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South Africa's Cameron Van der Burgh celebrates after breaking the world record in the men's 100-meter breaststroke at the London Olympics on Sunday, July 29. Check out Day 1 of competition from Saturday, July 28. The 2012 Summer Olympics ran through August 12. AFP/Getty Images
Argentina's Ana Gallay, right, and Maria Virginia Zonta go for the ball during the women's beach volleyball preliminary match against April Ross and Jennifer Kessy of the United States. AFP/Getty Images
U.S. swimmer Nick Thoman, front, competes in the men's 100-meter backstroke semifinals. AFP/Getty Images
Britain's Tom Cleverley, center, vies for the ball with United Arab Emirate's Hamdan Al-Kamali, right. AFP/Getty Images
Fans of Great Britain cheer during the men's basketball game against Russia. Getty Images
Lithuanian forward Linas Kleiza shoots during a preliminary basketball match against Argentina. AFP/Getty Images
A general view of the Aquatics Centre on Sunday evening. Getty Images
Jerry Bengtson of Honduras celebrates after scoring in the team's first-round soccer match against Spain. Getty Images
France's Clement Lefert (standing, from left), Amaury Leveaux and Fabien Gilot celebrate after winning the men's 4 x 100-meter freestyle relay final. AFP/Getty Images
David Ferrer of Spain plays a forehand shot during the men's singles tennis match against Vasek Pospisil of Canada. Getty Images
French swimmer Camille Muffat celebrates after winning the women's 400-meter freestyle final. AFP/Getty Images
Laura Svilpaite of Lithuania competes on the beam during the artistic gymnastics women's team qualification round. Getty Images
Christos Tsakmakis of Greece competes during the men's canoe single slalom. Getty Images
Heem Wei Lim of Singapore competes in the floor exercise of the artistic gymnastics women's qualification round. Getty Images
Football fans wear masks depicting David Beckham while waiting for the match between United Arab Emirates and Great Britain to begin at Wembley Stadium. AFP/Getty Images
British forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu shoots during the men's preliminary basketball match against Russia. AFP/Getty Images
Britain's Sally Watson, left, is congratulated by teammates after scoring against Japan during the women's field hockey preliminary match. AFP/Getty Images
Jingbiao Wu of China takes part in the men's 56-kilogram weightlifting competition. Getty Images
Italian fencer Diego Occhiuzzi kisses his silver medal after the men's individual saber. Getty Images
Germany's Robert Stanjek and Frithjof Kleen are in action in the first Star class race in Weymouth, England. Getty Images
From right, Marianne Vos of the Netherlands, Elizabeth Armitstead of Great Britain, Kristin Armstrong of the United States and Olga Zabelinskaya of Russia cycle in a downpour during the women's road race. Getty Images
American Kyla Ross competes in the floor exercise in the artistic gymnastics women's team qualification round. Getty Images
Crista Cullen of Great Britain competes against Masako Sato of Japan during a women's field hockey match. Getty Images
Senegalese players celebrate at the end of the football match against Uruguay in Wembley Stadium. Senegal defeated Uruguay 2-0. Getty Images
Greece's Ioannis Mitakis competes in the Finn class race at Weymouth Harbour. Getty Images
Italy's Diego Occhiuzzi, right, celebrates his victory over Romania's Rares Dumitrescu during the men's saber semifinal fencing bout. AFP/Getty Images
Sweden's Malin Petersen on Sofarsogood acknowledges the crowd after competing in the dressage event. AFP/Getty Images
U.S. swimmer Dana Vollmer, right, prepares for the women's 100-meter butterfly final. Vollmer went on to win a gold medal and set a world record in the event, becoming the first woman to go under 56 seconds. AFP/Getty Images
Becchara Palmer of Australia dives for the ball during a women's beach volleyball preliminary match against Germany. Getty Images
Neymar, left, of Brazil reacts during the men's football match with Belarus' Igor Kuzmenok in Manchester, England. AFP/Getty Images
Fan shield themselves from the rain during the women's team archery event at Lord's Cricket Ground in London. Getty Images
Chinese gymnast Yao Jinnan performs on the beam during the women's artistic gymnastics qualification round. AFP/Getty Images
American Alexandra Raisman hugs coach Mihai Brestyan during the artistic gymnastics women's team qualification round. Getty Images
Teammates congratulate Senegal's Moussa Konate after he scores the opening goal against Uruguay in Wembley Stadium. AFP/Getty Images
Francesca Dallape and Tania Cagnotto of Italy compete in the women's synchronized 3-meter springboard final at the Aquatics Centre. Getty Images
Spain's Pau Gasol dunks the ball against China at the Basketball Arena in London. Getty Images
Brazil's Hulk leaps over Aleksandr Gutor of Belarus during a first-round group C football match in Manchester. Getty Images
Andy Murray of Britain returns the ball against Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland during their men's singles tennis match. AFP/Getty Images
Marianne Vos of the Netherlands celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the women's road race. Getty Images
Argentina's Luciana Aymar, center, rear, and her teammates cheer after she scored the opening goal during a women's field hockey match between Argentina and South Africa Getty Images
Sharleen Stratton and Anabelle Smith of Australia compete in the women's synchronized 3-meter springboard final at the Aquatics Centre. Getty Images
Ben Ainslie of Great Britain in action during the first Finn class race in Weymouth, England. Getty Images
Argentina's Rodrigo Quiroga, left, spikes as Australia's team attempts to block during men's volleyball action between Australia and Argentina. AFP/Getty Images
Great Britain's Jennifer Pinches shows her prowess on the beam in the artistic gymnastics women's team qualification round. Getty Images
Poland's Pawel Zagrodnik, left, and Masashi Ebinuma of Japan rest on the mat after their men's under 66-kilogram judo match. Getty Images
Sweden's Andreas Nilsson, No. 35 in yellow, scores past Issam Tej and goalkeeper Marouen Maggaiz of Tunisia during a men's handball preliminary match. Getty Images
South Korea's Bongil Gu, left, and Max Hartung of Germany face off in the men's saber individual fencing round. Getty Images
Sweden's Dalibor Doder jumps to shoot during a men's handball preliminary match between Sweden and Tunisia. Getty Images
Italy's Rosalba Forciniti celebrates after winning against South Korea's Kyung-Ok Kim during the women's under 52-kilogram judo match. AFP/Getty Images
Dark skies loom during the men's beach volleyball preliminary match between Brazil and Austria at the Horse Guards Parade in London. Getty Images
Australia's Lauren Mitchell competes in the floor exercise in the artistic gymnastics women's team qualification round at North Greenwich Arena. Getty Images
Masashi Ebinuma of Japan, in white, competes against Sergey Lim of Kazakhstan in a men's under 66-kilogram judo bout. Getty Images
Italy's Diego Occhiuzzi celebrates his victory over Italian teammate Aldo Montano at the end of the men's saber fencing bout. AFP/Getty Images
The main group of riders passes by the Mall near Buckingham Palace during the women's road race cycling. Getty Images
Belgium's Gaelle Valcke competes against the Kitty van Male of the Netherlands during a women's field hockey match. Getty Images
Long Chen of China returns a shot against Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand during the men's singles badminton match at Wembley Arena. Getty Images
French center Ronny Turiaf challenges U.S. guard Kobe Bryant during the men's preliminary round Group A match. AFP/Getty Images
Germany's Sideris Tasiadis competes during the men's canoe single slalom. Getty Images
French center Kevin Seraphin, No. 4 in blue, fends off a challenger during the U.S.-France preliminary round match. AFP/Getty Images
Center back Ivano Balic of Croatia jumps to shoot during a men's preliminary handball against South Korea. AFP/Getty Images
A gymnast performs on the floor during the women's qualification of the artistic gymnastics event. AFP/Getty Images
Australian forward Joe Ingles shoots during a men's preliminary round basketball match against Brazil. AFP/Getty Images
China's Biao Chai, right, and Zendong Guo return a shot against South African competitors during a men's doubles badminton match at Wembley Arena. Getty Images
Brazil's Tiago Splitter, left, and teammate Anderson Varejao react after a foul against Australia during the Brazil-Australia men's basketball game. Getty Images
Australia's Lauren Mitchell competes on the balance beam in the artistic gymnastics women's team qualification. Getty Images
American Kimberly Rhode competes in the qualification round for women's skeet shooting. Rhodes went on to win a gold medal. Getty Images
British fans cheer as Colin Oates of Great Britain defeats Tsagaanbaatar Khashbaatar of Mongolia in the men's under 66-kilogram judo match. AFP/Getty Images
Nick Thoman of the United States competes in the men's 100-meter backstroke heat. AFP/Getty Images
Great Britain's Rebecca Adlington, center, competes in the women's 400-meter freestyle heat at the Aquatics Centre. Getty Images
China's Man Zhong celebrates after winning the men's saber individual fencing round against South Korea's Junghwan Kim. Getty Images
Portuguese gymnast Zoi Mafalda Marques de Lima performs on the vault during the women's qualification of the artistic gymnastics event. AFP/Getty Images
France's Camille Lacourt dives in the water before the men's 100-meter backstroke heat. AFP/Getty Images
Brazil's Anderson Varejao, No. 11 in white, gets fouled by Australia's David Andersen, No. 13, as Anderson teammate Matt Nielsen goes for the rebound during the Brazil-Australia men's basketball game. Getty Images
Cyclists at the start of the women's road race event. AFP/Getty Images
Germany's Marcus Bohme, left, and Marcus Popp attempt to block a shot from Russia during men's volleyball competition. Getty Images
France's Camille Lacourt competes in the men's 100-meter backstroke heat. AFP/Getty Images
Egypt's Sara Mohamed Baraka, right, and Fatma Rashed compete in the women's lightweight double sculls heats for rowing. AFP/Getty Images
Camille Muffat of France competes in the women's 400-meter freestyle heat. AFP/Getty Images
Dmitry Lapkes, right, of Belarus does battle with Canada's Philippe Beaudry in a fencing bout Sunday at London's ExCeL arena. AFP/Getty Images
Yamilet Pena Abreu of the Dominican Republic competes in the vault competiton in the artistic gymnastics women's team qualification. See day three of the competition from Monday, July 30. AFP/Getty Images
France's David Larose, in white, and Lasha Shavdatuashvili of Georgia, in blue, face off during the men's half lightweight judo event. AFP/Getty Images
The festive nail polish of Great Britain's Amy Oliver stands out during the women's team archery elimination match between Britain and Russia. Getty Images
Nigeria's Quadri Aruna serves in his men's singles second-round table-tennis match against Turkey's Bora Vang. Getty Images
The Netherlands' women's field hockey team celebrates a third goal against Belgium. AFP/Getty Images
Vietnamese gymnast Thi Ngan Thuong Do performs on the beam during the women's qualification of the artistic gymnastics event. AFP/Getty Images
Fans at Wimbledon's Centre Court take shelter from a downpour under a Union Jack umbrella during a rain delay. Getty Images
Sri Lanka's Heshan Unamboowe competes in the men's 100-meter backstroke heat. Getty Images
Australia's Emily Seebohm celebrates after breaking the Olympic record in the women's 100-meter backstroke heat. AFP/Getty Images
Francesco Faraldo of Italy, in blue, reacts after losing against Sugoi Uriarte of Spain, in white, during their men's judo event. AFP/Getty Images
Finland's Lightweight Men's Four take a break from rowing during practice. Getty Images
Swimmers warm up with laps prior to competition. Getty Images
An athlete's Olympic rings tattoo is seen during a swimming event. AFP/Getty Images
Musa Mogushkov of Russia, in white, competes with Azerbaijan's Tarlan Karimov, in blue, during their men's 66 kilogram judo event. AFP/Getty Images
Romy Tarangul of Germany, center in blue, celebrates her win against Natalia Kuziutina of Russia in the women's 52 kilogram judo event. AFP/Getty Images
Aron Palmarsson of Iceland jumps to shoot during the men's preliminaries handball match against Argentina. AFP/Getty Images
Anastasia Zueva of Russia competes in the women's 100 meter backstroke. AFP/Getty Images
Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson of Iceland, center in red, prepares to shoot against Argentina during a men's preliminary handball match. AFP/Getty Images
U.S. swimmer Missy Franklin competes in the women's 100 meter backstroke. AFP/Getty Images
Gaelle Mys of Belgium performs on the beam during the women's qualification of the artistic gymnastics event. AFP/Getty Images
Elsa Garcia Rodriguez Blancas of Mexico performs on the balance beam during the women's qualification of the artistic gymnastics event. AFP/Getty Images
Britain's Prince Philip, right, and Princess Anne, Princess Royal, left, attend the Dressage phase of the equestrian competition. AFP/Getty Images
Great Britain's Zara Phillips competes with her horse High Kingdom during the Dressage Equestrian eventon. Getty Images
Leandro Cunha of Brazil, in white, competes with Pawel Zagrodnik of Poland, in blue, during their men's 66 kilogram judo event. AFP/Getty Images
Nigeria's Ike Diogu, No. 6 in white, collides with Tunisia's Salah Mejri, No. 15 in red, during their men's basketball game. Getty Images
U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte competes in the men's 200-meter freestyle. AFP/Getty Images
Guatemalan gymnast Ana Sofia Gomez Porras competes on the balance beam during the women's artistic gymnastics qualification event. AFP/Getty Images
Australia's Jade Close, left, and New Zealand's Emily Naylor, right, compete in field hockey. Getty Images
Gonzalo Matias Carou, right, of Argentina attempts to shoot past Asgeir Orn Hallgrimsson, left, of Iceland during the men's preliminaries handball match. AFP/Getty Images
Belgian gymnast Gaelle Mys competes on the balance beam during the women's artistic gymnastics qualification event. Check out photos from Day 3 of the competition. AFP/Getty Images
