Images from the 2012 Summer Olympics on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
USAs Matthew Anderson hugs teammate Sean Rooney (2) after the team lost 3-0 to Italy during a mens volleyball quarterfinal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, in London.
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USAs Donald Suxho and Sean Rooney react after losing 3-0 to Italy during a mens volleyball quarterfinal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, in London.
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Panamas Carolena Carstens Salceda looks on during her fight against Spains Brigette Yague Enrique in womens 49-kg taekwondo competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, in London.
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Hungarys Mate Lekai reacts after his team defeated Iceland during their mens handball quarterfinal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, in London.
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Andrija Prlainovic of Serbia shoots against Australia during a mens quarterfinal water polo match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, in London. Serbia won 11-8.
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Japans players celebrate winning their classification hockey match against South Africa at the Riverside Arena at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012.
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United States Aries Merritt, second from left, crosses the finish line ahead of United States Jason Richardson, right, and Jamaicas Hansle Parchment, left, to win gold in the mens 110-meter hurdles final
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Saudi Arabias Sarah Attar trails in a womens 800-meter heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. Attar is the first Saudi woman to compete in athletics during the Olympics.
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Timo Boll of Germany competes against Leung Chu Yan of Hong Kong in the mens team table tennis bronze medal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, in London.
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Spains Viran Morros de Argila, right, and Frances Jerome Fernandez challenge during their mens handball quarterfinal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, in London.
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Germanys Sebastian Brendel celebrates after winning the gold medal in the mens canoe single 1000m in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012.
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Spains Viran Morros de Argila, covers his face after his team lost to France their mens handball quarterfinal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, in London.
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In this photo taken with a fisheye lens, Belarus Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova competes in the womens long jump final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012.
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Vietnams Huynh Chau Le fights Chinese Taipeis Chen-Yang Wei (in red) during their match in mens 58-kg taekwondo competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, in London.
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United States Brittney Reese competes in the womens long jump final to win gold during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012.
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Taxi driver Richard Meid waits for a fare in front of the British Museum during the 2012 Summer Olympics,Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, in London.
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In this photo taken with a fisheye lens, Australia coach John Fox, pointing finger at bottom center right, talks to his players before a mens quarterfinal water polo match against Serbia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, in London.
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Simon Delestre of France rides his horse Napoli Du Ry in the equestrian individual jumping competition, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, in London.
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United States Ashton Eaton, left, and Ukraines Voleksiy Kasyanov, right, cross the finish line in a mens decathlon 100-meter heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012.
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United States Donald Suxho dives but cannot reach a ball during a mens quarterfinal volleyball match against Italy at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, in London.
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United States Bernard Lagat rests on compatriot Galen Rupp following their mens 5000-meter heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012.
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United States Ashton Eaton reacts after his throw in the shot put in the decathlon during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012.
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United States Aries Merritt, right, beats teammate Jason Richardson, top and Jamaicas Hansle Parchment to win the mens 110-meter hurdles during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012.
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Spains players react after their team lost to France their mens handball quarterfinal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, in London.
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USAs Tyson Chandler slams a dunk against Australias David Andersen during a mens quarterfinals basketball game at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, in London.
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United States Allyson Felix, second from right, crosses the finish line to win gold ahead of Jamaicas Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, right, in the womens 200-meter final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012.
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