The most stunning photos across women's sports this month - Tokyo Olympics and beyond

Meredith CashAug 4, 2021, 09:11 IST

Katie Ledecky competes in the Women's 400m Freestyle Final.Tom Pennington/Getty Images

With Wimbledon wrapping up, the WNBA and NWSL seasons in full swing, and the Tokyo Olympics finally kicking off following a year-long delay, July was a jam-packed month in the world of women's sports.
Insider found the best shots from Getty Images' top sports photographers and selected this month's most stunning women's sports photos.

7/1: Sisters Sam and Kristie Mewis chest bump after collaborating for a US Women's National Team goal.

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7/2: Australian skateboarder Hayley Wilson skates for an action shot.

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7/2: A'ja Wilson shoots against Lauren Cox in a WNBA game between the Las Vegas Aces and the Los Angeles Sparks.

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7/6: Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus celebrates match point in her quarterfinal match.

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7/6: Australia's Ash Barty celebrates her victory in the Wimbledon singles final.

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7/10: Taiwan's Su-Wei Hsieh and Belgium's Elise Mertens celebrate winning the women's doubles championship at Wimbledon.

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7/11: Dutch cyclist Anna Van Der Breggen celebrates upon winning the Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile for the fourth time.

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7/14: Team USA's Breanna Stewart goes up for a shot against Team USA's Dearica Hamby during the 2021 WNBA All-Star Game.

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7/16: USA Basketball's Sylvia Fowles grabs an offensive rebound against Australia's Ezi Magbegor and Katie Ebzery.

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7/18: Sofia Huerta of OL Reign and Morgan Gautrat of the Chicago Red Stars battle for the ball in the air during a National Women's Soccer League game.

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7/20: LPGA star Nelly Korda admires her shot at The Amundi Evian Championship.

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7/21: USWNT star Christen Press reacts after surrendering a goal against Sweden at the Tokyo Olympics.

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7/22: Olga Nikitina of Team ROC competes against Charlotte Lembach of Team France during the Women's Sabre Team Fencing Gold Medal Match at the Tokyo Olympics.

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7/23: Naomi Osaka of Team Japan lights the Olympic cauldron in Tokyo.

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7/24: Anouk Verge-Depre and Joana Heidrich of Team Switzerland cross arms during beach volleyball at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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7/25: American Katie Ledecky swims at the Tokyo Olympics.

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7/25: Tsukimi Namiki of Japan exchanges punches with Catherine Nanziri of Uganda during the Women's Boxing Flyweight at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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7/25: Team USA's Simone Biles competes on the uneven bars during the Tokyo Olympics women's gymnastics qualification event.

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7/25: Zofia Noceti Klepacka of Team Poland competes in the Women's RS:X Windsurf class during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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7/25: Kelsey Plum of Team USA goes after the ball during a Women's 3x3 match at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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7/25: American Jordan Chiles competes on the floor during the Olympic qualification event in Tokyo.

Julian Finney/Getty Images

7/27: Luisa Baptista of Team Brazil competes during the Women's Individual Triathlon at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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7/27: Team USA's Suni Lee competes on floor during the women's team final at the Tokyo Olympics.

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7/27: American Katie Ledecky swims against Australia's Ariarne Titmus in the Women's 200m Freestyle at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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7/27: Team USA's Jordan Chiles reacts after hitting her balance beam routine in the team all-around final.

Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

7/27: Carissa Moore of Team USA celebrates winning the gold in surfing.

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7/27: Ito Mima of Team Japan serves the ball during her Women's Singles Tables Tennis match at the Tokyo Olympics.

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7/27: American Simone Biles cheers for her teammates during the Women's Team Final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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7/27: Jolanda Neff of Team Switzerland rides through flowery landscape during the Women's Cross-country race at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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7/27: Team USA's Jordan Chiles reacts after hitting her balance beam routine in the team all-around final.

Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

7/27: Hsing-Chun Kuo of Team Chinese Taipei competes during the Weightlifting - Women's 59kg event at the Tokyo Olympics.

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7/28: American Katie Ledecky dives off the block during the Women's 200m Freestyle Final at the Tokyo Olympics.

Tom Pennington/Getty Images

7/29: American gymnast Suni Lee reacts to becoming the Olympic individual all-around champion.

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7/29: Kristine Breistoel of Team Norway shoots at goal over Durdina Jaukovic and Tatjana Brnovic of Team Montenegro during a women's handball match between Montenegro and Norway at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Richard.

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7/29: Kristine Breistoel of Team Norway shoots at goal over Durdina Jaukovic and Tatjana Brnovic of Team Montenegro during a women's handball match between Montenegro and Norway at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Richard.

7/29: Team USA's Suni Lee competes on the balance beam during the women's gymnastics all-around final at the Tokyo Olympics.

Julian Finney/Getty Images

7/29: Nuria Vilarrubla of Team Spain competes during the Women's Canoe Slalom Semifinal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Adam Pretty/Getty Images

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7/29: American Suni Lee holds out her Olympic gold medal from the individual all-around final.

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7/30: A run of the Women's BMX semifinal during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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7/31: Gian Marco Berti of Team San Marino competes in Trap Mixed Team Qualification during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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7/31: Sky Brown of Team Great Britain gets inverted during training at the Tokyo Olympics.

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7/31: Team USA's Lydia Jacoby swims after her goggles have slid down her face.

Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

7/31: Elaine Thompson-Herah of Team Jamaica crosses the finish line to win the gold medal in the Women's 100m Final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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The most stunning photos across women's sports this month - Tokyo Olympics and beyond

7/1: Sisters Sam and Kristie Mewis chest bump after collaborating for a US Women's National Team goal.

7/2: Australian skateboarder Hayley Wilson skates for an action shot.

7/2: A'ja Wilson shoots against Lauren Cox in a WNBA game between the Las Vegas Aces and the Los Angeles Sparks.

7/6: Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus celebrates match point in her quarterfinal match.

7/6: Australia's Ash Barty celebrates her victory in the Wimbledon singles final.

7/10: Taiwan's Su-Wei Hsieh and Belgium's Elise Mertens celebrate winning the women's doubles championship at Wimbledon.

7/11: Dutch cyclist Anna Van Der Breggen celebrates upon winning the Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile for the fourth time.

7/14: Team USA's Breanna Stewart goes up for a shot against Team USA's Dearica Hamby during the 2021 WNBA All-Star Game.

7/16: USA Basketball's Sylvia Fowles grabs an offensive rebound against Australia's Ezi Magbegor and Katie Ebzery.

7/18: Sofia Huerta of OL Reign and Morgan Gautrat of the Chicago Red Stars battle for the ball in the air during a National Women's Soccer League game.

7/20: LPGA star Nelly Korda admires her shot at The Amundi Evian Championship.

7/21: USWNT star Christen Press reacts after surrendering a goal against Sweden at the Tokyo Olympics.

7/22: Olga Nikitina of Team ROC competes against Charlotte Lembach of Team France during the Women's Sabre Team Fencing Gold Medal Match at the Tokyo Olympics.

7/23: Naomi Osaka of Team Japan lights the Olympic cauldron in Tokyo.

7/24: Anouk Verge-Depre and Joana Heidrich of Team Switzerland cross arms during beach volleyball at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

7/25: American Katie Ledecky swims at the Tokyo Olympics.

7/25: Tsukimi Namiki of Japan exchanges punches with Catherine Nanziri of Uganda during the Women's Boxing Flyweight at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

7/25: Team USA's Simone Biles competes on the uneven bars during the Tokyo Olympics women's gymnastics qualification event.

7/25: Zofia Noceti Klepacka of Team Poland competes in the Women's RS:X Windsurf class during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

7/25: Kelsey Plum of Team USA goes after the ball during a Women's 3x3 match at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

7/25: American Jordan Chiles competes on the floor during the Olympic qualification event in Tokyo.

7/27: Luisa Baptista of Team Brazil competes during the Women's Individual Triathlon at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

7/27: Team USA's Suni Lee competes on floor during the women's team final at the Tokyo Olympics.

7/27: American Katie Ledecky swims against Australia's Ariarne Titmus in the Women's 200m Freestyle at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

7/27: Team USA's Jordan Chiles reacts after hitting her balance beam routine in the team all-around final.

7/27: Carissa Moore of Team USA celebrates winning the gold in surfing.

7/27: Ito Mima of Team Japan serves the ball during her Women's Singles Tables Tennis match at the Tokyo Olympics.

7/27: American Simone Biles cheers for her teammates during the Women's Team Final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

7/27: Jolanda Neff of Team Switzerland rides through flowery landscape during the Women's Cross-country race at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

7/27: Team USA's Jordan Chiles reacts after hitting her balance beam routine in the team all-around final.

7/27: Hsing-Chun Kuo of Team Chinese Taipei competes during the Weightlifting - Women's 59kg event at the Tokyo Olympics.

7/28: American Katie Ledecky dives off the block during the Women's 200m Freestyle Final at the Tokyo Olympics.

7/29: American gymnast Suni Lee reacts to becoming the Olympic individual all-around champion.

7/29: Kristine Breistoel of Team Norway shoots at goal over Durdina Jaukovic and Tatjana Brnovic of Team Montenegro during a women's handball match between Montenegro and Norway at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Richard.

7/29: Team USA's Suni Lee competes on the balance beam during the women's gymnastics all-around final at the Tokyo Olympics.

7/29: Nuria Vilarrubla of Team Spain competes during the Women's Canoe Slalom Semifinal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Adam Pretty/Getty Images

7/29: American Suni Lee holds out her Olympic gold medal from the individual all-around final.

7/30: A run of the Women's BMX semifinal during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

7/31: Gian Marco Berti of Team San Marino competes in Trap Mixed Team Qualification during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

7/31: Sky Brown of Team Great Britain gets inverted during training at the Tokyo Olympics.

7/31: Team USA's Lydia Jacoby swims after her goggles have slid down her face.

7/31: Elaine Thompson-Herah of Team Jamaica crosses the finish line to win the gold medal in the Women's 100m Final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.