Images from the 2012 Summer Olympics on Wednesday, August 1, 2012

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United States women's water polo athletes Tumua Anae, left, and Melissa Seidemann react during a preliminary women's water polo match against Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London.

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Melissa Seidemann of the United States shoots at goal during their women's water polo preliminary round match against Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London.

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Britain's Bradley Wiggins takes the start of the men's individual time trial cycling event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London.

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Russia's Sergey Vodopiyanov, right, fights Brazil's Robenilson Vieira de Jesus, during their men's bantam 56-kg boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London.

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Brazil's Juliana Silva center, dives for the ball as Juliana Silva looks on during a beach volleyball match against Czech Republic's Hana Klapalova and Lenka Hajeckova at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012.

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Ecuador's Julio Castillo Torres, left, fights Belarus' Siarhei Karneyeu during a heavyweight 91-kg preliminary boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London.

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United States' Ryan Lochte starts in a men's 200-meter individual medley at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012.

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U.S. gymnast John Orozco performs on the rings during the Artistic Gymnastic men's individual all-around competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London.

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An almost deserted Canon Street in central London with St Paul's Cathedral in the background centre, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. Many people are heeding government advice and staying away from central London during the London 2012 Olympics.

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Japanese gymnast Kazuhito Tanaka performs on the horizontal bar during the artistic gymnastics men's individual all-around competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London.

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Australia's Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen practice before starting the 49er class race at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in Weymouth and Portland, England.

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Poland's Radoslaw Zawrotniak, left, competes against Italy's Paolo Pizzo during the men's individual epee fencing competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London.

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People walk through the ExCel Centre, home of several Olympic events, during the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London.

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Nigeria's Felix Expo competes during the men's 77-kg, group B, weightlifting competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London.

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United States' Shannon Vreeland, left, and Missy Franklin, right, embrace Allison Schmitt, foreground, and Dana Vollmer, center, after they won gold in the women's 4x200-meter freestyle relay swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012.

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Canada's Marie-Pier Beaudet aims for the target during an elimination round of the individual archery competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London.

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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, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in Waltham Cross near London.

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People walk across a traffic free London Bridge in central London with the Shard in the background, left, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. People are heeding government advice and staying away from central London during the London 2012 Olympics.

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Yuri Alvear, of Colombia, reacts after defeating Chen Fei of China, to win the bronze medal during the women's 70-kg judo competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London.

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United States' Nathan Adrian celebrates his gold medal win in the men's 100-meter freestyle swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012.

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The United State's Seth Kelsey looks on during his match against Estonia's Nikolai Novosjolov in the men's individual epee fencing competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London.

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Britain's Bradley Wiggins competes on his way to win the Gold medal in the men's individual time trial cycling event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London.

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China's Jiao Liuyang competes to win gold in the women's 200-meter butterfly swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012.

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Hungary's Daniel Gyurta reacts after winning gold in the men's 200-meter breaststroke swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. Gyurta set a world record with a time of 2 minutes, 7.28 seconds, shaving 0.03 off the previous mark set by Christian Sprenger of Australia at the 2009 world championships in a now-banned bodysuit.

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Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura performs on the parallel bars during the Artistic Gymnastic men's individual all-around competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London.

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Gallery posted: 8/1/2012 8:05 PM

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Athletes from the United States competed in water polo, gymnastics, cycling and many other sports at the 2012 London Olympics Wednesday August 1st.