Sports

London Olympics: Day 12

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U.S. Allyson Felix celebrates after winning gold in the Women’s 200m Final at Olympic Stadium. Getty Images
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Brazil’s Larissa Franca, (R), and Juliana Silva, celebrate with friends and fans after defeating China in their women’s bronze medal beach volleyball match. AP Photo
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Melissa Wu of Australia competes in the Women’s 10m Platform Diving Preliminary at the Aquatics Centre. Getty Images
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Asli Cakir Alptekin of Turkey celebrates after competing in the Women’s 1500m Semifinals on Day 12 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Getty Images
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Taiwan’s Yang Shu-Chun (L) fights against Germany’s Sumeyye Manz during their women’s taekwondo bout in the category under 49 kg. AFP/Getty Images
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Saudi Arabia’s Sarah Attar competes in a women’s 800-meter heat in the Olympic Stadium. AP Photo
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U.S. Ashton Eaton reacts after his throw in the shot put in the decathlon. AP Photo
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Turkey’s Merve Aydin cries and sits down after the finish line in a women’s 800-meter heat. AP Photo
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U.S. Jason Richardson clears a hurdle in his men’s 110m hurdles semi-final. REUTERS
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Russia’s Andrei Kirilenko, (R), and Timofey Mozgov, (L), battle Lithuania’s Paulius Jankunas, (C), for a rebound during a men’s quarterfinals basketball game. AP Photo
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Usain Bolt of Jamaica puts his arm on the shoulder of Christophe Lemaitre of France after his Men’s 200m Semifinals at Olympic Stadium. Getty Images
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Haley Nemra (R) of the Marshall Islands starts her women’s 800m round 1 heat at the Olympic Stadium. REUTERS
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Kazakhstan’s Marina Volnova (R) fights Claressa Shields of the U.S. during their Women’s Middle (75kg) semi-final boxing match. REUTERS
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Colombia’s Mariana Pajon competes in the women’s BMX seeding run at the BMX Track in the Olympic Park. REUTERS
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Mexico’s Yahel Castillo Huerta shakes his head as he climbs out of the pool following his low-scoring last dive during the men’s 3m springboard final. REUTERS
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Olivier Guillon of France riding Lord de Theize performs during the equestrian individual jumping final. REUTERS
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France’s Luc Abalo (R) takes a shot in his men’s handball quarterfinals match against Spain at the Basketball Arena. REUTERS
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China’s Ma Long celebrates in his men’s team gold medal table tennis singles match against South Korea’s Ryu Seungmin at the ExCel venue. REUTERS
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Nathan Outteridge (R) and Iain Jensen of Australia celebrate winning gold in the Men’s 49er Sailing on Day 12 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Getty Images
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Spain’s Javier Garcia Gadea (R) shoots as Montenegro’s Vjekoslav Paskovic (L) defends during their Men’s Quarterfinal water polo match. REUTERS
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U.S. Clarissa Mei Ling Chun celebrates after defeating Ukraine’s Irini Merleni for the bronze medal of the Women’s 48Kg Greco-Roman wrestling at the ExCel venue. REUTERS
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New Zealand’s Peter Burling (R) and Blair Tuke celebrate winning silver in the 49er sailing class. REUTERS
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China’s Ruixue Jing (in red) fights with Russia’s Lubov Volosova on the Women’s 63Kg Greco-Roman wrestling at the ExCel venue. REUTERS
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Brazil’s Juliana Silva, (R), kisses Larissa Franca during the third set of a win over China in the women’s Bronze Medal beach volleyball match. AP Photo