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London Olympics: Winners Joy

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Silver medallist Netherlands’ Marit Bouwmeester, gold medallist China’s Xu Lijia and bronze medallist Belgium’s Evi Van Acker (L-R) pose during the women’s Laser Radial sailing race victory ceremony. REUTERS
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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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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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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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Britain’s Alistair Brownlee wins in the men’s triathlon final at Hyde Park. 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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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
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Germany’s Ariane Friedrich reacts after a successful attempt during the women’s high jump qualification at the Olympic Stadium. REUTERS
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Ukraine’s Elyzaveta Bryzgina (R) wins her women’s 4x100m relay heat ahead of Jamaica’s Kerron Stewart at the Olympic Stadium. REUTERS
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Germany’s Kurt Kuschela kisses his teammate Peter Kretschmer (R) in the forehead after winning their men’s canoe double (C2) 1000m finals A at Eton Dorney. REUTERS
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Australia’s Shane Perkins celebrates after the track cycling men’s sprint bronze finals at the Velodrome. REUTERS
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U.S. Carli Lloyd (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring during the women’s soccer gold medal match against Japan. AP
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Brazil gymnast Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti celebrates winning gold in the men’s rings final of the artistic gymnastics event. AFP/Getty Images
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(L to R) Third placed Warren Weir of Jamaica and compatriots first placed Usain Bolt and second placed Yohan Blake pose after the men’s 200m final at the Olympic Stadium. REUTERS
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U.S. players celebrates with their gold medals after defeating Japan in the women’s final soccer match. Reuters
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(From L) US’ Jennifer Suhr celebrates with second placed Yarisley Silva of Cuba and third placed Elena Isinbaeva of Russia, after winning the Women’s Pole Vault final at the athletics event. AFP/Getty Images
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Usain Bolt of Jamaica does his famous arrow jubilation stance as he won the gold medal in the Men’s 100 Meter race at Olympic Stadium. UPI
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Britain’s Andy Murray celebrates after defeating Switzerland’s Roger Federer in the men’s singles tennis gold medal match. REUTERS
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Japan’s Satoshi Shimizu (L) reacts as he defeats Algeria’s Mohamed Amine Oudahi during their Men’s Bantam (56kg) Quarterfinal boxing match. REUTERS
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U.S. Sanya Richards-Ross celebrates after winning the women’s 400m final at the athletics event during the London 2012 Olympic Games. AFP/Getty Images
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Jane Moran of Australia, (L), with teammate Ash Southern celebrate after they defeated China in a penalty shoot-out during their women’s water polo quarterfinal. AP Photo
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Denmark’s Lasse Norman Hansen celebrates after winning the gold medal in the London 2012 Olympic Games men’s omnium 1km time trial cycling event at the Velodrome. AFP/Getty Images
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Kenya’s Ezekiel Kemboi reacts after winning the men’s 3000m steeplechase final at the athletics event. AFP/Getty Images
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Italy’s Andrea Baldini celebrates scoring the winning point for his team to win gold in the men’s foil team final against Japan as part of the fencing event of London 2012 Olympic games. AFP/Getty Images
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Gold medallist Cuba’s Idalys Ortiz jumps at the victory ceremony for the women’s +78kg judo event. REUTERS
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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. REUTERS
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U.S. swimmer Missy Franklin smiles after winning the gold in the women’s 200-meter backstroke final at the Aquatics Centre. AP Photo
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Gold medallist Gabrielle Douglas of the U.S. (C) stands on the podium with Russia’s silver medallist Victoria Komova (R) and bronze medallist Aliya Mustafina after the women’s individual all-around gymnastics final in the North Greenwich Arena. REUTERS
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First placed Etienne Stott of Britain jumps into the water as compatriots David Florence (2nd R) and Richard Hounslow (L) celebrate their second place finish with coach Mark Delaney in the men’s canoe double (C2) final at Lee Valley White Water Centre. REUTERS
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Britain’s Gemma Gibbons celebrates after defeating France’s Audrey Tcheumeo (blue) in their women’s -78kg semi-final B judo match. REUTERS
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Team USA throw a teammate into the water as they celebrate winning the gold medal at the women’s eight finals rowing event at at Eton Dorney Rowing Centre. The team comprises of Erin Cafaro, Zsuzsanna Francia, Esther Lofgren, Taylor Ritzel, Meghan Musnicki, Eleanor Logan, Caroline Lind, Caryn Davies and Mary Whipple. REUTERS
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TOPSHOTS Italy’s Alessio Sartori (back) and Romano Battisti celebrate after winning the silver medal in the men’s double sculls final A of the rowing event at Eton Dorney Rowing Centre. AFP/Getty Images
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Stroke seat Will Crothers leaps into the lake in celebration as The Canadian men’s Eight celebrates during the medal ceremony after winning a silver medal in rowing at the Eton Dorney in London. ZUMAPRESS.com
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Team Canada toss a team mate into the water to celebrate their second place in the men’s eight Final A to win silver during the victory ceremony at Eton Dorney. REUTERS
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Kayla Harrison of the U.S. celebrates after defeating Britain’s Gemma Gibbons in their women’s -78kg final judo match. REUTERS
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Victoria Azarenka of Belarus celebrates after defeating Angelique Kerber of Germany in the Quarterfinals of Women’s Singles Tennis at Wimbledon. Getty Images
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Britain’s Gold medalists David Florence (L) and Richard Hounslow react after competing in the Canoe Double Men’s Slalom Final at the ” Lee Valley White Water Centre.” AFP/Getty Images
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Britain’s Helen Glover,(L) and Heather Stanning celebrate Great Britain’s first gold medal at London 2012 after winning the Women’s Pairs at Eton Dorney. AP Photo
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Silver medalist Australia’s Jessica Fox celebrates with the Australian national flag after competing in the Kayak Single Women’s Slalom final at the ” Lee Valley White Water Centre.” AFP/Getty Images
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China’s Zhang Jike celebrates after defeating China’s Wang Hao in their men’s singles gold medal table tennis match at the ExCel venue. REUTERS
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Great Britain’s Peter Robert Russell Wilson celebrates on the podium after winning the gold medal in the men’s shooting double trap final at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London. AFP/Getty Images
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Britain’s Anthony Ogogo celebrates winning his match against the Ukraine’s Ievgen Khytrov in the Men’s Middle (75kg) Round of 16 boxing match. REUTERS
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Netherlands’ Henk Grol celebrates after defeating Czech Republic’s Lukas Krpalek (blue) in their men’s -100kg repechage judo match. REUTERS
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Team USA react after winning the gold medals at the victory ceremony after the women’s eight finals rowing event at Eton Dorney. REUTERS
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Corina Caprioriu of Romania celebrates her win over U.S. Marti Malloy in the Women’s -57 kg Judo on Day 3. Getty Images
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Sweden’s Hakan Dahlby celebrates his second place in the men’s double trap shooting event at the Royal Artillery Barracks. REUTERS
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Automne Pavia of France celebrates her bronze medal B over Hedvig Karakas of Hungary during the Women’s -57 kg Judo at ExCeL Venue. Getty Images
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Missy Franklin of the United States celebrates with her gold medal and an American flag during the medal ceremony for the Women’s 100m Backstroke. Getty Images
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Maria Bertelli of Great Britain celebrates winning a point in the Women’s Volleyball Preliminary match between Great Britain and Algeria. Getty Images
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U.S. Dagmara Wozniak celebrates her victory against Tunisia’s Azza Besbes during their women’s sabre individual round of 16 fencing competition at the ExCel venue. REUTERS
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U.S. Alexandra Raisman celebrates during the final rotation in the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Team final. Getty Images
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Chad le Clos of South Africa celebrates after winning the gold in the Men’s 200m Butterfly final. Getty Images
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Tunisia’s Sarra Besbes (R) celebrates defeating South Korea’s Choi Injeong during their women’s epee individual round of 16 fencing competition at the ExCel venue. REUTERS
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Qingfeng Lin of China celebrates winning Gold during the Men’s 69kg Weightlifting Final. Getty Images
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France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga celebrates after winning over Canada’s Milos Raonic during their men’s singles second round tennis match. AFP/Getty Images
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South Korea’s Kim Jae-bum, along with his coach Jung Hun, celebrates after winning against Germany’s Ole Bischof in the final match of the Judo men’s 81-kilogram category. EPA
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Venezuela’s Junior Sanchez Rivero reacts after successful lift on the men’s 69Kg Group B weightlifting competition. REUTERS
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Germany’s Monika Sozanska celebrates defeating Russia’s Violetta Kolobova (not seen) during their women’s epee individual round of 32 fencing competition at the ExCel venue. REUTERS
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South Korea’s players celebrate after defeating Denmark in their women’s handball Preliminaries Group B match at the Copper Box venue. REUTERS
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Denmark’s Joachim Fischer celebrates with Christinna Pedersen, background, after winning against Thailand’s Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thoungthongkam, unseen, at a mixed doubles badminton match. AP Photo
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Vasiliki Arvaniti, from Greece celebrates with her teammate Maria Tsiartsiani, left, after defeating russia in their Beach Volleyball match. AP Photo
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U.S. Michael Phelps celebrates after winning the gold in the Men’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay final. Getty Images
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Italy’s Daniele Molmenti celebrates winning the gold medal in the final of the K-1 men’s kayak slalom at Lee Valley Whitewater Center. AP Photo
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China’s Lei Sheng celebrates defeating Egypt’s Alaaeldin Abouelkassem during their men’s individual foil gold medal fencing match. REUTERS
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Brazil’s Bruno Rezende celebrates during a men’s preliminary volleyball match against Russia. AP Photo
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Kim Un Guk of North Korea celebrates a lift while competing during the men’s 62-kg, group A, weightlifting competition. AP Photo
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Britain’s Crista Cullen celebrates a goal by team mate Alex Danson during their women’s Group A hockey match against South Korea. REUTERS
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Guatemala’s Kevin Cordon celebrates beating Britain’s Rajiv Ouseph in their men’s singles group play stage Group M badminton match. REUTERS
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Germany’s Sideris Tasiadis celebrates winning the silver medal after the men’s canoe single (C1) final at Lee Valley White Water Centre. REUTERS
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China’s Sun Yujie celebrates defeating South Korea’s Shin A Lam (not seen) during their women’s epee individual bronze medal fencing match at the ExCel venue. REUTERS
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Montenegro’s Bojana Popovic celebrates a goal against Angola in their women’s handball Preliminaries Group A match at the Copper Box venue. REUTERS
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Brazil’s Ana Paula Rodrigues celebrates a goal against Montenegro in their women’s handball Preliminaries Group A match. REUTERS
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China’s Chen Fei celebrates after defeating Japan’s Haruka Tachimoto (white) in their women’s -70kg quarter-final judo match. REUTERS
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Netherlands’ Edith Bosch celebrates after defeating South Korea’s Hwang Ye-Sul in their women’s -70kg Bronze medal B judo match. REUTERS
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Talita Rocha of Brazil celebrates during the Women’s Beach Volleyball Preliminary match between Brazil and Germany. Getty Images
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Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte celebrates after winning the women’s 100m breaststroke final at the Aquatics Centre. REUTERS
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France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga celebrates after defeating Canada’s Milos Raonic in their men’s singles tennis match at the All England Lawn Tennis Club. REUTERS
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U.S. Serena Williams in a women’s doubles tennis match with her sister Venus Williams, celebrates after they defeated Germany’s Angelique Kerber and Sabine Lisicki at the All England Lawn Tennis Club. REUTERS
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Spain’s Elsa Baquerizo McMillan celebrates after winning women’s preliminary round beach volleyball match against Argentina. REUTERS
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Russia’s Konstantin Semenov celebrates after defeating China’s Xu Linyin and Wu Penggeng during their men’s preliminary round beach volleyball match at Horse Guards Parade. REUTERS
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Russia’s Ivan Nifontov celebrates after defeating Japan’s Takahiro Nakai (white) during their men’s -81kg bronze medal A judo match. REUTERS