In this photo taken with a fisheye lens, performers take photographs of each other during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, in London. Matt Dunham/AP
Fireworks explode during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 12, 2012. Pawel Kopczynski/Reuters
A phoenix rises over the Olympic flame during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Jae C. Hong/AP
Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes holds the Olympic flag after receiving it from IOC President Jacques Rogge (c.), as London Mayor Boris Johnson (l.) applauds during the ceremonial handing over of the Olympic flag at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic stadium August 12, 2012. Jeff J Mitchell/Reuters
Athletes run near Big Ben during the men's marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, August 12. Luca Bruno/AP
Kenya's Abel Kirui (l.) embraces Uganda's Stephen Kiprotich after finishing the men's marathon in the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Mall August 12. Kiprotich won gold ahead of Kirui who took silver and Kenya's Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich who won bronze. Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
A Japan supporter attends the men's marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, August 12. Luca Bruno/AP
Spain's Ivan Perez Vargas (l.) is consoled by teammates Mario Garcia Rodriguez (c.) and David Martin Lozano duirng a 14-8 loss to Hungary during the fifth place match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, August 12. Julio Cortez/AP
Germany's Lena Schoneborn walks carrying her fencing equipment at the fencing event of the women's modern pentathlon during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Copper Box August 12. Toby Melville/Reuters
Cuba's Livan Lopez Azcuy (r.) reacts after defeating Azerbaijan's Jabrayil Hasanov (l.) for the bronze medal of the Men's 66Kg Freestyle wrestling at the ExCel venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 12. Suhaib Salem/Reuters
Argentina's Manu Ginobili (r.) drives to the basket against Russia's Andrei Kirilenko, center, during the men's bronze medal basketball game at the 2012 Summer Olympics, August 12, in London. Eric Gay/AP
Italy's Dragan Travica (l.) and Andrea Giovi play with a child as they celebrate winning their men's bronze medal volleyball match against Bulgaria at Earls Court during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 12. Ivan Alvarado/Reuters
David Boudia of the US wins the gold medal in the 10 meter platform event at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
The team from Ukraine compete in their group all-around gymnastics final match at the Wembley Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 12. Mike Blake/Reuters
Chaunte Lowe of the US competes in the women's high jump final at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 11, 2012. Phil Noble/Reuters
Competitors take aim in the combination running and shooting stage of the men's modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, August 11, in London. David Goldman/AP
Hwang Woojin, of South Korea, and his horse Shearwater Oscar, fall down after the horse bucked after the starting bell sounded to start their run in the equestrian show jumping stage of the men's modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. Markus Schreiber/AP
Britain's Samuel Weale looks up during the fencing section of the men's modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP
Russia's Alena Danilochkina (c.) passes the ball as Australia's Rachel Jarry (l.) and Jenna O'Hea defend during a women's bronze medal basketball game at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. Eric Gay/AP
US Foluke Akinradewo (l.) and Destinee Hooker react during the women's gold medal volleyball match against Brazil at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. Dave Martin/AP
Trinidad's Keshorn Walcott takes a throw in the men's javelin throw final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. David J. Phillip/AP
Fans cheer for the USduring the women's gold medal volleyball match against Brazil at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. Dave Martin/AP
Britain's Mo Farah kisses his wife Tania as he celebrates winning the men's 5000m final at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 11, 2012. Eddie Keogh/Reuters
Spain's Marta Mangue Gonzalez, Beatriz Fernandez Ibanez and Andrea Barno San Martin celebrate after defeating South Korea in their women's bronze medal match at the Basketball Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 11, 2012. Adrees Latif/Reuters
Britain's Anthony Joshua departs the ring after he was declared the winner over Kazakhstan's Ivan Dychko following their Men's Super Heavy (+91kg) semi-final boxing match at the London Olympic Games August 10, 2012. Damir Sagolj/Reuters
Great Britain's Ben Hawes (r.) comforts Iain Mackay after their team being defeated by Australia at the men's bronze medal hockey match at the Riverbank Arena at the London 2012 Olympic Games August 11, 2012. Chris Helgren/Reuters
Canada's Riley Mccormick dives during the men's 10m platform semi-final at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre August 11, 2012. Michael Dalder/Reuters
Britain's Tom Daley puffs out his cheeks after a dive during the men's 10m platform semi-final at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre August 11, 2012. Michael Dalder /Reuters
Russia's Elliot 6m crew challenge against Finland, not pictured, at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in Weymouth and Portland, England. Spain won the gold medal, Australia won the silver medal and Finland won the bronze medal. Bernat Armangue/AP
Vera Santos of Portugal lays on the ground after finishing the women's 20-kilometer race walk competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. Mike Groll/AP
Italy's Andrea Chiarabini performs a dive during the men's 10m platform preliminary round at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre August 10, 2012. Tim Wimborne /Reuters
France's Julie Bresset celebrates after winning gold during the women's Cross-country mountain bike cycling event at Hadleigh Farm during the London 2012 Olympic Games, August 11, 2012. Stefano Rellandini/Reuters
US' women's 4 x100-meter relay team members (l.-r.) Carmelita Jeter, Bianca Knight, Tianna Madison and Allyson Felix, celebrate their gold medal win during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012. The US relay team set a new world record with a time of 40.82 seconds. Matt Dunham/AP
Ukraine's Alina Maksymenko competes using the ball in their individual all-around gymnastics final match at the Wembley Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 11, 2012. Mike Blake/Reuters
South Korea's Kim Hae-ran (l.) and teammate Kim Yeon-koung watch as a ball fall to the court during a women's bronze medal volleyball match against Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. Jeff Roberson/AP
Algeria's Mohamed Riad Louafi (in red) fights with Belarus' Soslan Gattsiev on the Men's 84Kg Freestyle wrestling at the ExCel venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 11, 2012. Suhaib Salem/Reuters
Jamaica's Kenneth Edwards (not seen) beats China's Xiaobo Liu during their men's +80kg preliminary round taekwondo match a the ExCel venue during the London Olympic Games, August 11, 2012. Darren Staples/Reuters
Cuba's Darisleydis Amador competes in the kayak single 200-meter women's final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England. Francisco Leong/AP
Athletes start to compete in the 50-kilometer men's race walk competition, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. Dmitry Lovetsky/AP
Athletes compete in the men's 50-kilometer race walk at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. Emilio Morenatti/AP
Austria's Elisabeth Osl (15) chases Norway's Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (3) during the Mountain Bike Cycling women's race, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, at Hadleigh Farm in Essex, England. Christophe Ena/AP
Competitors start the Mountain Bike Cycling women's race, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in Hadleigh Farm, Essex, England. Frank Franklin II/AP
Russia's Yury Postrigay and Alexander Dyachenko celebrate after the men's kayak double 200-meter final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England. Darren Whiteside/AP
Britain's Samuel Weale competes in the 200m freestyle swimming event of the men's modern pentathlon during the London 2012 Olympics at the Aquatics Centre August 11, 2012. Toby Melville/Reuters
Hwang Woojin of South Korea (l.) defeats Dennis Bowseher of the United States during the men's fencing section of the modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. Alastair Grant/AP
Russia's Daria Dmitrieva competes using the hoop in their individual all-around gymnastics final match at the Wembley Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 11, 2012. Mike Blake/Reuters
In this photo taken with a fisheye lens, fans leave Olympic Stadium after an athletics event at the 2012 Summer Olympics Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, in London. Charlie Riedel/AP
Germany's Steffen Gebhardt waits on the sidelines during the fencing event of the men's modern pentathlon at the London 2012 Olympics at the Copper Box August 11, 2012. Toby Melville/Reuters
Montenegro's Aleksandar Radovic is shown as he reacts on a display screen of Rhys Duncan's camera during a men's semifinal water polo match against Croatia in London, Aug. 10. Julio Cortez/AP
The Germany rhythmic gymnastics team competes in the group all-around qualification match at Wembley Arena, Aug. 10. Jorge Silva/Reuters
The Bulgaria team competes in the group all-around rhythmic gymnastics qualification match at Wembley Arena, Aug. 10. Jorge Silva/Reuters
Cyclists compete in the men's BMX semi-final run at the BMX Track in the Olympic Park, Aug. 10. Paul Hanna/Reuters
United States' Abby Wambach speaks to reporters following the team's gold medal win, Friday, Aug. 10, in London. Ben Curtis/AP
Latvia's Maris Strombergs bows after winning the men's BMX event at the BMX Track in the Olympic Park, Aug. 10. Stefano Rellandini/Reuters
Britain's Sarah Thomas (l.) celebrates her goal with teammates during their women's hockey bronze medal match, Aug. 10, in London. Bullit Marquez/AP
Spectators stroll through Olympic Park, Aug. 10, in London. Hassan Ammar/AP
Britain's Lutalo Muhammad (l.) fights against Spain's Nicolas Garcia during their men's -80kg quarterfinal taekwondo match at the ExCel venue, Aug. 10. Darren Staples/Reuters
Ireland's John Joe Nevin celebrates after being declared the winner over Cuba's Lazaro Alvarez Estrada after the Men's Bantam (56kg) semifinal boxing match, Aug. 10. Damir Sagolj/Reuters
Tunisia's Oussama Mellouli reacts after winning the gold medal in the men's 10-kilometer swimming marathon, Friday, Aug. 10, in London. Andrew Medichini/AP
China's team performs in the synchronized swimming teams free routine final at the Aquatics Center in London, Aug. 10. Marcelo Del Pozo/Reuters
Spain's team performs in the synchronized swimming teams free routine final at the Aquatics Center, Aug. 10. Toby Melville/Reuters
Bulgaria's Silviya Miteva competes using the ribbon in her individual all-around gymnastics qualification match at the Wembley Arena, Aug. 10. Jorge Silva/Reuters
Britain's Luke Campbell (l.) fights Japan's Satoshi Shimizu in a bantamweight 56-kg semifinal boxing match, Aug. 10. Patrick Semansky/AP
Swimmers dive at the start of the men's 10-kilometer swimming marathon, Aug. 10, in London. Emilio Morenatti/AP
Usain Blot of Jamaica basks in the glow of victory in the 200 meter dash, Aug. 9, in London. Michael Munhall/Special to the Christian Science Monitor
Hungary's Szabolcs Zubai (l.) shoots on goal past Sweden's Magnus Jernemyr during their men's semi-final match at the Basketball Arena, Aug. 10. Marko Djurica/Reuters
Mongola's Munkh-Erdene Uranchimeg (l.) fights Ukraine's Denys Berinchyk in a light welterweight 64-kg semifinal boxing match, Aug. 10, in London. Patrick Semansky/AP
United States goalkeeper Merrill Moses reacts after Spain's Felipe Perrone Rocha scored a goal on him during a men's water polo match, Aug. 10, in London. Julio Cortez/AP
Australia's Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page celebrate as they cross the finish line to win gold in the men's 470 sailing class during the medal race in Weymouth and Portland, southern England, Aug. 10. Pascal Lauener/Reuters
Russia's Alexey Obmochaev (c.) dives for the ball during their men's semi-final volleyball match against Bulgaria at Earls Court, Aug. 10. Ivan Alvarado/Reuters
Russia's Evgeniya Kanaeva competes using the ribbon in her individual all-around gymnastics qualification match at the Wembley Arena, Aug. 10. Mike Blake/Reuters
China's Deng Senyue competes using the clubs in her individual all-around gymnastics qualification match at the Wembley Arena, Aug. 10. Mike Blake/Reuters
Argentina's Miguel Antonio Correa reacts after competing in the men's kayak double (K2) 200m semifinal at the Eton Dorney, Aug. 10. Darren Whiteside/Reuters
Athletes compete in the men's canoe single (C1) 200m heat at the Eton Dorney, Aug. 10. Darren Whiteside/Reuters
Gold medallist Latvia's Maris Strombergs gestures at the men's BMX victory ceremony at the BMX Track in the Olympic Park, Aug. 10. Reuters
Italy's Vincenzo Mangiacapre walks off after losing to Cuba's Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo in a light welterweight 64-kg semifinal boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Aug. 10, in London. Patrick Semansky/AP
Russia's Andrei Kirilenko (r.) blocks the shot of Spain's Marc Gasol during their men's basketball semifinal match at the North Greenwich Arena, Aug. 10. Sergio Perez/Reuters
Britain's Got Talent 2010 winners Spelbound perform before the individual all-around gymnastics qualification match at the Wembley Arena, Aug. 10. Mike Blake/Reuters
Britain's Crista Cullen shoots during a women's hockey bronze medal match against New Zealand in London, Aug. 10. Jae C. Hong/AP
Britain's synchronized swimming team performs in the free routine final at the Aquatics Center, Aug. 10. Michael Dalder/Reuters
United States gold-medalist women's soccer players celebrate with their medals after winning the women's soccer final against Japan, Aug. 9, in London. Andrew Medichini/AP
Slovenia's Franka Anic fights South Korea's Hwang Kyung-seon (rear) during their semifinal round match in a women's 67-kg taekwondo competition in London, Aug. 10. Ng Han Guan/AP
Bulgaria's Tervel Pulev reacts after losing to Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk in the men's heavy (91kg) semifinal boxing match, Aug. 10. Damir Sagolj/Reuters
Germany's Benjamin Wess celebrates at the end of a men's hockey semifinal match against Australia, Aug. 9, in London. Bullit Marquez/AP
Hungary's Gabor Csaszar (r.) shoots and scores past Sweden's Tobias Karlsson (l.) and Johan Sjostrand during their men's semifinal match at the Basketball Arena, Aug. 10. Marko Djurica/Reuters
Russia's team performs in the synchronized swimming teams technical routine competition at the Aquatics Center, Aug. 9, in London. Tim Wimborne/Reuters
China's Li Hongxia (l.) pressures Australia's Fiona Boyce during their women's field hockey classification match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Aug. 10, in London. Mike Groll/AP
USA's Jordan Burroughs wrestles Matthew Gentry of Canada in the Quarter Finals of the Men's 74Kg Freestyle match, Aug. 10, in London. Michael Munhall/Special to the Christian Science Monitor
United States' Carli Lloyd (center bottom) celebrates with teammates after scoring against Japan during the women's soccer gold medal match, Aug. 9, in London.
Alex Meyer of the US takes a drink as he competes in the men's 10km marathon swimming at Hyde Park, Aug. 10. Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
Sand falls from the boot of Edward Gal of the Netherlands as he rides his horse Undercover in the equestrian dressage individual competition, Aug. 9, in London.
Norway's Heidi Loke (c.) dives for a shot between South Korea's Jo Hyo-bi (l.) and Kim Cha-youn (r.) during their women's handball semifinal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Aug. 9, in London. Vadim Ghirda/AP
Latvia's Janis Smedins leaps for a spike during the men's bronze medal beach volleyball match against Netherlands, Aug. 9, in London. Petr David Josek/AP
Jamaica's Kerron Stewart (l.) competes in her women's 4x100m relay heat at the Olympic Stadium, Aug. 9. Stefano Rellandini/Reuters
Edward Gal of the Netherlands waves with his hat to spectators after he competes with his horse Undercover in the equestrian dressage individual competition, Aug. 9. Markus Schreiber/AP
Hungary head coach Andras Meresz holds his hand high as players huddle around following their loss to Australia in their Women's Bronze Medal water polo match, Aug. 9. Laszlo Balogh/Reuters
Athletes compete in the men's decathlon 110m hurdles heat at the Olympic Stadium, Aug. 9. Pawel Kopczynski/Reuters
Netherlands’ Rich Schuil returns the ball during a men's bronze medal beach volleyball match against Latvia, Aug. 9, in London. Jae C. Hong/AP
Kenya's David Lekuta Rudisha celebrates after setting a world record win the men's 800m final at the Olympic Stadium August 9. Dylan Martinez/Reuters
France's Marlene Harnois competes in her women's -57kg preliminary round taekwondo match against Chile's Yeny Contreras (not seen) at the ExCel venue in London, Aug. 9. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
United States' Ashton Eaton holds poles during the decathlon pole vault during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium, Aug. 9. David J. Phillip/AP
Britain's women's water polo players huddle before the seventh place water polo match, Aug. 9, in London.
A US fan attends the women's soccer final gold medal match between Japan and the US at Wembley Stadium, Aug. 9. Brian Snyder/Reuters
Britain's rhythmic gymnastics team performs in the group all-around qualification competition, Aug. 9, in London. Julie Jacobson/AP
Australia's Jane Moran celebrates with her team after they defeated Hungary in their Women's Bronze Medal water polo match, Aug. 9. Sergio Moraes/Reuters
China's Ren Cancan (r.) fights Britain's Nicola Adams during their Women's Fly (51kg) gold medal boxing match, Aug. 9. Murad Sezer/Reuters
France's Melanie Melfort stretches before competing in a women's high jump qualification round during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Aug. 9. Matt Slocum/AP
Russia's team competes during the synchronized swimming team technical routine at the Aquatics center in the Olympic Park, Aug. 9. Mark J. Terrill/AP
Erika Villaecija Garcia prepares for the women's 10km marathon at the London Olympic Games, Aug. 9. Dominic Ebenbichler/Reuters
Gold medallist Katie Taylor of Ireland carries her country's flag during the presentation ceremony for the Women's Light (60kg) boxing competition, Aug. 9. Murad Sezer/Reuters
Cyclists jump during their men's BMX quarter-final run at the BMX Track in the Olympic Park, Aug. 9. Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
Egypt's Yasmine Mohmed Rostom competes in her individual all-around gymnastics qualification match at the Wembley Arena, Aug. 9. Mike Blake/Reuters
Colombia's Jackeline Renteria Castillo celebrates after defeating Ukraine's Tetyana Lazareva for the bronze medal of the Women's 55Kg Freestyle wrestling at the ExCel venue in London, Aug. 9. Damir Sagolj/Reuters
Ukraine's Ganna Rizatdinova performs during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around qualifications, Aug. 9, in London. Gregory Bull/AP
USA's Destinee Hooker reacts after scoring a point against South Korea during a women's volleyball semifinal match, Aug. 9, in London. Chris O'Meara/AP
Braids decorate the mane of Fuego, the horse ridden by Juan Manuel Munoz Diaz of Spain, during the equestrian dressage individual competition, Aug. 9, in London.
Belgium's Hans van Alphen competes in the men's decathlon discus throw event at the Olympic Stadium, Aug. 9, in London.
Part of Allyson Felix's hair is seen on top of the US flag as she celebrates winning gold in the women's 200m final at the Olympic Stadium, Aug. 8. Dylan Martinez/Reuters
Jamaica's Usain Bolt gestures skyward before the start of his men's 200m semi-final at the Olympic Stadium, Aug. 8. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
Steffen Peters of the US performs during the equestrian Dressage Individual Grand Prix Freestyle in Greenwich Park, Aug. 9. Mike Hutchings/Reuters
Taxi driver Richard Meid waits in front of the British Museum, Aug. 8, in London. Jae C. Hong/AP
Germany's Ariane Friedrich reacts after a successful attempt during the women's high jump qualification at the Olympic Stadium, Aug. 9. Mark Blinch/Reuters
Cuba's Leonel Suarez reacts after clearing the bar in the decathlon high jump at the Olympic Stadium, Aug. 8. Lee Jin-man/AP
Germany's Kurt Kuschela kisses his teammate Peter Kretschmer (r.) on the forehead after winning the men's canoe double (C2) 1000m finals A at Eton Dorney, near London, August 9. Darren Whiteside/Reuters
Canada's Meaghan Benfeito performs her first dive during the women's 10m platform semifinal at the Aquatics Center, Aug. 9. Tim Wimborne/Reuters
Maurizio Felugo (r.) of Italy reacts with teammate Christian Presciutti after scoring a goal against Hungary during a men's quarterfinal water polo match, Aug. 8, in London. Julio Cortez/AP
Canada captain Christine Sinclair jumps for a ball in front of a poster of the Olympic mascot during her team's bronze medal women's soccer match against France, Aug. 9, at the Ricoh Arena Stadium in Coventry, England. Jon Super/AP
Jamaica's Richard Phillips reacts after knocking a hurdle in a men's 110-meter hurdles semifinal at the Olympic Stadium in London, Aug. 8. Matt Slocum/AP
An athlete takes a javelin during the men's javelin throw qualification at the Olympic Stadium, Aug. 8. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
Portugal's Goncalo Carvalho, riding Rubi, performs during the equestrian Dressage Individual Grand Prix Freestyle in Greenwich Park, Aug. 9. Mike Hutchings/Reuters
Canada's Carol Huynh reacts after defeating Senegal's Isabelle Sambou for the bronze medal of the Women's 48Kg Greco-Roman wrestling at the ExCel venue, Aug. 8. Toru Hanai/Reuters
Netherland's team players celebrate winning against New Zeland during their women's semifinal hockey match at the Riverbank Arena in London, Aug. 8. Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
New Zealand's Peter Burling (r.) and Blair Tuke celebrate winning silver in the 49er sailing class in Weymouth and Portland, southern England, Aug. 8. Pascal Lauener/Reuters
Brazil's Juliana Silva reacts during the women's bronze medal beach volleyball match against China, Aug. 8, in London. Petr David Josek/AP
China's Qin Qiang takes a throw in a men's javelin throw qualification round during the athletics at the Olympic Stadium, Aug. 8. Matt Dunham/AP
Tamas Kasas of Hungary reacts after scoring a goal against Italy during a men's quarterfinal water polo match, Aug. 8, in London. Julio Cortez/AP
Workers remove a model of the Big Ben and Parliament building after the equestrian individual jumping competition in the Greenwich park, Aug. 8, 2012, in London. Dmitry Lovetsky/AP
Nathan Murray cheers for British athletes during London 2012 Olympic Games evening athletics events at the Olympic Stadium, Aug. 8.
Spain's Marc Gasol celebrates after scoring against France in a quarterfinal men's basketball game, Aug. 8, in London. Eric Gay/AP
Nehterlands' Eelco Sintnicolaas competes in his men's decathlon high jump event at the Olympic Stadium, Aug. 8.
Gerco Schroder of the Netherlands jumps a fence with his horse London during the equestrian individual show jumping competition, Aug. 8, in London.
Spain's Brigitte Yague (r.) embraces her coach Fran Martin after beating Thailand's Chanatip Sonkham in the women's -49kg semifinal taekwondo match at the ExCel venue in London, Aug. 8. Stefano Rellandini/Reuters
Clarissa Mei Ling Chun of US fights with Poland's Iwona Nina Matkowska (r.) on the repechage of the Women's 48Kg Greco-Roman wrestling at the ExCel venue in London, Aug. 8. Damir Sagolj/Reuters
Italy's Cristian Savani (c.) dives to save a point past his teammate Dragan Travica during their men's quarterfinal volleyball match against the US at Earls Court in London, Aug. 8.
Japan's supporters attend the Women's Greco-Roman wrestling at the ExCel venue, Aug. 8. Toru Hanai/Reuters
Sweden's Kim Ekdahl du Rietz (l.) watches as Denmark's Michael Knudsen shoots during their men's handball quarterfinal match at the Basketball Arena, Aug. 8. Marko Djurica/Reuters
Germany's Dimitrij Ovtcharov hits a return to HongKong's Tang Peng in their men's team bronze medal table tennis singles match at the ExCel venue in London, Aug. 8. Grigory Dukor/Reuters
Australia's Caroline Buchanan competes in the women's BMX seeding run during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the BMX Track in the Olympic Park, Aug. 8. Mike Blake/Reuters
Steve Guerdat of Switzerland rides Nino des Buissonnets in the equestrian show jumping individual competition, Aug. 8, in London.
Mayelis Yesenia Caripa Castillo of Venezuela (bottom) and Irini Merleni of Ukraine compete during the 48-kg women's freestyle wrestling competition in London, Aug. 8. Paul Sancya/AP
Ireland's Katie Taylor departs the ring after being declared the winner over Tajikistan's Mavzuna Chorieva (not shown) following their Women's Light (60kg) semi-final boxing match, Aug. 8, in London. Damir Sagolj/Reuters
China's Ruixue Jing (l.) fights with North Korea's Un Gyong Choe on the Women's 63Kg Greco-Roman wrestling at the ExCel venue in London, Aug. 8. Toru Hanai/Reuters
Britain fans walk past the Olympic Stadium in the Olympic Park, Aug. 8, in London.
France's Nikola Karabatic (13) is blocked by Spain's Viran Morros de Argila during their men's handball quarterfinal match, Aug. 8, in London. Matthias Schrader/AP
Dutch Decathlete Ingmar de Vos competes in the Long Jump portion of the Decathlon competition in London, Aug. 8. Michael Munhall/Special to the Christian Science Monitor
South Korea's Daehoon Lee (r.) fights against Thailand's Pen-Ek Karaket during their men's -58kg preliminary round match at the ExCel venue during the London Olympic Games, Aug. 8. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
Australia coach John Fox, pictured at bottom center right, talks to his players before a men's quarterfinal water polo match against Serbia, Aug. 8, in London. Julio Cortez/AP
Spain's Victor Tomas Gonzalez reacts after losing in the men's handball quarterfinals match against France at the Basketball Arena in London, Aug. 8.
Britain's Andrew Osagie reacts in front of a television camera after his second place finish in his men's 800m semi-final at the Olympic Stadium, Aug. 7. Dylan Martinez/Reuters
A freestyler entertains the crowd between races during the BMX seeding run at the BMX Track in the Olympic Park, Aug. 8.
A fan looks on before a match between China's Wu Jingyu and Japan's Erika Kasahara in the women's 49-kg taekwondo competition, Aug. 8, in London. Ng Han Guan/AP
Ukraine's Bohdan Bondarenko competes in the men's high jump final at the Olympic Stadium, Aug. 7. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
Netherlands' Eva de Goede watches from behind a post during a penalty corner during a women's semifinal hockey match against New Zealand at the Riverbank Arena in London, Aug. 8. Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (r.) congratulates Venezuela's fencing Olympic gold medalist Ruben Limardo Gascon during a ceremony in Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 7. Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
New Zealand's Peter Burling and Blair Tuke celebrate as they cross the finish line to win silver in the 49er sailing class in Weymouth and Portland, southern England, August 8. Pascal Lauener/Reuters
Cuba's Yipsi Moreno relaxes before competing in the women's hammer throw qualification at the Olympic Stadium, Aug. 8. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
The press tribune is shown as it rains at the Olympic Stadium, Aug. 7. David Gray/Reuters
Netherlands' Gerco Schroder riding London performs during the equestrian individual jumping final in Greenwich Park, Aug. 8. Mike Hutchings/Reuters
Slovakia's Jana Veldakova competes in the women's long jump at the Olympic Stadium, Aug. 7. Phil Noble/Reuters
United States' Dawn Harper celebrates after finishing the women's 100-meter hurdles semifinal during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium. Anja Niedringhaus/AP
Mel Rippon (l.) of Australia preps her teammates to jump in the pool before a women's semifinal water polo match against the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Aug. 7, in London. Julio Cortez/AP
India's Manpreet Singh (r.) challenges Belgium's Florent van Aubel during their men's group B hockey match at the Riverbank Arena in London, Aug. 7. Suhaib Salem/Reuters
Brazil's Fabiana Claudino cries after winning the women's quarterfinal volleyball match against Russia at Earls Court in London, Aug. 7. Ivan Alvarado/Reuters
Mexico's Yahel Castillo Huerta performs a dive during the men's 3m springboard semi-final at the Aquatics Center in London, Aug. 7. Adrees Latif/Reuters
Hungary's Peter Nagy fails a lift while competing in the men's +105kg Group B snatch weightlifting competition at the ExCel venue, Aug. 7. Dominic Ebenbichler/Reuters
Azerbaijan's Shalva Gadabadze (in red) is assisted during his combat with Sweden's Jimmy Lidberg on the repechage round 2 of their Men's 96Kg Greco-Roman wrestling at the ExCel venue in London, Aug. 7. Damir Sagolj/Reuters
Maya Moore (7) of the US goes in for a layup past Canada's Lizanne Murphy (12) during the women's quarterfinal basketball match at the Basketball Arena in London, Aug. 7. Mike Segar/Reuters
Dorian Van Rijsselberge celebrates after winning the rs:x men gold medal, Aug. 7, in Weymouth and Portland, England. Bernat Armangue/AP
Spain's Nely Alberto Francisca hugs teammate Elisabeth Pinedo Saenz (17) as they celebrate their victory over Croatia in their women's handball quarterfinals match at the Copper Box venue in London, Aug. 7. Marko Djurica/Reuters
Brazil's Emanuel dives for a ball during the semifinal men's beach volleyball match against Latvia, Aug. 7, in London. Petr David Josek/AP
The boots of members of the equestrian dressage teams of Great Britain, Germany, and the Netherlands stand on the podium as they embrace after the medals presentation in the equestrian dressage team competition, Aug. 7. David Goldman/AP
Ukraine's Daria Iushko and Kseniya Sydorenko perform in the synchronized swimming duets final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Center, Aug. 7.
Charlotte Dujardin of Great Britain reacts after competing with her horse Valegro in the equestrian dressage team competition, Aug. 7, in London. Markus Schreiber/AP
China's Ding Ning serves against Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa in a women's team table tennis gold medal match, Aug. 7, in London.
Spain's Marina Alabau is carried by teammates after winning the gold medal in the women's RS-X sailing class during the medal race in Weymouth and Portland, southern England, Aug. 7. Benoit Tessier/Reuters
China's Xiaoyun Song (c.) is guarded by Australia's Lauren Jackson (l.) and Samantha Richards (r.) during the women's quarterfinal basketball match at the Basketball Arena in London, Aug. 7. Sergio Perez/Reuters
Britain's Charlotte Dujardin riding Valegro competes in the equestrian dressage individual grand prix special in Greenwich Park, Aug. 7. Mike Hutchings/Reuters
Danell Leyva of the US competes in the men's gymnastics horizontal bar final in the North Greenwich Arena, Aug. 7.
Australia's team members react as a penalty is called in the last second of play against the US during their Women's Semifinal water polo match, Aug. 7. Laszlo Balogh/Reuters
Athletes dive to begin the men's triathlon final at Hyde Park in London, Aug. 7.
British Chris Mears dives to qualify for a spot in the semi finals during the men's 3 meter diving competition, Aug. 6. Michael Munhall/Special to the Christian Science Monitor
Alistair Brownlee keeps an eye on Javier Gomez during the Men's Triathlon in Hyde Park, Aug. 7. Michael Munhall/Special to the Christian Science Monitor
Japan's Yusuke Tanaka competes in the men's gymnastics parallel bars final in the North Greenwich Arena, Aug. 7.
China's Deng Linlin competes in the women's gymnastics balance beam final in the North Greenwich Arena, Aug. 7.
Spain's Marina Alabau celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the women's RS-X sailing class during the medal race in Weymouth and Portland, southern England, Aug. 7.
US gymnast Gabrielle Douglas reacts to final results of the balance beam competition during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus finals, Aug. 7.
Athletes pass the Olympic flame during a women's 5000-meter heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Aug. 7.
Belarus' Ioseb Chugoshvili rests on a mat after a Men's 120Kg Greco-Roman wrestling match at the ExCel venue in London, Aug. 6.
Javelins are seen in front of the Olympic flame at the Olympic Stadium, Aug. 7.
The Union Flag and the rainbow stripes of a world champion cyclist are painted on the fingernails of Britain's Laura Trott ahead of her women's track cycling omnium 3km individual pursuit race at the Velodrome, Aug. 7.
Jamaica's Usain Bolt poses before his men's 200m round 1 heat at the Olympic Stadium, Aug. 7.
India's badminton player Saina Nehwal shows her medal beside her coach Gopichand, in red, and badminton player P. Kashyap as they arrive in a horse-drawn carriage to address the media in Hyderabad, India, Aug. 7.
Britain's Phillips Idowu is pictured during the men's triple jump qualification at the Olympic Stadium, Aug. 7.
Cuba's Orlando Ortega clears a hurdle during his men's 110m hurdles round 1 heat at the Olympic Stadium, Aug. 7.
Ukraine's Hanna Hatsko competes in the women's javelin throw qualification at the Olympic Stadium, Aug. 7.
Chen Yibing kisses the rings support after a particularly good showing at the Men's Individual Gymnastic Events, Aug. 6. Michael Munhall / Special to the Christian Science Monitor
South Korea's Whaseung Kim competes in the men's 105kg Group A weightlifting snatch competition at the ExCel venue, Aug. 6.
Poland's Anna Rogowska puts rosin on her hands and pole before competing in the women's pole vault final at the Olympic Stadium, Aug. 6.
Britain goalkeeper Matt Holland stands near a hallway before entering the game midway through a preliminary men's water polo match against Montenegro, Aug. 6.
Becky Holliday of the US competes during the women's pole vault final at the Olympic Stadium, Aug. 6.
American fans pose for a photo prior to the semifinal women's soccer match between the USA and Canada in Manchester, England, Aug. 6.
Competitors ride in the track cycling women's omnium elimination race at the Velodrome, Aug. 6.
Australia's Alana Boyd clears the bar in the women's pole vault final in the Olympic Stadium in London, Aug. 6.
Tobias Uth of Germany looks at train schedules to watch a men's volleyball game between Germany and Brazil, London, Aug. 6.
Russia's Evgeniia Kolodko is embraced by an unidentified man after competing in the women's shot put in the Olympic Stadium, London, Aug. 6.
A United States fan stands in the crowd before a semifinal women's soccer match against Canada at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Aug. 6, at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England.
Italy's Massimo Fabrizi holds his silver medal in his mouth during the victory ceremony for the men's trap shooting event, Aug. 6, 2012, in London. Rebecca Blackwell/AP
Natalia Ischenko and Svetlana Romanshina of Russia compete during a women's duet synchronized swimming preliminary round at the Aquatics Center in the Olympic Park in London, Aug. 6.
Hello Sanctos, the horse ridden by Scott Brash, reacts as the crowd cheers during a victory lap after Great Britain won the gold medal in the equestrian team show jumping competition, Aug. 6, in London.
Japan's Mizuho Sakaguchi celebrates after scoring over France in the women's semi-final soccer match at Wembley Stadium in London, Aug. 6.
Japan fans wait for the women's semi-final soccer match against France at Wembley Stadium in London, Aug. 6.
France's Sara Labrousse and Chloe Willhelm perform in the synchronized swimming duets free routine qualification round at the Aquatics Center in London, Aug. 6.
Peter Charles of Great Britain rides Vindicat during the equestrian show jumping team competition, Aug. 6, in London.
Argentina's Cristian Poglajen (r.) and Facundo Conte defend against Britain during their men's Group A volleyball match at Earls Court, Aug. 6.
China's Chen Yibing kisses the apparatus after competing in the men's gymnastics rings final in the North Greenwich Arena in London, Aug. 6.
Senegal's Ndiatte Gueye competes in the men's canoe single (K1) 1000m semifinal at the Eton Dorney, Aug. 6.
A woman walks into the Olympic Stadium during the London 2012 Olympic Games, Aug. 6.
Charles Edward Betts of US (in blue) fights with Micronesia's Keitani Grahamon in the Men's 84Kg Greco-Roman wrestling at the ExCel venue, Aug. 6.
United States' Kellie Wells prepares for a women's 100-meter hurdles heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium in London, Monday, Aug. 6.
British supporters react as they watch a broadcast of the women's 1500-meter semifinals on a screen at Hyde Park in London during 2012 Summer Olympics, Aug. 6, in London.
Spectators watch the morning session of athletics in the Olympic Stadium as the Olympic flame burns at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Aug. 6.
Russia's Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina perform in the synchronized swimming duets free routine qualification round during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Center, Aug. 6. Michael Dalder/Reuters
Athletes line up for a women's 100-meter hurdles during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium in London, Aug. 6.
Aliya Mustafina of Russia competes in the women's gymnastics asymmetric bars final in the North Greenwich Arena, Aug. 6. Mike Blake/Reuters
A worker cleans the carpet before the women's team semi-finals table tennis match at the ExCel venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games, Aug. 6. Darren Staples/Reuters
A member of the 'Crazy Dunkers' group performs a dunk during an interval of the men's preliminary round Group B basketball match between Australia and Russia at the Basketball Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games, Aug. 6.
China's Liu Xiangrong throws during a women's shot put qualification round in the Olympic Stadium in London, Aug. 6. Matt Dunham/AP
Germany's Robert Harting takes a throw in a men's discus throw qualification round in the Olympic Stadium in London, Aug. 6. Matt Dunham/AP
Lithuania's Renaldas Seibutis reacts after scoring against Tunisia during a preliminary men's basketball game at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Aug. 6, in London Eric Gay/AP
Chalk is seen on the hand of Colombia's Sandra Lemos in a women's shot put qualification round in the Olympic Stadium in London, Aug. 6.
South Korea's Seok Hajung eyes the ball during a match against China's Li Xiaoxia in a women's team table tennis semifinal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Aug. 6, in London. Sergei Grits/AP
Jamaica's Jason Morgan competes in the men's discus qualification during athletics competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in London, Aug. 6.
Haiti's Moise Joseph lies on the track after finishing sixth in his men's 800m round 1 heat during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium, Aug. 6.
London 2012 gave Britain a patriotic boost – not to mention spectacular results at the medal table. Not everything, though, was as rosy as hoped.
Evenings at The Empress, an upmarket pub named after Queen Victoria’s Raj-time rule of India and located in London’s East End, suddenly seem a little hushed.
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