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Alex Amankwah of Ghana Men's 800m Heats on day one at Rio 2016 / Photo credit: Norman Katende for AthleticsAfrica

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In Pictures: African athletes at Rio 2016 Olympics – Day 1

Photo gallery of African star athletes at the 2016 Olympic Games – Rio 2016 – from the Olympic stadium in Rio, Brazil on August 12, 2016.

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Yomi Omogbeja

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Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana with her women's 10000m gold medal on Day 1 of Athletics competition at Rio 2016 / Photo credit: Getty Images / IAAF
Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana with her women’s 10000m gold medal on Day 1 of Athletics competition at Rio 2016 / Photo credit: Getty Images / IAAF
Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana leading the women's 10000m final on Day 1 of Athletics competition at Rio 2016 / Photo credit: Getty Images
Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana leading the women’s 10000m final on Day 1 of Athletics competition at Rio 2016 / Photo credit: Getty Images
Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana with fellow women's 10000m medallists Vivian Cheruiyot and Tirunesh Dibaba on Day 1 of Athletics competition at Rio 2016 / Photo credit: Getty Images
Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana with fellow women’s 10000m medallists Vivian Cheruiyot and Tirunesh Dibaba on Day 1 of Athletics competition at Rio 2016 / Photo credit: Getty Images
Ayanleh Souleman of Djibouti in the men’s 800m semi-finals at Rio 2016 / Photo credit: Norman Katende
Ayanleh Souleman of Djibouti in the men’s 800m semi-finals at Rio 2016 / Photo credit: Norman Katende
David Rudisha of Kenya in the men’s 800m semi-finals at Rio 2016 / Photo credit: Norman Katende
David Rudisha of Kenya in the men’s 800m semi-finals at Rio 2016 / Photo credit: Norman Katende
Alex Amankwah of Ghana Men's 800m Heats on day one at Rio 2016 / Photo credit: Norman Katende for AthleticsAfrica
Alex Amankwah of Ghana Men’s 800m Heats on day one at Rio 2016 / Photo credit: Norman Katende for AthleticsAfrica
Ferguson Rotich of Kenya in the men’s 800m semi-finals at Rio 2016 / Photo credit: Norman Katende
Ferguson Rotich of Kenya in the men’s 800m semi-finals at Rio 2016 / Photo credit: Norman Katende

Photo gallery of African star athletes on day one of athletics competition at the 2016 Olympic Games – Rio 2016 – from the Olympic stadium in Rio, Brazil on August 12, 2016.

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