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Ed Bark, Special to CNN
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Updated 11:57 AM EDT, Tue July 31, 2012
U.S. swimmer Allison Schmitt competes in the women's 200-meter freestyle final on Day 4 of the London Olympics on Tuesday, July 31. Check out <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/30/worldsport/gallery/olympics-day-three/"><strong>Day 3 of competition</strong></a> from Monday, July 30. The Games ran through August 12.
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U.S. swimmer Allison Schmitt competes in the women's 200-meter freestyle final on Day 4 of the London Olympics on Tuesday, July 31. Check out Day 3 of competition from Monday, July 30. The Games ran through August 12.
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Radhouane Slimane of Tunisia watches as U.S. player Andre Iguodala's layup goes in the net during their preliminary basketball match.
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Radhouane Slimane of Tunisia watches as U.S. player Andre Iguodala's layup goes in the net during their preliminary basketball match.
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Jemma Lowe of Great Britain competes in the women's 200-meter butterfly semifinal.
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Jemma Lowe of Great Britain competes in the women's 200-meter butterfly semifinal.
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Kelly Smith of Great Britain shoots a goal under pressure from Bruna of Brazil during the women's first-round football match.
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Kelly Smith of Great Britain shoots a goal under pressure from Bruna of Brazil during the women's first-round football match.
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Tony Parker of France looks on in the men's basketball preliminary match against Argentina.
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Tony Parker of France looks on in the men's basketball preliminary match against Argentina.
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Kaeo Pongprayoon of Thailand boxes Mohamed Flissi of Algeria.
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Kaeo Pongprayoon of Thailand boxes Mohamed Flissi of Algeria.
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Germany's Dimitrij Ovtcharov eyes the ball before returning a shot to Denmark's Michael Maze in their table tennis men's singles match.
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Germany's Dimitrij Ovtcharov eyes the ball before returning a shot to Denmark's Michael Maze in their table tennis men's singles match.
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Chad Le Clos of South Africa celebrates after winning the gold in the men's 200-meter butterfly final.
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Chad Le Clos of South Africa celebrates after winning the gold in the men's 200-meter butterfly final.
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Kosuke Kitajima of Japan gets set for the start of the men's 200-meter breaststroke semifinal.
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Kosuke Kitajima of Japan gets set for the start of the men's 200-meter breaststroke semifinal.
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April Ross and Jennifer Kessy of the United States celebrate a point during the women's beach volleyball preliminary match against the Netherlands.
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April Ross and Jennifer Kessy of the United States celebrate a point during the women's beach volleyball preliminary match against the Netherlands.
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Russia's Alexey Obmochaev reacts in the men's preliminary volleyball match against Brazil.
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Russia's Alexey Obmochaev reacts in the men's preliminary volleyball match against Brazil.
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Gabisile Hlumbane of South Africa kicks the ball during the women's first-round soccer match against Japan.
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Gabisile Hlumbane of South Africa kicks the ball during the women's first-round soccer match against Japan.
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Japan's Takeshi Matsuda competes in the men's 200-meter butterfly final.
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Japan's Takeshi Matsuda competes in the men's 200-meter butterfly final.
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U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps kisses his gold medal after the podium ceremony of the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay final. Phelps secured a record 19th Olympic medal when the U.S. team won the event Tuesday.
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U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps kisses his gold medal after the podium ceremony of the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay final. Phelps secured a record 19th Olympic medal when the U.S. team won the event Tuesday.
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Ferhat Pehlivan of Turkey enters the ring before his boxing bout with Carlos Suarez of Trinidad and Tobago.
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Ferhat Pehlivan of Turkey enters the ring before his boxing bout with Carlos Suarez of Trinidad and Tobago.
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Britain's female football players celebrate their 1-0 win over Brazil.
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Britain's female football players celebrate their 1-0 win over Brazil.
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Japan's Kosuke Kitajima competes in the men's 200-meter breaststroke semifinal.
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Japan's Kosuke Kitajima competes in the men's 200-meter breaststroke semifinal.
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LeBron James of the United States looks on before the game against Tunisia.
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LeBron James of the United States looks on before the game against Tunisia.
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Cedric Sorhaindo of France shoots for goal during the men's handball preliminary match against Argentina.
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Cedric Sorhaindo of France shoots for goal during the men's handball preliminary match against Argentina.
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Karen Bardsley of Great Britain makes a save during the women's soccer match against Brazil.
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Karen Bardsley of Great Britain makes a save during the women's soccer match against Brazil.
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Australian players celebrate a goal during the preliminary round women's field hockey match against Germany.
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Australian players celebrate a goal during the preliminary round women's field hockey match against Germany.
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From left, Britain's Andrew Willis, Hungary's Daniel Gyurta and Japan's Kosuke Kitajima compete in the men's 200-meter breaststroke semifinal.
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From left, Britain's Andrew Willis, Hungary's Daniel Gyurta and Japan's Kosuke Kitajima compete in the men's 200-meter breaststroke semifinal.
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Makram Ben Romdhane of Tunisia dunks over Tyson Chandler of the United States during a preliminary match.
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Makram Ben Romdhane of Tunisia dunks over Tyson Chandler of the United States during a preliminary match.
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Gabrielle Douglas of the United States performs on the balance beam in the women's gymnastics team final.
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Gabrielle Douglas of the United States performs on the balance beam in the women's gymnastics team final.
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South Africa's Chad Le Clos poses on the podium after taking the gold medal in the men's 200-meter butterfly final.
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South Africa's Chad Le Clos poses on the podium after taking the gold medal in the men's 200-meter butterfly final.
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Koko Tsurumi of Japan competes on the uneven bars in the women's gymnastics event.
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Koko Tsurumi of Japan competes on the uneven bars in the women's gymnastics event.
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Gold medalist Ye Shiwen of China competes in the women's 200-meter individual medley final.
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Gold medalist Ye Shiwen of China competes in the women's 200-meter individual medley final.
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French forward Florent Pietrus eyes the ball during the men's preliminary basketball match against Argentina.
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French forward Florent Pietrus eyes the ball during the men's preliminary basketball match against Argentina.
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France's Camille Muffat competes in the women's 200-meter freestyle final.
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France's Camille Muffat competes in the women's 200-meter freestyle final.
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Derek Wong of Singapore returns against Jan O Jorgensen of Denmark during their men's singles badminton match.
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Derek Wong of Singapore returns against Jan O Jorgensen of Denmark during their men's singles badminton match.
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U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps competes in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay final.
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U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps competes in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay final.
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Sheng Lei of China celebrates winning the men's foil individual gold medal bout against Alaaeldin Abouelkassem of Egypt.
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Sheng Lei of China celebrates winning the men's foil individual gold medal bout against Alaaeldin Abouelkassem of Egypt.
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France's leftwing Samuel Honrubia competes in the men's preliminary handball match against Agentina.
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France's leftwing Samuel Honrubia competes in the men's preliminary handball match against Agentina.
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Chad Le Clos of South Africa reacts after winning the gold in the men's 200-meter butterfly final.
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Chad Le Clos of South Africa reacts after winning the gold in the men's 200-meter butterfly final.
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Todd Rogers of United States dives for a shot during the men's beach volleyball preliminary match against Spain.
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Todd Rogers of United States dives for a shot during the men's beach volleyball preliminary match against Spain.
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Alex Morgan of the United States strikes the ball while Kim Myong Gum and Pong Son Hwa of North Korea attempt to deflect during the women's soccer first-round match.
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Alex Morgan of the United States strikes the ball while Kim Myong Gum and Pong Son Hwa of North Korea attempt to deflect during the women's soccer first-round match.
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