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Day 14: The best photos of the Olympics

Updated 6:58 PM EDT, Tue August 14, 2012
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LeBron James, No. 6 of the United States, goes up for a shot against Luis Scola, No. 4 of Argentina, during the men's basketball semifinal match on August 10. The games ran through August 12 -- <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2012%2F08%2F09%2Fworldsport%2Fgallery%2Folympics-day-thirteen%2Findex.html">check out the best moments from Day 13 of competition</a> on Thursday.
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LeBron James, No. 6 of the United States, goes up for a shot against Luis Scola, No. 4 of Argentina, during the men's basketball semifinal match on August 10. The games ran through August 12 -- check out the best moments from Day 13 of competition on Thursday.
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Britain's Thomas Daley looks on during the men's 10-meter platform preliminary round during the diving event.
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Britain's Thomas Daley looks on during the men's 10-meter platform preliminary round during the diving event.
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Michael Mathieu of the Bahamas and Tony McQuay of the United States compete in the Men's 4 x 400-meter relay final.
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Michael Mathieu of the Bahamas and Tony McQuay of the United States compete in the Men's 4 x 400-meter relay final.
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Argentina's Luciana Aymar sits among discarded sticks after her team's defeat in the women's field hockey gold medal match between Netherlands and Argentina.
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Argentina's Luciana Aymar sits among discarded sticks after her team's defeat in the women's field hockey gold medal match between Netherlands and Argentina.
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Simone Collio of Italy prepares to compete in the men's 4 x 100-meter relay round 1 heats.
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Simone Collio of Italy prepares to compete in the men's 4 x 100-meter relay round 1 heats.
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David Boudia of the United States competes in the men's 10-meter platform diving preliminary.
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David Boudia of the United States competes in the men's 10-meter platform diving preliminary.
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Ivan Dychko of Kazakhstan, in red, defends against Anthony Joshua of Great Britain, in blue, during the men's super-heavyweight (+91 kilogram) boxing semifinals.
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Ivan Dychko of Kazakhstan, in red, defends against Anthony Joshua of Great Britain, in blue, during the men's super-heavyweight (+91 kilogram) boxing semifinals.
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Nikola Karabatic, No.13 of France, is defended by Drago Vukovic, No.14 of Croatia, during the men's handball semifinal game between France and Croatia.
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Nikola Karabatic, No.13 of France, is defended by Drago Vukovic, No.14 of Croatia, during the men's handball semifinal game between France and Croatia.
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Jack Green of Great Britain and David Greene of Great Britain compete during the men's 4 x 400-meter relay final.
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Jack Green of Great Britain and David Greene of Great Britain compete during the men's 4 x 400-meter relay final.
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Carmelita Jeter of the United States wins the women's 4 x 100-meter relay final.
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Carmelita Jeter of the United States wins the women's 4 x 100-meter relay final.
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Ethiopia's Meseret Defar reacts after winning the women's 5000-meter final.
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Ethiopia's Meseret Defar reacts after winning the women's 5000-meter final.
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Jordan Ernest Burroughs of the United States, in blue, competes with Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi of Islamic Republic of Iran in the men's freestyle 74 kilogram wrestling.
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Jordan Ernest Burroughs of the United States, in blue, competes with Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi of Islamic Republic of Iran in the men's freestyle 74 kilogram wrestling.
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Steven Hooker of Australia competes during the men's pole vault final.
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Steven Hooker of Australia competes during the men's pole vault final.
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Lutalo Muhammad of Great Britain celebrates winning the bronze medal in the men's 80 kilogram tae kwon do against Arman Yeremyan of Armenia.
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Lutalo Muhammad of Great Britain celebrates winning the bronze medal in the men's 80 kilogram tae kwon do against Arman Yeremyan of Armenia.
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Ivan Zaytsev, No.9 of Italy, serves the ball against Brazil during the men's volleyball semifinals.
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Ivan Zaytsev, No.9 of Italy, serves the ball against Brazil during the men's volleyball semifinals.
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Morgan Uceny of the United States reacts after falling during the women's 1500-meter final.
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Morgan Uceny of the United States reacts after falling during the women's 1500-meter final.
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Renaud Lavillenie of France competes during the men's pole vault final.
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Renaud Lavillenie of France competes during the men's pole vault final.
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Soonchul Han of Korea reacts after he was declared the winner against Evaldas Petrauskas of Lithuania during their men's light (60 kilogram) boxing semifinal bout.
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Soonchul Han of Korea reacts after he was declared the winner against Evaldas Petrauskas of Lithuania during their men's light (60 kilogram) boxing semifinal bout.
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China competes in the women's team synchronized swimming free routine final.
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China competes in the women's team synchronized swimming free routine final.
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Britain's Thomas Daley competes in the men's 10-meter platform preliminary round during the diving event.
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Britain's Thomas Daley competes in the men's 10-meter platform preliminary round during the diving event.
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Luke Patience, left, and Stuart Bithell, right, of Great Britain let off flares as they celebrate finishing second and winning the silver medal in the men's 470 sailing.
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Luke Patience, left, and Stuart Bithell, right, of Great Britain let off flares as they celebrate finishing second and winning the silver medal in the men's 470 sailing.
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Hungary's Tamas Kasas passes the ball during the men's water polo classification 5-8 between Hungary and Australia.
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Hungary's Tamas Kasas passes the ball during the men's water polo classification 5-8 between Hungary and Australia.
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Gold medallists Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page of Australia celebrate with silver medallists Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell of Great Britain in the watter after the men's 470 Sailing.
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Gold medallists Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page of Australia celebrate with silver medallists Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell of Great Britain in the watter after the men's 470 Sailing.
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Belarus' Timofei Hordeichik  competes in the men's 10-meter platform preliminary round during the diving event.
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Belarus' Timofei Hordeichik competes in the men's 10-meter platform preliminary round during the diving event.
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Samantha Harrison, No. 20 of New Zealand, dives after the ball in the second half against Great Britain during the women's hockey bronze medal match.
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Samantha Harrison, No. 20 of New Zealand, dives after the ball in the second half against Great Britain during the women's hockey bronze medal match.
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Maris Strombergs of Latvia leads the field in the men's BMX cycling final.
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Maris Strombergs of Latvia leads the field in the men's BMX cycling final.
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An athlete holds the baton during the women's 4 x 400-meter relay round 1 heats.
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An athlete holds the baton during the women's 4 x 400-meter relay round 1 heats.
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Dzhamal Otarsultanov of Russia, in red, and Vladimer Khinchegashvili of Georgia.
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Dzhamal Otarsultanov of Russia, in red, and Vladimer Khinchegashvili of Georgia.
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Cyclists race down the starting ramp in the  in the men's BMX cycling final.
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Cyclists race down the starting ramp in the in the men's BMX cycling final.
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Hungary's center back Gabor Csaszar, right, shoots against Sweden's goalkeeper Johan Sjostrand during the men's semifinal handball match against Sweden.
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Hungary's center back Gabor Csaszar, right, shoots against Sweden's goalkeeper Johan Sjostrand during the men's semifinal handball match against Sweden.
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No. 25 Szabolcs Zubai of Hungary shoots over No. 7 Magnus Jernemyr of Sweden during the men's handball semifinal game.
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No. 25 Szabolcs Zubai of Hungary shoots over No. 7 Magnus Jernemyr of Sweden during the men's handball semifinal game.
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No. 15 Alex Danson of Great Britain, right, battles for the ball against No. 2 Emily Naylor, front, and Clarissa Eshuis No. 16 of New Zealand during the first half of the women's hockey bronze medal match.
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No. 15 Alex Danson of Great Britain, right, battles for the ball against No. 2 Emily Naylor, front, and Clarissa Eshuis No. 16 of New Zealand during the first half of the women's hockey bronze medal match.
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Both Azerbaijan's Teymur Mammadov, in red, and Italy's Clemente Russo  celebrate at the closing bell of their men's heavyweight boxing semifinal.
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Both Azerbaijan's Teymur Mammadov, in red, and Italy's Clemente Russo celebrate at the closing bell of their men's heavyweight boxing semifinal.
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Brazil's Esquiva Falcao Florentino is greeted by his corner after his match against Great Britain's Anthony Ogogo in the men's middleweight boxing semifinals.
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Brazil's Esquiva Falcao Florentino is greeted by his corner after his match against Great Britain's Anthony Ogogo in the men's middleweight boxing semifinals.
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Egyptian wrestler Ibrahim Farag Abdelhakim Mohamed, in red, spars with Bulgarian Radoslav Marinov Velikov in the men's freestyle semifinal bout.
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Egyptian wrestler Ibrahim Farag Abdelhakim Mohamed, in red, spars with Bulgarian Radoslav Marinov Velikov in the men's freestyle semifinal bout.
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No. 15 Rudy Fernandez goes up for a shot against No. 12 Sergey Monya of Russia in the first half during the men's basketball semifinal match.
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No. 15 Rudy Fernandez goes up for a shot against No. 12 Sergey Monya of Russia in the first half during the men's basketball semifinal match.
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, center, talks to Great Britain's field hockey team members after they won the bronze medal against New Zealand.
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, center, talks to Great Britain's field hockey team members after they won the bronze medal against New Zealand.
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Armenia's Arman Yeremyan, right, competes with Argentina's Sebastian Eduardo Crismanich in the men's  tae kwon do semifinal.
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Armenia's Arman Yeremyan, right, competes with Argentina's Sebastian Eduardo Crismanich in the men's tae kwon do semifinal.
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No. 1 Georgi Bratoev of Bulgaria tries to tip the ball over the net against No. 8 Sergey Tetyukhin of Russia during the men's volleyball semifinals.
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No. 1 Georgi Bratoev of Bulgaria tries to tip the ball over the net against No. 8 Sergey Tetyukhin of Russia during the men's volleyball semifinals.
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No. 7 Todor Skrimov of Bulgaria reacts after losing to Russia in the men's volleyball semifinals.
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No. 7 Todor Skrimov of Bulgaria reacts after losing to Russia in the men's volleyball semifinals.
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Egypt competes in the women's team synchronized swimming free routine final.
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Egypt competes in the women's team synchronized swimming free routine final.
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Great Britain's Alex Danson, left, jumps out of the way of New Zealand's Emily Naylor during the women's field hockey bronze medal match.
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Great Britain's Alex Danson, left, jumps out of the way of New Zealand's Emily Naylor during the women's field hockey bronze medal match.
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Azerbaijan's Teymur Mammadov stands over Italy's Clemente Russo during the men's heavyweight  boxing bout.
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Azerbaijan's Teymur Mammadov stands over Italy's Clemente Russo during the men's heavyweight boxing bout.
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From left, Latvia's Maris Strombergs, France's Joris Daudet, Colombia's Carlos Mario Oquendo Zabala, Australia's Sam Willoughby and Switzerland's Roger Rinderknecht take a jump during the BMX cycling men's semifinal.
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From left, Latvia's Maris Strombergs, France's Joris Daudet, Colombia's Carlos Mario Oquendo Zabala, Australia's Sam Willoughby and Switzerland's Roger Rinderknecht take a jump during the BMX cycling men's semifinal.
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Great Britain's Lutalo Muhammad appears dejected after losing to Nicolas Garcia Hemme of Spain during the men's under 80-kilogram taekwondo quarterfinal.
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Great Britain's Lutalo Muhammad appears dejected after losing to Nicolas Garcia Hemme of Spain during the men's under 80-kilogram taekwondo quarterfinal.
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Britain's Georgie Twigg is jubilant after her team's second goal in the women's field hockey bronze medal match against New Zealand. Britain won 3-1.
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Britain's Georgie Twigg is jubilant after her team's second goal in the women's field hockey bronze medal match against New Zealand. Britain won 3-1.
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Russian gymnast Daria Dmitrieva performs in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition.
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Russian gymnast Daria Dmitrieva performs in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition.
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Cyclists crash during the BMX cycling men's semifinals.
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Cyclists crash during the BMX cycling men's semifinals.
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Britain's Laura Unsworth controls the ball during the women's field hockey bronze medal match against New Zealand.
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Britain's Laura Unsworth controls the ball during the women's field hockey bronze medal match against New Zealand.
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Kazakhstan's Abdulkhakim Shapiyev, right, fights Bilel Ouechtati of Tunisia during the men's freestyle wrestling (74-kilogram) 1/8 final bout.
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Kazakhstan's Abdulkhakim Shapiyev, right, fights Bilel Ouechtati of Tunisia during the men's freestyle wrestling (74-kilogram) 1/8 final bout.
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Spain's rhythmic gymnastics team performs in the group all-around qualifications.
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Spain's rhythmic gymnastics team performs in the group all-around qualifications.
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Canada's Karine Sergerie spars with Slovenia's Franka Anic during the women's under 67-kilogram taekwondo quarterfinal.
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Canada's Karine Sergerie spars with Slovenia's Franka Anic during the women's under 67-kilogram taekwondo quarterfinal.
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Alex Danson, right, and Crista Cullen of Great Britain react during their women's hockey bronze medal match against New Zealand.
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Alex Danson, right, and Crista Cullen of Great Britain react during their women's hockey bronze medal match against New Zealand.
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Chinese gymnast Senyue Deng performs during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition.
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Chinese gymnast Senyue Deng performs during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition.
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Spain competes in the women's team synchronized swimming free routine final.
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Spain competes in the women's team synchronized swimming free routine final.
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Cyclists make a jump during the women's BMX cycling semifinals.
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Cyclists make a jump during the women's BMX cycling semifinals.
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Kazakhstan's Daulet Niyazbekov, in red, wrestles Russia's Dzhamal Otarsultanov during the men's 55-kilogram freestyle semifinal match.
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Kazakhstan's Daulet Niyazbekov, in red, wrestles Russia's Dzhamal Otarsultanov during the men's 55-kilogram freestyle semifinal match.
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Australia's Malcolm Page leaps off the boat as teammate Mathew Belcher sails on after winning the gold in the men's 470 sailing class.
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Australia's Malcolm Page leaps off the boat as teammate Mathew Belcher sails on after winning the gold in the men's 470 sailing class.
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Jo Aleh, left, in the black cap, and Olivia Powrie, in the white cap, of New Zealand celebrate  winning the gold medal in the women's 470 sailing class.
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Jo Aleh, left, in the black cap, and Olivia Powrie, in the white cap, of New Zealand celebrate winning the gold medal in the women's 470 sailing class.
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Italy's Vincenzo Mangiacapre, left, faces off against Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo of Cuba in the men's light welterweight (64-kilogram) boxing semifinals.
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Italy's Vincenzo Mangiacapre, left, faces off against Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo of Cuba in the men's light welterweight (64-kilogram) boxing semifinals.
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Australia competes in the women's team synchronized swimming free routine final.
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Australia competes in the women's team synchronized swimming free routine final.
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China's Qingling Song, left, celebrates a disallowed goal in the women's field hockey classification match against Australia.
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China's Qingling Song, left, celebrates a disallowed goal in the women's field hockey classification match against Australia.
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Bulgaria's Silviya Miteva performs her ribbon program during the individual all-around qualifications of the rhythmic gymnastics event.
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Bulgaria's Silviya Miteva performs her ribbon program during the individual all-around qualifications of the rhythmic gymnastics event.
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A view of the wrestling events at ExCeL in London.
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A view of the wrestling events at ExCeL in London.
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Great Britain's Luke Campbell, left, defends against Satoshi Shimizu of Japan during the men's bantamweight (56-kilogram) boxing semifinals.
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Great Britain's Luke Campbell, left, defends against Satoshi Shimizu of Japan during the men's bantamweight (56-kilogram) boxing semifinals.
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Presenters in action during the medal ceremony following the men's marathon 10-kilometer swim.
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Presenters in action during the medal ceremony following the men's marathon 10-kilometer swim.
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Germany's Jana Berezko-Marggrander performs her ribbon program during the individual all-around qualifications of the rhythmic gymnastics event.
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Germany's Jana Berezko-Marggrander performs her ribbon program during the individual all-around qualifications of the rhythmic gymnastics event.
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Italy's Vincenzo Mangiacapre leaves the ring after his loss to Cuba's Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo in the men's light welterweight (64-kilogram) boxing semifinals.
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Italy's Vincenzo Mangiacapre leaves the ring after his loss to Cuba's Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo in the men's light welterweight (64-kilogram) boxing semifinals.
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Brazi's Squel Stein is carried off in a stretcher after crashing in the women's BMX cycling semifinals.
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Brazi's Squel Stein is carried off in a stretcher after crashing in the women's BMX cycling semifinals.
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Morocco's Issam Chernoubi, left, battles Afghanistan's Nesar Ahmad Bahawi in the men's under 80-kilogram taekwondo bout.
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Morocco's Issam Chernoubi, left, battles Afghanistan's Nesar Ahmad Bahawi in the men's under 80-kilogram taekwondo bout.
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Spain's Francisco Hervas Jodar competes during the men's marathon 10-kilometer swim.
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Spain's Francisco Hervas Jodar competes during the men's marathon 10-kilometer swim.
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South Korea's Jincheol Kim, right, and Kenichi Yumoto of Japan compete in the men's freestyle 55-kilogram wrestling.
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South Korea's Jincheol Kim, right, and Kenichi Yumoto of Japan compete in the men's freestyle 55-kilogram wrestling.
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Swimmers compete in the men's marathon 10-kilometer swim at Hyde Park in London.
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Swimmers compete in the men's marathon 10-kilometer swim at Hyde Park in London.
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Australia's Jodie Schulz, left, shoots a penalty shot against Chinese goalkeeper Yimeng Zhang during the women's field hockey classification match.
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Australia's Jodie Schulz, left, shoots a penalty shot against Chinese goalkeeper Yimeng Zhang during the women's field hockey classification match.
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Japan's Yasunari Hirai warms up before starting the men's marathon 10-kilometer swim.
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Japan's Yasunari Hirai warms up before starting the men's marathon 10-kilometer swim.
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Argentina's Miguel Antonio Correa reacts during the men's kayak double 200-meter canoe sprint semifinals.
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Argentina's Miguel Antonio Correa reacts during the men's kayak double 200-meter canoe sprint semifinals.
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Drinks are ready for swimmers in the men's 10-kilometer marathon.
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Drinks are ready for swimmers in the men's 10-kilometer marathon.
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Australia's Janine Murray performs her ribbon program during the individual all-around qualifications of the rhythmic gymnastics event.
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Australia's Janine Murray performs her ribbon program during the individual all-around qualifications of the rhythmic gymnastics event.
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Azerbaijan's Ashraf Aliyev, left, grapples with Sohsuke Takatani of Japan in the men's freestyle 74-kilogram wrestling.
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Azerbaijan's Ashraf Aliyev, left, grapples with Sohsuke Takatani of Japan in the men's freestyle 74-kilogram wrestling.
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Ireland's Paddy Barnes delivers a punch against Shiming Zou of China during the men's light flyweight (49-kilogram) boxing semifinal bout.
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Ireland's Paddy Barnes delivers a punch against Shiming Zou of China during the men's light flyweight (49-kilogram) boxing semifinal bout.
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Britain's Francesca Jones performs her ribbon program during the individual all-around qualifications of the rhythmic gymnastics event.
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Britain's Francesca Jones performs her ribbon program during the individual all-around qualifications of the rhythmic gymnastics event.
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Afghanistan's Nesar Ahmad Bahawi, left, directs a kick against Morocco's Issam Chernoubi during the men's under 80-kilogram taekwondo bout.
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Afghanistan's Nesar Ahmad Bahawi, left, directs a kick against Morocco's Issam Chernoubi during the men's under 80-kilogram taekwondo bout.
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Australian women's field hockey players pose for fans after their 2-0 win over China.
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Australian women's field hockey players pose for fans after their 2-0 win over China.
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Thailand's Kaeo Pongprayoon has a quiet moment before entering the ring in the men's light flyweight (48-kilogram) boxing semifinals.
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Thailand's Kaeo Pongprayoon has a quiet moment before entering the ring in the men's light flyweight (48-kilogram) boxing semifinals.
Iran's Sousan Hajipourgoli, left, battles Australia's Carmen Marton in women's taekwondo in the under 67-kilogram division.
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Iran's Sousan Hajipourgoli, left, battles Australia's Carmen Marton in women's taekwondo in the under 67-kilogram division.
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Competitors race in the women's kayak single 200-meter sprint heats at Eton Dorney in Windsor, England.
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Competitors race in the women's kayak single 200-meter sprint heats at Eton Dorney in Windsor, England.
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Great Britain's Lutalo Muhammad prepares to compete in the men's under 80-kilogram taekwondo preliminary round.
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Great Britain's Lutalo Muhammad prepares to compete in the men's under 80-kilogram taekwondo preliminary round.
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Germany's Sebastian Brendel, right, and Qiang Li of China compete in the men's canoe single 200-meter sprint semifinals.
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Germany's Sebastian Brendel, right, and Qiang Li of China compete in the men's canoe single 200-meter sprint semifinals.
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Belgium's Gaelle Valcke celebrates after scoring the match-winning goal against the United States during the women's field hockey classification match. Belgium won 2-1.
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Belgium's Gaelle Valcke celebrates after scoring the match-winning goal against the United States during the women's field hockey classification match. Belgium won 2-1.
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American Steven Lopez, left, competes against Ramin Azizov of Azerbaijan during the men's under 80-kilogram taekwondo preliminary round.
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American Steven Lopez, left, competes against Ramin Azizov of Azerbaijan during the men's under 80-kilogram taekwondo preliminary round.
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American Steven Lopez walks off after losing to Ramin Azizov of Azerbaijan in the taekwondo bout.
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American Steven Lopez walks off after losing to Ramin Azizov of Azerbaijan in the taekwondo bout.
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China's Zhang Yimeng, center, saves a shot from Australian Teneal Attard, left, as Attard's teammate Jayde Taylor stands by during the women's field hockey classification match.
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China's Zhang Yimeng, center, saves a shot from Australian Teneal Attard, left, as Attard's teammate Jayde Taylor stands by during the women's field hockey classification match.
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Germany's Ronald Rauhe competes in the kayak single 200-meter men's heats.
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Germany's Ronald Rauhe competes in the kayak single 200-meter men's heats.
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U.S. goalkeeper Amy Swensen walks off the pitch after being substituted for an offensive player in the last minutes of the women's field hockey classification match between the United States and Belgium. Check out<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2012%2F08%2F11%2Fworldsport%2Fgallery%2Folympics-day-fifteen%2Findex.html" target="_blank"> Day 15 of the competition </a>from Saturday, August 11.
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U.S. goalkeeper Amy Swensen walks off the pitch after being substituted for an offensive player in the last minutes of the women's field hockey classification match between the United States and Belgium. Check out Day 15 of the competition from Saturday, August 11.
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