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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)

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)

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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)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Monday named a veteran agent to serve as acting FBI director after the official who'd been expected to run the bureau on an interim basis following the departure of Christopher Wray retired after nearly 30 years.

Brian Driscoll was tapped to lead the FBI pending the Senate confirmation of Kash Patel, who is President Donald Trump's pick for director. The move came hours after Paul Abbate, who served for the last four years as Wray's deputy and had been in line to serve as acting director, told colleagues in an email that he was retiring.

"When the Director asked me to stay on past my mandatory date for a brief time, I did so to help ensure continuity and the best transition for the FBI. Now, with new leadership inbound, after nearly four years in the deputy role, I am departing the FBI today,” Abbate wrote in the email, which was obtained by The Associated Press.

Abbate's abrupt departure after a 28-year FBI career creates additional transition for a law enforcement agency that had already been preparing for upheaval in the event Patel is confirmed. A Trump loyalist, Patel has repeatedly criticized FBI leadership and decision-making and has alarmed Democrats with statements that suggest he would be willing to use the FBI to exact retribution on Trump adversaries.

Abbate's email did not identify who might succeed him, but the White House included Driscoll on a list of officials being tapped to lead agencies on an acting basis. Driscoll was named by Wray last week as special agent in charge of the Newark field office and before that had served as commander of the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team.

“We will work closely with the current FBI leadership team and the transition team at the Department of Justice to serve as a bridge between the FBI’s previous permanent leadership team and the next one,” Driscoll wrote in an email to colleagues. “In the meantime, our goal is to keep the focus on the Bureau’s essential work, those we do the work with, and those we do the work for — the American people.”

He said Robert Kissane, a top counterterrorism official in the New York office, will serve as acting deputy director.

Wray's final day was Sunday, making Abbate acting director, though he only stayed in the role for a day.

Abbate held a variety of leadership roles in his nearly three-decade career at the FBI, including head of the bureau's Detroit and Washington field offices and executive assistant director for the criminal, cyber, response and services branch. He was named deputy director, the No. 2 position responsible for the FBI's investigative activities, in 2021.

“As you move forward, continue to stay true to our core values, be there for our partners, and take care of those who serve alongside you. Thank you for your service,” Abbate wrote.

Wray was named by Trump during his first term and had been director for more than seven years. Wray announced his retirement last month, more than a week after Trump said he wanted Patel to be the director.

FILE - Paul Abbate, Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), testifies during a Senate Judiciary Oversight Committee hearing to examine Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and related surveillance authorities, June 13, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FILE - Paul Abbate, Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), testifies during a Senate Judiciary Oversight Committee hearing to examine Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and related surveillance authorities, June 13, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be the director of the FBI, poses for a photo with Cabinet picks, other nominees and appointments, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be the director of the FBI, poses for a photo with Cabinet picks, other nominees and appointments, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks during a farewell ceremony for Attorney General Merrick Garland at the Department of Justice, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks during a farewell ceremony for Attorney General Merrick Garland at the Department of Justice, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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