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Left to right: Denmark's Lasse Norman Hansen, Michael Morkov, Rasmus Christian Quaade and Casper von Flosach prepare to compete in the men's team pursuit track cycling event on Friday, August 3. Check out Day 6 of competition from Thursday, August 2. AFP/Getty Images
Great Britain's Christopher Tomlinson competes in the men's long jump qualification on Day 7 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Getty Images
South Africa's captain Austin Smith, left, advances the ball forward with Roc Oliva of Spain in pursuit during the men's hockey match. Getty Images
Casey Stoney of Great Britain goes down in the penalty box during the women's football quarter final match between Great Britain and Canada in Coventry, England. Getty Images
Krishan Vikas of India, left, in action with Errol Spence of United States, right, during the men's welter (69 kilogram) boxing match. Getty Images
Poland's Adrian Edward Zielinski poses on the podium with his gold medal after winning the men's 85 kilogram group A weightlifting event. AFP/Getty Images
China's Xu Chen, left, and Ma Jin, right, play against China's Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei (not pictured) during the mixed doubles gold medal match. AFP/Getty Images
Nicholas Willis of New Zealand and Yoann Kowal of France compete in the men's 1500-meter round 1 heats at Olympic Stadium in London. Getty Images
Woo Young Won of South Korea celebrates after defeating Romania to win the gold medal in the men's sabre team fencing. Getty Images
Adrian Edward Zielinski of Poland celebrates on the podium after winning the gold medal after the men's 85 kilogram weightlifting final. Getty Images
Reese Hoffa of the United States competes in the men's shot put final. Getty Images
Marc Salles of Spain celebrates after scoring a goal during the men's hockey match against South Africa. Getty Images
Sweden's pivot Hanna Fogelstrom, left, jumps to shoot during the women's preliminary group B handball match against Spain. AFP/Getty Images
Emilie Heymans of Canada competes in the women's 3-meter springboard diving preliminary round on Day 7 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on Friday, August 3, in London. Getty Images
Daniele Lupo of Italy spikes the ball during the men's beach volleyball round of 16 match between the United States and Italy on Friday. Getty Images
Italy's Aldo Montano, left, fences against Russia's Alexey Yakimenko during the men's sabre bronze medal match as part of the fencing event on Friday. AFP/Getty Images
Italy's Flavio Cannone, center, and China's Dong Dong, up, train before the men's trampoline final of the artistic gymnastics event on Friday. AFP/Getty Images
Lyudmyla Yosypenko of Ukraine competes in the women's heptathlon shot put on on Friday. Getty Images
Russia's Nadezda Bazhina competes in the preliminary round of the women's 3-meter springboard diving event on Friday. AFP/Getty Images
Renata Costa of Brazil blasts a shot over the bar as goalkeeper Miho Fukumoto of Japan looks on during the women's football quarter final match between Brazil and Japan on Friday. Getty Images
Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro reacts after losing the men's singles semi-final match against Switzerland's Roger Federer on Friday. AFP/Getty Images
Turkish guard Isil Alben, center, jumps with the ball during the women's preliminary round basketball match between Turkey and China on Friday. AFP/Getty Images
Italy's Paolo Nicolai dives for the ball during the men's beach volleyball match against Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser from the United States on Friday. AFP/Getty Images
China's Wu Minxia competes in the preliminary round of the women's 3-meter springboard diving event on Friday. AFP/Getty Images
Italy's Aldo Montano and teammates celebrate winning the bronze medal after the men's sabre bronze medal match against Russia on Friday. AFP/Getty Images
Aldo Montano of Italy reacts after winning the bronze medal by defeating Russia during the men's sabre team fencing on Friday. Getty Images
From left, Ezinne Okparaebo of Norway, Verena Sailer of Germany and Myriam Soumare of France compete in the women's 100-meter on Friday. Getty Images
Great Britain huddles up before the women's basketball preliminary round match against France on Friday. Getty Images
U.S. swimmer Missy Franklin competes in the women's 200-meter backstroke final on Friday. AFP/Getty Images
Britain's Andy Murray reacts during his men's singles semifinal round match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic on Friday. AFP/Getty Images
France's Teddy Riner, right, fights Russia's Alexander Mikhaylin to win the gold in the men's over 100-kilogram judo final on Friday. Getty Images
French boxer Alexis Vastine shows off some fancy footwork during his welterweight bout against Tuvshinbat Byamba of Mongolia. Getty Images
Bethania de la Cruz de Pena, left, of the Dominican Republic spikes the ball as Britain's Savanah Leaf, center, and Ciara Michel defend during women's volleyball action. Getty Images
Brazil's Alexandra Nascimento shoots during a women's preliminary handball match against Russia. AFP/Getty Images
Russia's Natalya Zabolotnaya competes in the women's 75-kilogram weightlifting final. Getty Images
Tianwei Feng of Singapore competes during the women's team table-tennis match against Poland. Getty Images
American Sydney Leroux, right, celebrates with teammates Lauren Cheney, center, and Carli Lloyd after scoring against New Zealand during the women's football quarterfinal match. Getty Images
Competition gets under way in the men's Finn sailing in Weymouth, England. Getty Images
U.S. player Serena Williams makes a return against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus during their women's singles semifinal. AFP/Getty Images
Brazilian guard Joice Rodrigues, second from right, vies with Canadian forward Lizanne Murphy during a women's preliminary round basketball match. AFP/Getty Images
Yasuhiro Ueyama of Japan competes in the men's trampoline event. Getty Images
Croatia's Andrea Penezic, right, grabs the face of Bojana Popovic of Montenegro during the women's handball preliminaries. Getty Images
Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro reacts after his singles semifinal match against Switzerland's Roger Federer. AFP/Getty Images
Britain's James Tindall, center, makes a move during the men's field hockey match between Britain and Pakistan. Getty Images
A ball appears in the net of a goal during the women's preliminary handball match between Russia and Brazil.
Egypt's Khalil Mahmoud K Abir Abdelrahman fails to complete a lift during the women's 75-kilogram weightlifting final. Getty Images
Britain's Ben Ainslie competes in the men's Finn sailing. Getty Images
Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa, left, and Ai Fukuhara compete against a U.S. team in the women's team table-tennis action. Getty Images
Rick Van Der Ven of the Netherlands competes during the men's individual archery semifinal. Getty Images
Russia's Ekaterina Gnidenko puts on her gloves as she prepares to compete in the women's cycling-track keirin qualifying event. Getty Images
Japan's Masaki Ito competes in the men's trampoline event. Getty Images
Pawel Fajdek of Poland competes in the men's hammer throw qualification. Getty Images
Montenegro pivot Suzana Lazovic jumps to shoot during a women's preliminary handball match against Croatia. AFP/Getty Images
China's Tong Wen celebrates her victory in the women's over 78-kilogram judo bronze medal match. AFP/Getty Images
Minxia Wu of China competes in the women's 3-meter springboard diving preliminary round. Getty Images
Britain's Hannah Mills, left, and Saskia Clark compete in the women's sailing 470 opening series. Getty Images
Russia's Ekaterina Gnidenko warms up before the women's cycling-track keirin event. AFP/Getty Images
Lidia Valentin Perez of Spain competes in the women's 75-kilogram weightlifting final. Getty Images
Ihar Makarau, left, of Belarus competes with Cuba's Oscar Brayson during the men's over 100-kilogram judo repechage match. AFP/Getty Images
Canadian Custio Clayton gets ready for a welterweight match against Australia's Cameron Hammond. Clayton took the contest 14-11. AFP/Getty Images
Corine Franco of France and Marie Hammarstrom of Sweden battle for the ball during a women's football quarterfinal match. Getty Images
Cuba's Oscar Brayson is victorious in the men's over 100-kilogram judo bronze medal match. AFP/Getty Images
Italy's Vincenzo Picardi, right, is on the receiving end against Tugstsogt Nyambayar of Mongolia during a flyweight match. AFP/Getty Images
Sophie van Gestel of the Netherlands takes a breather during a women's beach volleyball match against Brazilian opponents. AFP/Getty Images
Britain's Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins celebrate after winning gold in the women's double skulls. Getty Images
Tania Cagnotto of Italy competes in the women's 3-meter springboard diving preliminary round. Getty Images
Spectators take cover during the dressage preliminaries at Greenwich Park in London. AFP/Getty Images
Helen Langehanenberg of Germany rides Damon Hill in the dressage grand prix. Getty Images
Italy's Yuri Floriani, left, and Kenya's Brimin Kiprop Kipruto compete in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase. Getty Images
Jessica Ennis of Great Britain competes in the women's heptathlon high jump. Getty Images
Fans cheers Australia's players as they leave the court after defeating Russia in a women's basketball preliminary round. Getty Images
Brazil's Maria Suelen Altheman, in white, competes with Kazakhstan's Gulzhan Issanova during the women's over 78-kilogram judo repechage match. AFP/Getty Images
Regina George of Nigeria shows off some colorful footwear before the women's 400-meter heats. Getty Images
Malaysia's Chong Wei Lee takes a swing in the men's singles badminton semifinal. Getty Images
Fans take in the Olympic atmosphere on Day 7 at Eton Dorney, the rowing venue in Windsor, England. Getty Images
Cameroon's Madias Dodo Nzesso Ngake competes in the women's 75-kilogram weightlifting event. AFP/Getty Images
France's Laura Georges, left, battles for the ball with Caroline Seger of Sweden during the women's football quarterfinal match. Getty Images
Algeria's Samir Brahimi kneels in prayer following his loss in the men's flyweight boxing match to Misha Aloian of Russia. AFP/Getty Images
Malaysia's Chong Wei Lee celebrates winning the men's singles badminton semifinal against Long Chen of China. Getty Images
Yuegu Wang, left, and Jiawei Li of Singapore face off against Polish competitors during a first-round match in women's team table tennis. Getty Images
The Czech Republic's Andrea Hlavackova casts a shadow on the court as she warms up before a women's double tennis semifinal against Americans Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond. Getty Images
Sara Ramirez of Spain gets a point against China's Guo Yue during a table-tennis match. AFP/Getty Images
An aerial view shows the beach volleyball venue at Horse Guards Parade in London. Getty Images
China's Wen Tong, in white, and Idalys Ortiz of Cuba compete in the women's over 78-kilogram judo event. Getty Images
Australia's Suzy Batkovic, center, reacts after losing the ball under pressure from Russia's Irina Osipova during a women's basketball preliminary round. Getty Images
Fans take shelter from the rain, while the Olympic Cauldron remains aflame at Olympic Stadium. Getty Images
From left, Cristina Llovera of Andorra, Shinoona Salah Al-Habsi of Oman and Diane Borg of Malta compete in the women's 100-meter heats. Getty Images
The ball gets served during a men's beach volleyball match between Switzerland and Poland. Getty Images
France's Blandine Dancette jumps to shoot during a women's preliminary handball match between South Korea and France. AFP/Getty Images
Italy's Libania Grenot, center, checks out the scoreboard after the women's 400-meter heats. Getty Images
Koji Murofushi of Japan in action during the men's hammer throw qualification. Getty Images
Sarah Cowley of New Zealand competes in the women's heptathlon high jump. Getty Images
France's Mariama Signate, left, vies with South Korea's Ryu Eun Hee during a women's preliminary handball match. AFP/Getty Images
Fatima Sulaiman Dahman of Yemen competes in women's 100-meter heats. Getty Images
Hamish Bond and Eric Murray of New Zealand celebrate after winning gold in the men's pair at the Olympic rowing regatta. Getty Images
Uzbekistan's Sherzodjon Yusupov celebrates during the men's 85-kilogram weightlifting event. AFP/Getty Images
Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins of Great Britain celebrate after winning gold in the women's double sculls final. Getty Images
Britain's Amy Smith reacts after competing in the women's 50-meter freestyle swim-off. Getty Images
Journalists try to keep their equipment dry with rain covers at the Olympic Stadium. AFP/Getty Images
New Zealand's Eric Murray, left, and Hamish Bond celebrate with their gold medals during the ceremony for the men's pair at the Olympic rowing regatta. Getty Images
Japan's Mika Sugimoto salutes the mat after winning the women's over 78-kilogram judo quarterfinal. AFP/Getty Images
Poland's Grzegorz Fijalek dives for the ball during a beach volleyball match. AFP/Getty Images
Italy's Aldo Montano awaits a decision during the men's saber team fencing quarterfinal against Aliaksandr Buikevich of Belarus. Getty Images
Athletes compete in the women's 400-meter heats at Olympic Stadium. Getty Images
Marlena Wesh of Haiti rejoices after competing in the women's 400-meter heats. Getty Images
France' s Alexandra Lacrabere, in white, shoots over South Koreans Eun Hee Ryu, left, and Im Jeong Choi during a women's handball preliminaries match. Getty Images
Sweden's Lisa Dahlkvist, right, vies with France's Louisa Necib during a women's football match at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland. AFP/Getty Images
Italy's Aldo Montano celebrates gaining the qualifying point against Aliaksandr Buikevich of Belarus during the men's saber team quarterfinals. AFP/Getty Images
Russian guard Becky Hammon, left, vies with Australian center Elizabeth Cambage during a women's preliminary round basketball match. AFP/Getty Images
Bronze medalists Magdalena Fularczyk, left, and Julia Michalska of Poland celebrate their medals during the ceremony for the women's double sculls final. Getty Images
Russian center Irina Osipova, left, faces off with Australian center Elizabeth Cambage, center, during a women's preliminary round basketball match. AFP/Getty Images
Jennifer Oeser of Germany competes in the women's heptathlon 100-meter hurdles heat. Getty Images
The Olympic Cauldron burns at the Olympic Stadium. Getty Images
Xin Wang of China competes in the women's singles badminton semifinal at Wembley Arena. Getty Images
Athletes leave the blocks at the start of the women's 100-meter heat. Getty Images
From left, Brazil's Sheilla Castro, Fabiana Claudino and Paula Pequeno attempt to block during a women's preliminary pool volleyball match between Brazil and China. AFP/Getty Images
Britain's Amy Smith gets ready to compete in the women's 50-meter freestyle heat. AFP/Getty Images
Daniel Fogg of Great Britain makes a turn in the men's 1,500-meter freestyle. Getty Images
American Ariel Hsing competes in the women's team first-round table-tennis match. AFP/Getty Images
Jessica Ennis of Great Britain wins the women's heptathlon 100-meter hurdles heat. Getty Images
Tahmina Kohistani of Afghanistan competes in the women's 100-meter heat. Getty Images
Ewa Palies of Great Britain goes up for a shot during the women's handball preliminaries match against Angola. Getty Images
Poland's Karolina Tyminska, left, competes in the women's heptathlon 100-meter hurdles heat. Getty Images
Papua New Guinea's Steven Kari gestures while competing during the men's 85-kilogram weightlifting event. AFP/Getty Images
Gonzalo Peillat of Argentina battles with Matthew Butturini of Australia during a men's hockey preliminary match. Getty Images
Reese Hoffa of the United States competes in the men's shot put qualification. Getty Images
Warren Potent of Australia competes in the men's 50-meter rifle prone shooting qualification. Getty Images
Hungary's Barna Bor reacts during an over 100-kilogram judo contest match. AFP/Getty Images
Jessica Ennis of Great Britain competes in the women's heptathlon 100-meter hurdles heat. Getty Images
Marco Fortes of Portugal competes in the men's shot put qualification. Getty Images
From left, Jennifer Oeser of Germany, Louise Hazel of Great Britain and Jessica Samuelsson of Sweden compete in the women's heptathlon 100-meter hurdles heat. Getty Images
Ranomi Kromowidjojo of the Netherlands competes in the women's 50-meter freestyle heat. AFP/Getty Images
Paula Pequeno of Brazil celebrates a point in the first set against China during women's volleyball. Getty Images
Jolien Sysmans of Belgium dives into the water at the start of the women's 50-meter freestyle heat. Getty Images
Angolan goalkeeper Cristina Direito tries to make a save during a women's preliminary handball match against Great Britain. AFP/Getty Images
Oman's Shinoona Salah Al-Habsi, left, and Diane Borg of Malta compete in the women's 100-meter heats. Check out photos from Day 8 of the competition on Saturday, August 4. Getty Images
