Images from the 2012 Summer Olympics on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Melissa Seidemann, right, of the United States greets young British fans after they defeated Australia in their womens semifinal water polo match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London.
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Face to face, Melissa Seidemann, right looks at Gemma Beadsworth of Australia of the United States during their womens semifinal water polo match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London.
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Melissa Seidemann, right, of the United States looks to pass against Nicola Zagame of Australia during a womens semifinal water polo match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London. The U.S. won 11-9 in overtime.
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Canadas Krista Phillips (4) vies for possession with United States Candace Parker, left, Diana Taurasi during their womens quarterfinal basketball game at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London.
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USAs Diana Taurasi (12) walks off the court with teammates USAs Seimone Augustus, left, Angel McCoughtry (8)and Candace Parker, right, during a quarterfinal womens basketball game against Canada at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London.
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Chinas Liu Xiang, right, fails to clear a hurdle in a mens 110-meter hurdles heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012.
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Michael Conlan of Ireland, left, and Nordine Oubaali of France, react after their mens quarterfinal flyweight 52-kg boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London.
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USAs Jason Richardson leads his heat in the mens 100-meter hurdles during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012.
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Australias Sally Pearson reacts as she wins gold in the womens 100-meter hurdles final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012.
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Frederic Fokejou Tefot of Cameroon competes in the mens +105-kg, group B, weightlifting competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London.
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This picture taken with a fisheye lens shows Frances Benjamin Compaore participating in the mens triple jump qualifying round during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012.
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Russias Ivan Ukhov reacts to his gold medal win in the mens high jump during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012.
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Australias Sally Pearson crosses the finish line for a gold medal win in the womens 100-meter hurdles final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012.
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Russian gymnast Kseniia Afanaseva holds a portrait of an Orthodox Saint after her performance during the artistic gymnastics womens floor exercise final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday Aug. 7, 2012, in London. Afanaseva placed the portrait near the mat prior to her performance.
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United States Misty May-Treanor, left, and Kerri Walsh Jennings celebrate after defeating China in their semifinal womens beach volleyball match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London.
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Chinas Liu Xiang, second left, falls as Hungarys Balazs Baji, Polands Artur Noga and Barbados Shane Brathwaite react during a mens 110-meter hurdles heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012.
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Germanys Robert Harting celebrates his gold medal win in the mens discus during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012.
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Gymnast from the Netherlands Epke Zonderland performs on the horizontal bar during the artistic gymnastics mens apparatus finals at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London.
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Great Britains Alistair Brownlee, top, is congratulated by Spains Javier Gomez after Brownlee won the gold medal in the mens triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London. Gomez took the silver.
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Kami Craig of the United States celebrates after scoring a goal in overtime against Australia during their womens semifinal water polo match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London.
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Spains Marina Alabau celebrates after winning the rs:x women gold medal at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in Weymouth and Portland, England.
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South Koreas Kim Bok-yung ist stopped by Russias Liudmila Bodnieva and Russias Ekaterina Davydenko during their womens handball quarterfinal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London.
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Australias Sally Pearson, front left, crosses the finish line to win gold ahead of United States Dawn Harper, front right, in the womens 100-meter hurdles final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012.
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Jamaicas Usain Bolt competes in a mens 200-meter heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012.
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U.S. gymnast Gabrielle Douglas loses her balance and hangs onto the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics womens apparatus finals at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London.
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Chinese gymnast Deng Linlin performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics womens apparatus finals at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London.
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Spains Javier Gomez, left, congratulates Great Britains Alistair Brownlee after Brownlee won the gold medal in the mens triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London.
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Chinas Ding Ning serves against Japans Kasumi Ishikawa in a womens team table tennis gold medal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London.
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Gymnast from the Netherlands Epke Zonderland displays his gold medal for the horizontal bar during the artistic gymnastics mens apparatus finals at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London.
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Bahamass Shamar Sands falls after hitting a hurdle in the mens 100-meter hurdles during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012.
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Kerri Walsh Jennings of the United States leaps in the air after beating China in two sets during a womens semi-final beach volleyball match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London.
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Turkeys Esmeral Tuncluer, left, and Bahar Caglar, right, scramble for control of the ball with Russias Irina Osipova, center, during a quarterfinal womens basketball game at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London.
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Mexicos Javier Cortes (7) celebrates his goal with teammates Raul Jimenez, left, Jorge Enriquez and Darvin Chavez during their mens soccer semifinal match against Japan at Wembley Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London.
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Australias Sally Pearson, left, crosses the finish line to win the gold in the womens 100-meter hurdles final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012.
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