyball, wrestling and gymnastics.

The building, launched in 2020 just before the COVID-19 pandemic, is scheduled to open in the fall of 2025.

Lyke, however, will not be around to see her vision come to fruition. She was in the final months of a contract that ran through 2024 but had explored other options lately, most recently when she was a finalist for the athletic director job at Northwestern.

The Wildcats ended up hiring Villanova athletic director Mark Jackson for the job.

Gabel said the school will launch a “comprehensive search” for Lyke's replacement. Jennifer Tuscano will serve as interim athletic director until the search is complete.

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FILE - In this March 20, 2017, file photo, Heather Lyke makes remarks during a news conference in Pittsburgh, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

FILE - In this March 20, 2017, file photo, Heather Lyke makes remarks during a news conference in Pittsburgh, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

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