The week's best photojournalism

In the week's most jaw-dropping images, gymnast Simone Biles defies gravity, Pokemon characters parade, and more

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Simone Biles competes in Rio
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American gymnast Simone Biles competes on the balance beam during women's qualification for artistic gymnastics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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A woman guides Pokemon performers as they prepare for a parade in Yokohama, Japan.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon))

Germany's Lisa Unruh shoots an arrow during the Olympic Games women's competition at the Sambodromo archery venue in Rio.
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Artisans work on an idol of Hindu elephant god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, at a workshop in Mumbai, India.
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Chad le Close (back) of South Africa keeps an eye on American Michael Phelps in the men's 200m butterfly final in Rio.
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A porter carries a bag of yellow cucumbers inside a wholesale vegetable and fruit market in Bengaluru, India.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Abishek N.Chinnappa))

Children attend a swim training session at Hangzhou Chen Jinglun Sport school Natatorium, in Hangzhou, China.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Aly Song))

Farmers plant rice on a paddy field at Kampong Chhnag province, Cambodia.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Samrang Pring))

Jiaxin Tan of China competes on the uneven bars during women's qualification for artistic gymnastics in Rio.
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The Democracy and Martyrs Rally in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Ostriches wear masks as they are transported by a truck for relocation in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China.
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China's Cao Yuan and China's Qin Kai compete in the men's synchronized 3m springboard final in Rio.
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Lauren Hansen
Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.