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Jamaica's Usain Bolt crosses the finish line to win gold in the men's 100-meter final Sunday, Aug. 5. David J. Phillip/AP
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Gold medalist Andy Murray of Great Britain waves the British flag during the medal ceremony of the men's singles tennis event at the All England Lawn Tennis Club at Wimbledon Aug. 5. Elise Amendola/AP
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McKayla Maroney of the US competes in the women's gymnastics vault final in the North Greenwich Arena Aug. 5. Mike Blake/Reuters
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France's Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad celebrates winning silver in the men's 3000m steeplechase final Aug.5. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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Jordan Larson of the US bumps during a women's preliminary volleyball match against Turkey Aug. 5. Jeff Roberson/AP
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Jamaica supporters react as they watch a broadcast of the the women's 400-meter final on a screen at the Puma Yard in London Aug. 5. Emilio Morenatti/AP
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Kenya's Ezekiel Kemboi reacts on the track after winning the gold medal in the men's 3000m steeplechase final
Aug. 5. Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
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Kibwe Johnson of the US competes in the men's hammer throw final Aug. 5. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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Sanya Richards-Ross of the US takes the lead in the women's 400m final Aug. 5. Richards-Ross won gold. Pawel Kopczynski/Reuters
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Spain's team players cheer during their women's water polo quarterfinal round against Great Britain Aug. 5. Laszlo Balogh/Reuters
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Jennifer Abel of Canada dives during the women's 3-meter springboard diving finals Aug. 5. Abel took sixth in the event. Mark J. Terrill/AP
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Ukraine's Hanna Knyazyeva competes in the women's triple jump final Aug. 5. David J. Phillip/AP
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Italy's Andrea Baldini celebrates his team's gold medal victory at the end of his men's foil team fencing match
Aug. 5. Damir Sagolj/Reuters
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Ethiopia's Tiki Gelana is wrapped in her country's flag after winning gold in the women's marathon Sunday, Aug. 5. Martin Meissner/AP
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Mclain Ward of the US rides his horse Antares in the equestrian show jumping team competition Aug. 5. David Goldman/AP
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China's Lin Dan kisses his gold medal at the victory ceremony for the men's singles badminton event Aug. 5. Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters
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Britain's Andy Murray reacts during the men's singles tennis gold medal match against Switzerland's Roger Federer Aug. 5. Dominic Ebenbichler/Reuters
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Jacob Dalton of the US competes in the men's gymnastics floor exercise final Aug. 5. Brian Snyder/Reuters
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A child tries to catch rain drops during the women's marathon Aug. 5. Emilio Morenatti/AP
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Benjamin Provisor of the US (r.) competes with Georgia's Zurabi Datunashvili during the 74-kg Greco-Roman wrestling competition Aug. 5. Paul Sancya/AP
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Britain's Ben Ainslie holds the Union Flag, also known as the Union Jack, as he celebrates winning the men's finn class one person dinghy (heavyweight) medal race sailing competition Aug. 5. Pascal Lauener/Reuters
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Australia's Elizabeth Cambage gets her fingertips on the opening tap over Canada's Krista Phillips during a women's basketball game Aug. 5. Charles Krupa/AP
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Chinese gymnast Zou Kai performs during the artistic gymnastics men's floor exercise final Aug. 5. Gregory Bull/AP
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Brazil's Erica Matos is prepared for the next round against Venezuela's Karhla Magliocco during the women's flyweight boxing competition Aug. 5. Ivan Sekretarev/AP
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China's Wang Zhiwei pauses during the men's 50m pistol qualification round at the Royal Artillery Barracks Aug. 5. Jorge Silva/Reuters
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Sisters Serena Williams and Venus Williams (r.) of the US celebrate after defeating Czech Republic's Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka in the women's doubles tennis gold medal match Aug. 5. Adrees Latif/Reuters
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Competitors start off the men's finn class one person dinghy (heavyweight) medal race sailing competition in Weymouth and Portland, southern England, Aug. 5. Pascal Lauener/Reuters
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Angola's players try to tackle Brazil's Fabiana Diniz (c.) during their women's handball preliminary match Aug. 5. Vadim Ghirda/AP
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Fans of Malaysia cheer for Lee Chong Wei during his men's singles badminton gold medal match against China's Lin Dan Aug. 5. Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters
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The Union Jack flies over the Olympic flame at Olympic Stadium. Michael Munhall/Special to the Christian Science Monitor
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Competitors run up The Mall during the women's marathon Sunday, Aug. 5. Paul Hackett/Reuters
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Pakistan's Waseem Ahmad (c) is tackled by South Africa players during their men's group A hockey match at Riverbank Arena Aug. 5. Sergio Moraes/Reuters
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South Korea's Chung Jae-sung (l.) and Lee Yong-dae hug while celebrating the victory over Malaysia in the men's doubles badminton bronze medal match Aug. 5. Andres Leighton/AP
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France's Sandrine Gruda (l.) shoots past Russia's Natalya Vieru during their women's preliminary round Group B basketball match Aug. 5. Sergio Perez/Reuters
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Netherlands' Ranomi Kromowidjojo (r.) and compatriot Marleen Veldhuis celebrate after winning gold and bronze respectively in the women's 50m freestyle final Aug. 4. Tim Wimborne/Reuters
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Bobby Lea of the US competes in the track cycling men's omnium 4km individual pursuit Aug. 5. Stefano Rellandini/Reuters
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Susie Scanlan Kelley Hurley (from l. to r.), Courtney Hurley and Maya Lawrence of the US celebrate their victory at the end of the women's eppe team bronze medal fencing competition against Russia Saturday, Aug. 4. Damir Sagolj/Reuters
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Mark Oldershaw of Canada trains for the canoe sprint Aug. 5 in preparation for his race. Jim Young/Reuters
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Japan's Jun Mizutani serves to Hong Kong's Jiang Tianyi in their men's team quarterfinals table tennis match Aug. 5. Darren Staples/Reuters
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Dominican Republic's Candida Estafany Arias Perez spikes the ball past Algeria's Tassadit Aissou during a women's volleyball preliminary match Aug. 5. Chris O'Meara/AP
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Rebecca Soni, (from l. to r.) Dana Vollmer and Missy Franklin embrace after a world record gold medal win in the women's 4x100m medley relay final with team mate Allison Schmitt (not pictured) Saturday, Aug. 4. Michael Dalder/Reuters
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China's Sun Yang is overcome by emotion after his gold medal win in the men's 1500-meter freestyle swimming final Aug. 4. Michael Sohn/AP
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Fans watch a semifinal women's doubles match in Centre Court between Venus and Serena Williams of the US and Nadia Petrova and Maria Kirilenko of Russia at Wimbledon Aug. 4. Mark Humphrey/AP
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China's fencing team celebrate their gold medal victory against South Korea in the women's epee team fencing competition Aug. 4. Damir Sagolj/Reuters
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Ri Myong Sun of North Korea competes against Wang Yuegu of Singapore during their women's team quarterfinals table tennis match Aug. 4. Dmitry Lovetsky/AP
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Netherlands' Ranomi Kromowidjojo (c.) touches the wall ahead of Belarus' Aliaksandra Herasimenia (r.) and compatriot Marleen Veldhuis to win the women's 50-meter freestyle swimming final Aug. 4. Mark J. Terrill/AP
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Cuba's Yarelys Barrios reacts after making an attempt in the women's discus throw Aug. 4. David J. Phillip/AP
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Michael Tinsley of the US (l.) and Jamaica's Leford Green clear hurdles during the men's 400m hurdles semi-finals Aug. 4. Max Rossi/Reuters
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Gold medalist Joanna Rowsell of Britain gets ready to start the track cycling women's pursuit team event Aug. 4. The British team shattered its own world record and beat the United States to win the gold medal. Christophe Ena/AP
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Joseph O'Regan of Britain (l.) attempts to grasp the ball from Balazs Harai of Hungary during their men's water polo preliminary round match Aug. 4. Alastair Grant/AP
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Athletes compete in the men's 20-kilometer race walk near Buckingham Palace Aug. 4. Charlie Riedel/AP
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A fan carrying his baby watches the men's handball Preliminaries Group A match between France and Iceland at the Copper Box venue Aug. 4. Marko Djurica/Reuters
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Serena Williams of the US celebrates after winning the women's singles gold medal match against Russia's Maria Sharapova Saturday, Aug. 4. Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
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Lebron James of the US shoots as he drives past Lithuania's Antanas Kavaliauskas during a men's basketball game Aug. 4. Charles Krupa/AP
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Great Britain's Katherine Copeland cries during the award ceremony for the lightweight women's rowing double sculls after winning the gold medal Aug. 4. Natacha Pisarenko/AP
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Rodrigo Carrasco of Chile rides Or de la Charbonniere during the equestrian individual show jumping competition Aug. 4. David Goldman/AP
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Kiribati's David Katoatau competes during the men's 94-kg weightlifting competition Aug. 4. Mike Groll/AP
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Fans of the US Jamie (l.) and Allison Zaslav wait for the start of the men's preliminary round Group A basketball match against Lithuania at the Basketball Arena Aug. 4. Mike Segar/Reuters
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China's Wang Yihan returns a shot to compatriot Li Xuerui during their women's singles badminton gold medal match Aug. 4. Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters
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Dutch fans dressed as ancient Greeks pose in Olympic Park Aug. 4. Neil Hall/Reuters
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China's Wu Minxia performs a dive during the women's 3m springboard semi-final Aug. 4. Toby Melville/Reuters
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Jefferson Bellaguarda from Switzerland dives for a ball during the Beach Volleyball match against the Netherlands Aug. 4. Petr David Josek/AP
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Savannah Vinsant of the US competes in women's gymnastics trampoline qualification in the North Greenwich Arena Aug. 4. Brian Snyder/Reuters
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Usain Bolt of Jamaica runs on his way to winning his 100m heat round 1 Saturday, Aug. 4. Phil Noble/Reuters
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Britain's Katherine Copeland and Sophie Hosking celebrate winning the women's lightweight double sculls final of the rowing event at Eton Dorney, England, Aug. 4. Jim Young/Reuters
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Germany's Marcus Popp goes up for a shot against Tunisia during a men's volleyball preliminary match Aug. 4. Chris O'Meara/AP
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Michael Phelps from the US displays his gold medal for the men's 100-meter butterfly swimming final at the Aquatics Centre Friday, Aug. 3. Matt Slocum/AP
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The nails and tattoo of Hyleas Fountain of the US are seen as she competes in her women's heptathlon Group B long jump event Aug. 4. Dylan Martinez/Reuters
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Australia's Emily Smith (l.) and South Africa's Bernadette Coston vie for the ball in the women's hockey preliminary round match Aug. 4. Eranga Jayawardena/AP
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Two fans wearing paper masks of Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, wave the Japanese flag prior to the quarter-final soccer match between Japan and Egypt Aug. 4 at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. Ben Curtis/AP
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South Africa's Oscar Pistorius competes in a men's 400-meter heat in Olympic Stadium Aug. 4. Daniel Ochoa De Olza/AP
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Missy Franklin of the US (l.) and teammate Elizabeth Beisel congratulate each other after winning gold and bronze respectively in the women's 200-meter backstroke final Friday, Aug. 3. Matt Slocum/AP
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Clarisse Cruz of Portugal falls during her round 1 women's 3000m steeplechase heat at the Olympic Stadium Aug. 4. David Gray/Reuters
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Reese Hoffa of the US reacts as he competes in the men's shot put final at Olympic Stadium Aug. 4. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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Canada's Tiffany Foster rides Victor during the equestrian individual jumping first qualifier in Greenwich Park in London Aug. 4. Mike Hutchings/Reuters
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Iran's Mahlagha Jambozorg prepares to shoot during qualifiers for the women's 50-meter rifle 3 positions event Aug. 4. Rebecca Blackwell/AP
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Kensuke Nagai (l.) of Japan celebrates scoring a goal during their men's quarterfinal soccer match against Egypt at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Aug. 4. Nigel Roddis/Reuters
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Germany's Martina Strutz prepares to compete in the women's pole vault qualification round Aug. 4. David J. Phillip/AP
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Kenya's Sally Jepkosgei Kipyego celebrates finishing second in the women's 10,000m final at the Olympic Stadium Aug. 3. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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Maya Lawrence of the US prepares to compete against Italy's Bianca Del Carretto in their women's epee team quarterfinals fencing match Aug. 4. Adrees Latif/Reuters
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Russia's Tatyana Chernova competes in the women's heptathlon Group B long jump event Aug. 4. Max Rossi/Reuters
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China's Cai Yun (r.) and Fu Haifeng celebrate after beating Malaysia in a men's doubles badminton semifinal match Aug. 4. Andres Leighton/AP
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Greece's Stella-Iro Ledaki competes during her women's pole vault Group B qualification Aug. 4. Mark Blinch/Reuters
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A man dressed in support of Britain rides an escalator from the tube at Hyde Park, which will be home to several events at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Aug. 3. Charlie Riedel/AP
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Switzerland's Roger Federer embraces Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro after defeating him in their men's singles tennis semi-final match at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, Aug. 3. Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
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Jennifer Abel of Canada dives during women's 3-meter springboard diving preliminaries at the Aquatics Centre, Aug. 3. Mark J. Terrill/AP
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Judges watch the trampoline performance of gold medalist Dong Dong of China, Aug. 3. Julie Jacobson/AP
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Gold medalist France's Teddy Riner holds his bouquet in his mouth at the victory ceremony for the men's +100kg judo event, Aug. 3. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
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Australia's Jack Bobridge, Glenn O'Shea, Rohan Dennis and Michael Hepburn compete in the track cycling men's team pursuit first round heats at the Velodrome, Aug. 3. Stefano Rellandini/Reuters
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April Ross (2nd L) and Jennifer Kessy of the US celebrate after they defeated Switzerland's Simone Kuhn and Nadine Zumkehr during their women's round of 16 beach volleyball match at Horse Guards Parade, Aug. 3. Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters
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Russia's Olga Beliaeva (L) challenges Australia's Gemma Breadsworth during their preliminary round Group B water polo match against Australia at the Water Polo Arena Aug. 3. Laszlo Balogh/Reuters
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DeeDee Trotter (l.) of the US and Jenna Martin of Canada run their women's 400m heat in the rain during the London Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug.3. Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
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Runners pass by the Olympics flame on the first day of the athletics in the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 3. Daniel Ochoa De Olza/AP
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USA's Megan Rapinoe (r.) and Abby Wambach (14) do their trademark cartwheels after Wamback scored on New Zealand during their women's quarter final soccer match at St James' Park in Newcastle, northern England, Aug. 3. Nigel Roddis/Reuters
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A combination picture shows different athletes sticking their tongues out during the London Olympic Games. Athletes shown are, top row (l. to r.) tennis player John Isner from US, weightlifter Natasha Perdue of Great Britain, weightlifter Meline Daluzyan of Armenia. Middle row (l. to r.) hurdler David Greene of Great Britain, double trap shooter Peter Robert Russell Wilson of Great Britain, swimmer Michael Phelps of US. Bottom row (l. to r.) shot putter Pavel Lyzhyn of Belarus, weightlifter Junior Sanchez Rivero of Venezuela, weightlifter Deni Deni of Indonesia. Pictures taken on various dates since the start of the Games. Reuters
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Tourists ride inside a cabin of the London Eye on Aug. 2. Emilio Morenatti/AP
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A fan photographs the British basketball team prior to a game against Spain Aug. 2. Charles Krupa/AP
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Britain's Jessica Ennis celebrates after an attempt in the High Jump of the women's Heptathlon during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 3. Martin Meissner/AP
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A combination photo shows officials speaking to players from China and South Korea (top), and players from South Korea and Indonesia during their women's doubles group stage badminton matches at Wembley Arena Tuesday, July 31. Eight women badminton players were disqualified on August 1 by the sport's federation. The players were charged with deliberately losing group stage contests to secure an easier draw through the Olympic tournament. Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters
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Ethopia's Nahom Mesfin (l.), Tunisia's Amor Ben Yahia (c.), France's Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (2nd r.), and Evan Jager of the US (r.) clear a water jump during round 1 of the men's 3000m steeplechase in the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 3. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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Mistral Hojris is ridden by Laura Bechtolsheimer of Great Britain in the equestrian dressage competition Aug. 2. David Goldman/AP
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Serbia's Asmir Kolasinac puts chalks on his shot put during the men's shot put Group B qualification at the London Olympic Games in the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 3. Phil Noble/Reuters
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United States' Michael Phelps (r.) and United States' Ryan Lochte pose with their medals for the men's 200-meter individual medley swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park, Aug. 2. Phelps won gold, Lochte silver. Mark J. Terrill/AP
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Zhang Jike of China serves against Wang Hao of China during the gold medal match in men's singles table tennis Aug. 2. Sergei Grits/AP
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Cuba's Idalys Ortiz (l.) celebrates after winning her women's +78kg semifinal judo match against China's Tong Wen, Aug. 3. Darren Staples/Reuters
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Nick Miller (l.) and his sister Kendall Miller from San Francisco wear leotards in the colors of the US national flag as they walk with a friend through Olympic Park Aug. 2. Ben Curtis/AP
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Britain's Peter Robert Russell Wilson (r.) cries in celebration after winning the men's double trap shooting event at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London August 2. Sergio Moraes/Reuters
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Russia's Becky Hammon (top) jumps on Australia's Jennifer Screen as they challenge for a loose ball during their women's basketball preliminary round, Group B match at the Basketball Arena, Aug. 3. Mike Segar/Reuters
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(L.-r.) Rachel Bootsma, Breeja Larson and Claire Donahue of the US cheer on their anchor swimmer Jessica Hardy as she swims the final leg of heat 2 of the women's 4x100m medley relay event at the Aquatics Centre, Aug. 3. The US finished fourth in the event to qualify for the final. Tim Wimborne/Reuters
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Argentina's Rodrigo Quiroga (l.) reacts as Poland's Michal Winiarski celebrates a point for his team during a men's preliminary volleyball match Aug. 2. Jeff Roberson/AP
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Kim Jiyhun (c.), coach of South Korea's disqualified badminton players, reacts as she attends a news conference of the Badminton World Federation about the Olympic disqualification at Wembley Arena Wednesday, Aug. 1. The Badminton World Federation punished the eight doubles players after investigating two teams from South Korea and one each from China and Indonesia. South Korea and Indonesia appealed, but China accepted the federation's decision. Markus Schreiber/AP
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A Spanish fan poses for a photo as she visits Trafalgar Square in London on Aug. 2. Emilio Morenatti/AP
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Gold medallist Gabrielle Douglas of the US waves as she stands on the podium after the women's individual all-around gymnastics final Aug. 2. Dylan Martinez/Reuters
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Dancers from the English National Ballet perform before the women's individual all-around gymnastics final in the North Greenwich Arena August 2. Mike Blake/Reuters
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Italy's players celebrate after winning against Russia in their women's foil team gold medal fencing match at the ExCel venue Aug. 2. Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
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Madelein Meppelink of the Netherlands uses sand to dry her sweat during a beach volleyball match against Germany Aug. 2. Dave Martin/AP
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Tyler Clary of the US celebrates after winning the men's 200m backstroke final Aug. 2. Clary set an Olympic record with a time of 1 minute 53.41 seconds. David Gray/Reuters
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Colombia's Juan Arango, Edwin Avila, Arles Castro, and Weimar Roldan compete in the track cycling men's team pursuit qualifiers at the Velodrome on Aug. 2. Paul Hanna/Reuters
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Britain's teams and their coaches celebrate a one-two finish in the men's canoe double final at Lee Valley White Water Centre August 2. Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
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Jan Ebeling of the United States points to the crowd while riding Rafalca after competing in the equestrian dressage competition Thursday, Aug. 2, in London. Rafalca is co-owned by Ann Romney, the wife of US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. David Goldman/AP
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Michael Phelps of the US holds up three fingers after winning the men's 200m individual medley final Aug. 2. Phelps became the first male swimmer to win the same event at three successive Olympics. Tim Wimborne/Reuters
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Italy's Domenico Valentino is declared the winner against Britain's Josh Taylor in their Men's Light (60kg) Round of 16 boxing match Aug. 2. Murad Sezer/Reuters
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Racers compete in the Finn Men's dinghy class sail Aug. 2 in Weymouth and Portland, England. Francois Mori/AP
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Dancing girls perform during a beach volleyball match Aug. 2 in London. Dave Martin/AP
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British fans wearing leotards in the colors of the flag pose for other spectators to take pictures of them in front of the Orbit Tower in Olympic Park Aug. 2. Ben Curtis/AP
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South Africa rowers Sizwe Ndlovu (l.) and John Smith embrace after winning the gold medal in the men's lightweight four rowing final in Eton Dorney, England, on Thursday, Aug. 2. Damien Meyer/AP
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Russia's Vitaliy Fridzon (r.) celebrates with teammates after scoring the winning shot with seconds remaining during a preliminary men's basketball game against Brazil Aug. 2. Eric Gay/AP
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Supporters of France pose during the men's handball preliminary match between France and Tunesia Aug. 2. Matthias Schrader/AP
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (l.) and Foreign Secretary William Hague applaud during the women's 78-kg final judo match between Kayla Harrison of the US and Britain's Gemma Gibbons August 2. Luke Macgregor/Reuters
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Gabrielle Douglas of the US competes in the vault during the women's individual all-around gymnastics final in the North Greenwich Arena August 2. Phil Noble/Reuters
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Kazakhstan's Maxim Rakov (l.) fights with Azerbaijan's Elmar Gasimov during their men's 100kg elimination round judo match August 2. Darren Staples/Reuters
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Kayla Harrison of the United States (r.) reacts while competing against Mayra Aguiar of Brazil during the women's 78-kg judo competition Aug. 2. Harrison won the gold, giving the US its first Olympic gold medal in this event. Ng Han Guan/AP
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Australia's Adam White spikes against (l. to r.) Bulgaria's Georgi Bratoev, Viktor Yosifov and Todor Aleksiev during their men's Group A volleyball match at Earls Court August 2. Ivan Alvarado/Reuters
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Britain's Andy Murray celebrates after winning his men's singles tennis quarterfinal match against Spain's Nicolas Almagro at the All England Lawn Tennis Club August 2. Dominic Ebenbichler/Reuters
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Serena Williams of the United States serves to Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark at the All England Lawn Tennis Club at Wimbledon Aug. 2. Mark Humphrey/AP
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Egypt's fencing athlete Eman Gaber watches a round of 16th Women's team foil fencing match at the ExCel venue August 2. Damir Sagolj/Reuters
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Australia's Joe Ingles dunks to score against China during a men's basketball game Aug. 2. Mark Ralston/AP
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South Africa's Chad le Clos competes in a men's 100-meter butterfly swimming heat at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park Aug. 2. Daniel Ochoa De Olza/AP
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Australia's Casey Eastham (l.) and Shannon Taylor of the United States vie for the ball in the women's hockey preliminary round match Thursday, Aug. 2. Eranga Jayawardena/AP
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Team USA react at the victory ceremony after winning gold medals in the women's eight finals rowing event at Eton Dorney August 2. Eddie Keogh/Reuters
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Mexico's Aida Roman takes an arrow from her quiver, in which a Mexican national flag can be seen, during the women's archery individual round of 8 eliminations at the Lord's Cricket Ground August 2. Suhaib Salem/Reuters
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Team USA celebrate winning the gold medal in the women's eight rowing event August 2. Mark Blinch/Reuters
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Rustam Ukumanov of Kazakhstan scores a goal on Filippos Karampetsos of Greece during a preliminary men's water polo match Aug. 2 in London. Greece won 11-4. Julio Cortez/AP
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Specators holding an umbrella depicting the Union flag wait for the finals of rowing events at Eton Dorney, England, August 2. Jim Young/Reuters
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Britain's Helen Glover, top, and Heather Stanning celebrate after winning the gold medal for the women's rowing pair in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, Aug. 1. Eric Feferberg/AP
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Colombia's Yuri Alvear prays as she celebrates after defeating Slovenia's Rasa Sraka (blue) in their women's -70kg repechage judo match on Aug. 1. Darren Staples/Reuters
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London Mayor Boris Johnson dangles in the air after getting stranded on a zip wire while trying to make a dramatic entry to a London 2012 Olympics party at Victoria Park in east London Aug.1. Rebecca Denton/REuters
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Spain men's water polo athletes celebrate a 13-9 victory over Australia during a preliminary men's water polo match Thursday, Aug. 2. Julio Cortez/AP
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Michael Phelps (l.) of the US looks at Chad le Clos of South Africa celebrating after he won their men's 200m butterfly final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre July 31. Jorge Silva/Reuters
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Brazil's Ricardo Santos practices before starting the RS:X men class race at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, in Weymouth and Portland, England. Bernat Armangue/AP
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The Hungary colors are seen on the fingernails of women's water polo athlete Hanna Kisteleki, (C), as she lines up with team before a preliminary women's water polo match against China at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Aug. 1. Hungary won 11-10. Julio Cortez/AP
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A bouquet of flowers stand at the entrance to the dressage ring as Tinne Vilhelmson Silfven, of Sweden, and her horse Don Auriello, train for the equestrian dressage, Aug. 1. David Goldman/AP
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Spain's Samuel Hernanz competes in the men's kayak (K1) semifinals at Lee Valley White Water Centre during the London 2012 Olympic Games Aug.1. Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
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The United State's Seth Kelsey looks on during his match against Estonia's Nikolai Novosjolov in the men's individual epee fencing competition, Aug. 1, 2012, in London. Dmitry Lovetsky/AP
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Japan's Nagisa Hayashi grimaces as water sprays in her face during a match against the Netherlands during a women's preliminary field hockey match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in London. The Netherlands won 3-2. Bullit Marquez/AP
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US gymnast Gabrielle Douglas is hugged by US coach Jenny Zhang after her performance on the beam during the Artistic Gymnastics women's team final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, in London. Julie Jacobson/AP
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Gunners from the British Army's 32 Regiment Royal Artillery react while watching the London 2012 Olympics women’s pairs rowing event, from Camp Bastion, Afghanistan Aug. 1. Britain's Helen Glover and Heather Stanning, a Royal Artillery captain, stormed to victory in the women's Olympic rowing pair. Capt Dave Scammell/Crown Copyright/Reuters
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Britain's Robert Moore, top, and South Africa's Austin Smith vie for the ball in the men's hockey preliminary match, Aug. 1. Eranga Jayawardena/AP
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Kyla Ross of the US performs on the balance beam during the women's gymnastics team final in the North Greenwich Arena at the London 2012 Olympic Games July 31. Dylan Martinez/Reuters
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Britain's Peter Waterfield (l.) and Tom Daley perform a dive in the men's synchronised 10m platform final at the Aquatics Centre. Tim Wimborne/Reuters
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United States' William Priddy (r.) tries to get the ball past Germany's Marcus Bohme during a men's preliminary volleyball match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, in London. Jeff Roberson/AP
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India's Ravi Kumar Katulu competes on the men's 69Kg Group B weightlifting competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games July 31, 2012. Paul Hanna/Reuters
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Gold medalist Kristin Armstrong, of the United States, reacts after the women's individual time trial cycling event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Aug. 1, in London. Christophe Ena/AP
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A general view of Horse Guards Parade as Britain's John Garcia-Thompson and Steve Grotowski play against Norway's Tarjei Viken Skarlund and Martin Spinnangr during their men's preliminary round beach volleyball match on Aug. 1. Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters
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Kristian Ipsen and Troy Dumais win the Bronze medal in the Men's 3 meter synchronized diving competition today at the Aquatic Centre, Aug. 1. Michael Munhall / Special to the Christian Science Monitor
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Japan's Takaharu Furukawa fires an arrow during the men's individual round of 32 eliminations at the Lord's Cricket Ground during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 31, 2012. Suhaib Salem/Reuters
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Cuba's Guillermo Alfredo Torres blow into his rifle during the men's skeet qualification round at the Royal Artillery Barracks during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 31, 2012. Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
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The USA Men's Gymnastics Team competes for the team title on July 30, 2012. While they had some excellent performances they were out done by China, Japan, Great Britain and Ukraine.
Michael Munhall / Special to the Christian Science Monitor
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Brazil's Maria Elisa Antonelli digs the ball during their women's preliminary round beach volleyball match against Germany at the London 2012 Olympic Games at Horse Guards Parade July 31. Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
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Amy Oliver of Britain aims during the women's individual round of 32 eliminations at the Lord's Cricket Ground on Aug. 1. Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
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Russia's Victoria Komova performs on the asymmetric bars during the women's gymnastics team final in the North Greenwich Arena at the London 2012 Olympic Games July 31. Brian Snyder/Reuters
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This photo taken with a fisheye lens shows fans make their way to various venues at the ExCel Centre, Aug. 1. Charlie Riedel/AP
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After several hours of rain, played resumes in Wimbledon July 31. Andy Murray of Great Britain watches his return to Jarkko Nieminen of Finland, as he went on to win their match in two sets. Michael Munhall / Special to the Christian Science Monitor
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Lebron James of the US hugs Tunisia's Marouan Kechrid after their game at the men's preliminary round Group A basketball match at the Basketball Arena July 31. Mike Segar/Reuters
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A combination picture shows table tennis players watching the ball during the London 2012 Olympic Games. Players are, top row (L to R), Denmark's Michael Maze, Brazil's Caroline Kumahara, Austria's Werner Schlager. Middle row (L to R) China's Zhang Jike, Iran's Neda Shahsavari, Germany's Kristin Silbereisen. Bottom row (L to R) Colombia's Paula Medina, South Korea's Oh Sangeun, India's Soumyajit Ghosh. Pictures taken on various dates since the start of the Games. Reuters
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Australia's Aaron Younger (l.) challenges Kazakhstan's Sergey Gorovoy during their men's preliminary round Group A water polo match at the Water Polo Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games,Tuesday July 31. Laszlo Balogh/Reuters
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Cyprus' Marcos Baghdatis reaches for a return to France's Richard Gasquet in their men's singles tennis match at the All England Lawn Tennis Club during the London 2012 Olympic Games, July 31, 2012. Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
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Poland's Aleksandra Socha celebrates her victory against Canada's Sandra Sassine during their women's sabre individual round of 32 fencing competition at the ExCel venue on Aug. 1. Max Rossi/Reuters
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Kenya's Mercy Apondi Obiero competes on the women's 69Kg Group B weightlifting competition at the ExCel venue, Aug. 1. Suhaib Salem/Reuters
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Miles Chamley-Watson (r.) of the U.S. competes against Egypt's Alaaeldin Abouelkassem during their men's individual foil round of 32 fencing competition at the ExCel venue at the London 2012 Olympic Games July 31, 2012. Max Rossi/Reuters
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Jenly Tegu Wini of the Solomon Islands competes during the women's 58-kg weightlifting competition in London. Mike Groll/AP
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Team Germany celebrate winning the men's eight Final A by throwing a team mate into the water at Eton Dorney on Aug. 1. Darren Whiteside/Reuters
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China's Chen Roulin (front) and Wang Hao perform a dive during the Women's synchronised 10m platform final at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre July 31. David Gray/Reuters
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Germany's team members stand to receive their gold medals during the Eventing Team Jumping equestrian event victory ceremony at the London 2012 Olympic Games in Greenwich Park, July 31. Eddie Keogh/Reuters
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Slovenia's Eva Tercelj competes in the women's kayak (K1) heats at Lee Valley White Water Centre. Paul Hanna/Reuters
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Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Britain's Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge read a program as they watch the equestrian eventing cross country phase at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday. David Goldman/AP
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Travis Stevens of the United States (r.) competes with Germany's Ole Bischof during the men's 81-kg judo competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, in London. Paul Sancya/AP
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Peter Thomsen of Germany rides his horse Barney in the show-jumping phase of the equestrian eventing competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, at Greenwich Park in London. Markus Schreiber/AP
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Nigeria's Ike Diogu reaches up to grab a rebound against Lithuania during their men's basketball game at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, in London. Eric Gay/AP
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David Florence, front, and Richard Hounslow of Britain compete in the men's C-2 canoe double slalom heats at the Lee Valley White Water Center at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday. Victor R. Caivano/AP
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Nico Delle-Karth and Nikolaus Resch of Austria sail in the first race of the 49er class in Weymouth and Portland, southern England. Benoit Tessier/Reuters
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Erik Storck and Trevor Moore of the U.S. sail in the fourth race of the 49er class at the London 2012 Olympic Games in Weymouth and Portland, southern England, July 31. Benoit Tessier/Reuters
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Argentina's Pablo Crer spikes the ball against Italy's Luigi Mastrangelo and Dragan Travica (top r.) during their men's Group A volleyball match at the London 2012 Olympic Games at Earls Court July 31. Ivan Alvarado/Reuters
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Jiao Li of the Netherlands competes against Li Xiaoxia of China during the women's singles table tennis competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, in London. Sergei Grits/AP
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Australia's Billy Ward (r.) fights against Cuba's Yosbany Veitia Soto in the Men's Light Fly (49kg) Round of 32 boxing match during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 31, 2012. Murad Sezer/Reuters
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Japan's Miyuki Maeda (r.) and Satoko Suetsuna, play against China's Tian Qing, and Zhao Yunlei, unseen, at a women's doubles badminton match of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday. Saurabh Das/AP
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Britain's Corinna Lawrence participates in a women's individual epee fencing round of 64 against Chile's Caterin Bravo Aranguiz at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Andrew Medichini/AP
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Australia's Kieran Govers (l.) falls to the ground as he battles for ball possession with South Africa's Andrew Cronje during a men's field hockey preliminary match in London. Bullit Marquez/AP
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Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda of El Salvador chalks his hands during the men's 62-kg, group B, weightlifting competition in London. Hassan Ammar/AP
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Joo Saehyuk of South Korea competes against Kim Hyok Bong of North Korea during their men's table tennis match at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Sergei Grits/AP
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Croatia's Maja Zebic scores on Angola's goalkeeper Neide Barbosa in their women's handball Preliminaries Group A match at the Copper Box venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games. Marko Djurica/Reuters
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Czech's Republic's, from left, Miroslav Vrastil Jr., Jiri Kopac, Ondrej, and Jan Vetesnik recover after finishing last during a lightweight men's rowing four semifinal in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31. Natacha Pisarenko/AP
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South Korea's Kim Hee-jin spikes the ball against Serbia during their women's Group B volleyball match at the London 2012 Olympic Games at Earls Court. Ivan Alvarado/Reuters
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Fans rest on the grass at the rowing venue in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday. Natacha Pisarenko/AP
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Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova returns to China's Shuai Peng in their women's singles tennis match at the All England Lawn Tennis Club during the London 2012 Olympics Games. Mark Blinch/Reuters
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Visitors use their umbrellas at the Olympic park during the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31. Emilio Morenatti/AP
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Nicholas Delpopolo of the USA has the upper hand against Chi Cheung of Hong Kong in their match today at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Delpopolo won the match 20-0
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Denis Mesples of France competes with his horse Oregon De La Vigne in the equestrian eventing cross-country stage in London. Jae C. Hong/AP
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Venus Williams of the US reaches for a return to Canada's Aleksandra Wozniak in their women's singles tennis match at the All England Lawn Tennis Club during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 31, 2012. Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
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India's Gagan Narang shoots during qualifiers for the men's 10-meter air rifle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, in London. Rebecca Blackwell/AP
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Micronesia's Manuel Minginfel drops weights on the men's 62Kg Group B weightlifting competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games Dominic Ebenbichler/Reuters
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Australia's Kylie Palmer(r.) and United States' Allison Schmitt compete in a women's 200-meter freestyle swimming heat at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park, Monday. David J. Phillip/AP
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A Poland fan celebrates with the crowd during a men's volleyball preliminary match against Bulgaria at the 2012 Summer Olympics Tuesday, July 31, in London. Chris O'Meara/AP
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Guo Weiyang of China competes in the parallel bars during the men's gymnastics team final in the North Greenwich Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games. Dylan Martinez/Reuters
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Switzerland's Simone Kuhn (l.) passes the ball as teammate Nadine Zumkehr watches during their women's preliminary round beach volleyball match against China at Horse Guards Parade. Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters
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Russia's and Brazil's players reach for a rebound during their women's preliminary round Group B basketball match. Mike Segar/Reuters
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Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa looks to take a shot against Poland's Qian Li during the fourth round of a women's table tennis match. Sergei Grits/AP
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Australia's Holly Lincoln-Smith (l.) and Nicola Zagame gesture toward the stands as they celebrate a 10-8 victory over Italy during a preliminary women's water polo match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, in London. Julio Cortez/AP
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Britain's Tom Daley wraps a towel around his eyes in between dives in the men's synchronized 10m platform final at the Aquatics Centre. Toby Melville/Reuters
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Zhan Yanquan and Cao Yuan of China compete during the Men's Synchronized 10 Meter Platform Diving final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Monday. China won the gold medal in the event. Mark J. Terrill/AP
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Camilla Speirs of Ireland, riding Portersize Just A Jiff in the equestrian eventing cross country phase at Greenwich Park in London. Markus Schreiber/AP
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Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Anh Vien swims during the women's 400m individual medley heats at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre July 28. Toby Melville/Reuters
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Djibouti's Yasmin Hassan Farah serves against Brazil's Caroline Kumahara during their women's singles preliminary round table tennis match at the ExCel venue of the London 2012 Olympic Games in London July 28. Grigory Dukor/Reuters
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Italy's Elena Moretti fights with Argentina's Paula Pareto (white) during their women's -48kg elimination round of 16 judo match, at the London 2012 Olympic Games, July 28. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
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Annie Lush, Kate Macgregor and Lucy Macgregor of Britain sail in the Elliott 6m class before a practice race during the London 2012 Olympic Games in Weymouth and Portland, southern England, July 28. Pascal Lauener/Reuters
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Danell Leyva of the U.S. competes in the vault at the men's gymnastics qualification in the North Greenwich Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games, July 28. Brian Snyder/Reuters
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Physio tape is seen on Germany's Katrin Holtwick during their women's beach volleyball preliminary match against Czech Republic's Hana Klapalova and Lenka Hajeckova at the Horse Guards Parade during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 28. Marcelo Del Pozo/Reuters
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Maldives' Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed plays against Marc Zwiebler of Germany during their men's singles badminton match at the London 2012 Olympic Games, July 28. Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters
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The US team celebrates after defeating South Korea during the men's archery team semifinals at the Lords Cricket Ground during the London 2012 Olympics Games, July 28. Suhaib Salem/Reuters
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China's Yi Siling reacts after winning the women's 10m air rifle final competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the Royal Artillery Barracks at Woolwich in southeast London, July 28. Eddie Keogh/Reuters
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Italy's Carolina del Pilar Costagrande (r.) spikes the ball at Dominican Republic's Bethania de la Cruz de Pena (l.) and Annerys Victoria Vargas Valdez during their women's Group A volleyball match at the London 2012 Olympic Games at Earls Court in London, July 28. Ivan Alvarado/Reuters
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Michael Burns of Watford, Hertfordshire, England displays his national pride with an effusive use of the Union Jack on the first day of competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games, July 28. Michael Munhall / Special to the Christian Science Monitor
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China's Chen Nan (15) and Czech Republic's Hana Horakova, right, struggle for control of the ball during the second half of a preliminary women's basketball game, July 28. Eric Gay/AP
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Koji Yamamuro of Japan competes in the horizontal bar at the men's gymnastics qualification in the North Greenwich Arena during the London, July 28. Mike Blake/Reuters
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Sebastian Krimmer of Germany competes in the horizontal bar event during the men's gymnastics qualification in the North Greenwich Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games. Picture taken with multiple exposures, July 28. Mike Blake/Reuters
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Natalia Sheppard of Great Britain prepares for her match against Corinne Maitrejean of France during the round of 32 at women's fencing, July 28. Dmitry Lovetsky/AP
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United States' Ryan Lochte swims on his way to win the men's 400-meter individual medley swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, July 28. David J. Phillip/AP
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Alexandra Raisman of the US reacts after seeing her score after performing on the floor during the women's gymnastics qualification in the North Greenwich Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 29. Brian Snyder/Reuters
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Kazakhstan's Alexandr Vinokurov celebrates as he wins the men's cycling road race at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Colombia's Rigoberto Uran (r.) came in second, July 28. Stefano Rellandini/Reuters
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Italy's Valentina Vezzali celebrates defeating Tunisia's Ines Boubakri (not pictured) during their women's Individual Foil quarterfinal fencing competition at the ExCel venue at the London 2012 Olympic Games, July 28. Max Rossi/Reuters
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Andrique Allisop of the Seychelles (l.) connects with India's Bhagwan Jai, during men's light 60-kg boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday July 29, in London. Ivan Sekretarev/AP
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Serena Williams of the United States screams as she competes against Jelena Jankovic of Serbia during a first round match at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, July 28. Elise Amendola/AP
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Serbia's players cheer for their team during their men's preliminary round Group B water polo match against Hungary at the Water Polo Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games Sunday July 29. Laszlo Balogh/Reuters
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Germany's Carolin Golubytskyi (r.) competes against Italy's Elisa Di Francisca during their women's Individual Foil round of 16 fencing competition at the ExCel venue at the London 2012 Olympic Games July 28, 2012. Picture taken using multiple exposure technique. Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
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Two spectators take shelter from the rain as they watch the Dressage stage of the Eventing at the 2012 Summer Olympics at Greenwich Park, Sunday July 29, in London. Andrew Milligan/AP
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Casey Eichfeld of the US competes in the men's canoe single (C1) heat at Lee Valley White Water Centre at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Sunday July 29. Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
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United States' Missy Franklin starts in a women's 100-meter backstroke swimming heat at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park, Sunday July 29. Michael Sohn/AP
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Andy Murray of Great Britain returns to Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland during their match at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, Sunday July 29. Elise Amendola/AP
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The hooves of High Kingdom, the horse ridden by Zara Phillips, of Great Britain, are seen as they compete in the equestrian eventing dressage phase at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday July 29. David Goldman/AP
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Kristin Armstrong of the US (r.) leads the pack during the women's cycling road race final at the London 2012 Olympic Games July 29, 2012. Stefano Rellandini/Reuters
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Sweden's Kim Ekdahl du Rietz, foreground is tackled by Tunisia's Wael Jallouz, background, in their men's handball preliminary match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday July 29. Vadim Ghirda/AP
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North Korea's Om Yun Chol competes during the men's 56-kg, group B, weightlifting competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday July 29. Hassan Ammar/AP
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Poland's Pawel Zagrodnik fights with Japan's Masashi Ebinuma (blue) in their men's -66kg bronze medal A judo match at the London 2012 Olympic Games,Sunday July 29. Darren Staples/Reuters
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Police officers stand guard as people arrive at the Olympic Park at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday July 29, in London. Emilio Morenatti/AP
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South Korea's Koo Ja-cheol (r.) heads for the ball against Switzerland's Fabian Frei (l.), during the group B men's soccer match in Coventry, England, Sunday July 29. Hussein Malla/AP
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United States' James Harden (r.), strips the ball from France's Tony Parker (center) during the first half of a preliminary men's basketball game at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday July 29, in London. Eric Gay/AP
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A couple embrace at the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. Emilio Morenatti/AP
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Kazakhstan's Zulfiya Chinshanlo competes on the women's 53Kg weightlifting competition Sunday July 29. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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Senegal's Abdoulaye Ba (l.) speaks with referee Felix Brych after he got a red card during their men's preliminary first round Group A soccer match against Uruguay at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday July 29. Sergio Moraes/Reuters
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Jonas Hoegh-Christensen of Denmark sails ahead of Ben Ainslie (back l.) of Britain in the Finn class during the second race at the London 2012 Olympic Games in Weymouth and Portland, southern England, Sunday July 29. Pascal Lauener/Reuters
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Cyclists pedal under pouring rain during the Women's Road Cycling race at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, in London. Marianne Vos, of The Netherlands, won the gold medal, Sunday July 29. Matt Rourke/AP
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A performer dances during a pre-game show at the beach volleyball court at the London 2012 Olympics Games at the Horses Guards Parade, Sunday July 29. Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters
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Dragos Stoenescu of Romania reacts after Rob Parker of Great Britain scored a goal on him in a preliminary water polo match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday July 29, in London. Julio Cortez/AP
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Visitors walk near the Olympic Stadium at the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday July 29. Emilio Morenatti/AP
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Judges watch Russian gymnast Anastasia Grishina perform on the beam during the Artistic Gymnastics women's qualification at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday July 29, in London. Gregory Bull/AP
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China's De Jiaojiao (r.) and South Korea's Jang Soo-ji battle for the ball during their women's hockey preliminary match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. China won 4-0. Bullit Marquez/AP
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Marie-Andree Lessard of Canada lies in the sand after missing a shot during a beach volleyball match against Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. Dave Martin/AP
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Phil Dalhausser (l.) of US looks on as his teammate Todd Rogers dives for a ball during their Beach Volleyball match against Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday July 29. Petr David Josek/AP
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As the Olympics draw to a close in London, a TV spectator in the US is left with a host of random questions.
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August 12, 2012
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