U.S. swimmer Missy Franklin smiles after winning the gold in the women’s 200-meter backstroke final at the Aquatics Centre.
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Brazil’s Keila Costa competes in the women’s triple jump qualifying rounds at the athletics event.
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U.S.’s Zhang Lily competes in the Women’s team first round table tennis.
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Kerron Clement of the U.S.competes in the men’s 400m hurdles heat at the Olympic Stadium.
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Brazil’s Sheilla Castro (L), Fabiana Claudino (C) and Paula Pequeno attempt to block during the Women’s preliminary pool B volleyball match between Brazil and China.
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Ukraine’s Natalia Dobrynska warms up before the women’s heptathlon 100m hurdles heats at the athletics event.
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An artist scores a basket during a show held prior the women’s preliminary round group A basketball match between Angola vs. Croatia.
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U.S. Lebron James (C) shoots against Tony Skinn (L) and Al-Farouq Aminu (2ndR) of Nigeria during the men’s preliminary round basketball match.
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Germany’s Katrin Holtwick dives for the ball during the women’s Beach Volleyball round of 16 match against Germany’s Laura Ludwig and Sara Goller on the Centre Court Stadium.
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Members of the media protect their equipment with rain covers during the athletics event held at the Olympic Stadium in London.
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A supporter of Britain watches the athletics competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Michael Phelps of the U.S. on his way to win the Men’s 100m Butterfly Final at the London 2012 Olympic Games Swimming competition.
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Birhan Getahun of Ethiopia lies on the track after suffering an injury during heat 2 of the men’s 3000m steeplechase.
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Belarus’ Ihar Makarau fights against Cuba’s Oscar Brayson (L) during their men’s +100kg repechage judo match.
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Athletes compete in the men’s 400m hurdles heats as the Olympic flame burns during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Belarus’ Yana Maksimava lands on the mat after her jump during her women’s heptathlon high jump Group A event.
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South Korea’s Woo Young Won celebrates his team’s victory at the end of their men’s sabre team gold medal fencing competition.
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Yasuhiro Ueyama of Japan competes in the men’s gymnastics trampoline qualification in the North Greenwich Arena.
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South Korea’s Jing Jihae takes a shot against France in their women’s handball Preliminaries Group B match at the Copper Box venue.
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Saudi Arabia’s Wojdan Shaherkani (top) fights with Puerto Rico’s Melissa Mojica during their women’s +78kg elimination round of 32 judo match.
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Gold medallist Cuba’s Idalys Ortiz jumps at the victory ceremony for the women’s +78kg judo event.
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A tennis ball gets compressed against the racquet as Switzerland’s Roger Federer serves to Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro in their men’s singles tennis semi-final match.
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Egypt’s Khalil K Abir Abdelrahman falls after failed attempt on the women’s 75Kg group A weightlifting competition at the ExCel venue.
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Jessica Ennis (R) of Britain and Hyleas Fountain of the U.S. compete in their women’s heptathlon 100m hurdles heat.
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A British athlete wears a mask of Britain’s Rebecca Adlington as he waits for the start of the women’s 200-meter backstroke final at the Aquatics Centre.
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