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London Olympics: Tattoos

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Pedro Cunha of Brazil sports an Indian face tattoo during the Men’s Beach Volleyball Preliminary match between Brazil and Great Britain. Getty Images
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Olympic wrestler Tonya Verbeek fixes her hair as a tattoo of a Canadian Maple Leaf is seen on her back as she does her weight training. REUTERS
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A tattoo of a Bible verse is seen on the hands of Brady Ellison of the U.S. as he prepares to take aim during the men’s archery team quaterfinals at the Lords Cricket Ground. REUTERS
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A USA tattoo is seen under U.S. gymnast Jonathan Horton’s leotard during the men’s gymnastics qualification. REUTERS
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An Olympic rings tattoo of Khatuna Lorig of the U.S. is seen during the women’s archery individual ranking round. REUTERS
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The tattoo of Erika of Brazil’s women’s basketball team is seen during a team practice session in the Crystal Palace. REUTERS
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Moldova’s Vasilii Belous sports a tattoo as he fights against Tanzania’s Selemani Kidunda during the men’s welter (69kg) Round of 32 boxing match. REUTERS
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A tattoo including the word ‘Deserve’ is seen under Louis Smith of Great Britain’s leotard during the men’s gymnastics qualification. REUTERS
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An Olympic tattoo is seen on Marta Pihan-Kulesza of Poland’s back during the balance beam event during the women’s gymnastics qualification. REUTERS
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A tattoo that reads “Queen” is seen on the right arm of U.S. 60-kg lightweight boxer Queen Underwood during a practice session at the 2012 Summer Olympics. AP Photo
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A tattoo of Jessica Lopez of Venezuela is seen as she competes in the asymmetric bars during the women’s gymnastics qualification in the North Greenwich Arena. REUTERS
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Germany’s Moritz Fuerste sports a tattoo on his right leg as he plays against Belgium during their men’s Group B hockey match. REUTERS
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A tattoo of a maple leaf and the Olympic rings is seen on the back of Canada’s Brent Hayden as he attends a training session at the main pool of the Aquatics Centre. REUTERS
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Sarah Poewe of the German national Olympic swimming team sports an Olympic rings tattoo as she takes part in a training session. REUTERS
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A tattoo of the Olympic rings is seen on a member of the U.S. national Olympic swimming team during a training session at the main pool of the Aquatics Centre. REUTERS
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The butterfly tattoo of Vanessa Ferrari of Italy is seen as she attends a gymnastics training session at the O2 Arena. REUTERS
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A Canadian swimmer sports an Olympic rings tattoo at the Aquatics Centre. REUTERS