‘Fab Five’ brings home gymnastics gold

Steve Almasy, CNN
Updated 8:43 PM 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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Germany's Hannes Baumann and Tobias Schadewaldt attempt to right their skiff in the 49er sailing class in Weymouth, England.
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Germany's Hannes Baumann and Tobias Schadewaldt attempt to right their skiff in the 49er sailing class in Weymouth, England.
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Kyla Ross of the United States competes on the balance beam in the women's gymnastics team final.
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Kyla Ross of the United States competes on the balance beam in the women's gymnastics team final.
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The U.S. team, left, takes the podium after winning the gold medal in the women's gymnastics event. Russia took silver and Romania won the bronze.
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The U.S. team, left, takes the podium after winning the gold medal in the women's gymnastics event. Russia took silver and Romania won the bronze.
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Alexandra Raisman, Jordyn Wieber, McKayla Maroney and Kyla Ross of the United States celebrate during the final rotation in the gymnastics women's team final.
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Alexandra Raisman, Jordyn Wieber, McKayla Maroney and Kyla Ross of the United States celebrate during the final rotation in the gymnastics women's team final.
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Gold winners Team USA, center, silver winners Team Russia, right, and bronze winners Team Romania celebrate on the podium of the women's team competition of the gymnastics event.
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Gold winners Team USA, center, silver winners Team Russia, right, and bronze winners Team Romania celebrate on the podium of the women's team competition of the gymnastics event.
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Gabrielle Douglas of the United States celebrates with teammates during the gymnastics women's team final.
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Gabrielle Douglas of the United States celebrates with teammates during the gymnastics women's team final.
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Alexandra Raisman of the United States competes on the balance beam in the gymnastics women's team final.
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Alexandra Raisman of the United States competes on the balance beam in the gymnastics women's team final.
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McKayla Maroney (from left), Kyla Ross and Gabrielle Douglas of the United States celebrate during the gymnastics women's team final.
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McKayla Maroney (from left), Kyla Ross and Gabrielle Douglas of the United States celebrate during the gymnastics women's team final.
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U.S. gymnast Gabrielle Douglas performs on the beam during the women's team final of the gymnastics event.
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U.S. gymnast Gabrielle Douglas performs on the beam during the women's team final of the gymnastics event.
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Jordyn Wieber of the United States waves after competing on the floor exercsise in the gymnastics event.
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Jordyn Wieber of the United States waves after competing on the floor exercsise in the gymnastics event.
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Gabrielle Douglas of the United States competes on the uneven bars in the gymnastics women's team final.
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Gabrielle Douglas of the United States competes on the uneven bars in the gymnastics women's team final.
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Canada's Tyler Bjorn (shown) and Richard Clarke struggle to keep their keelboat upright in the star sailing class in Weymouth, England.
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Canada's Tyler Bjorn (shown) and Richard Clarke struggle to keep their keelboat upright in the star sailing class in Weymouth, England.
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Emmanuel Lucenti of Argentina loses to Antoine Valois-Fortier of Canada in the men's 81-kilogram judo event.
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Emmanuel Lucenti of Argentina loses to Antoine Valois-Fortier of Canada in the men's 81-kilogram judo event.
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Russia's Maria Sharapova returns the ball to Britain's Laura Robson during their women's singles tennis second-round match.
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Russia's Maria Sharapova returns the ball to Britain's Laura Robson during their women's singles tennis second-round match.
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Fredrik Loof and Max Salminen of Sweden compete in the men's star sailing event.
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Fredrik Loof and Max Salminen of Sweden compete in the men's star sailing event.
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Russia's Maria Sharapova returns to Britain's Laura Robson during their women's singles tennis second-round match.
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Russia's Maria Sharapova returns to Britain's Laura Robson during their women's singles tennis second-round match.
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Great Britain's Zara Phillips, riding High Kingdom, reacts after competing in individual eventing.
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Great Britain's Zara Phillips, riding High Kingdom, reacts after competing in individual eventing.
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Russia's gymnast Viktoria Komova performs on the beam during the women's team final of the gymnastics event.
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Russia's gymnast Viktoria Komova performs on the beam during the women's team final of the gymnastics event.
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Luol Deng of Great Britain dives for the ball in the men's basketball preliminary match between Great Britain and Brazil.
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Luol Deng of Great Britain dives for the ball in the men's basketball preliminary match between Great Britain and Brazil.
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Tiago Splitter of Brazil drives to the basket in the match against Great Britain.
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Tiago Splitter of Brazil drives to the basket in the match against Great Britain.
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Chinese fencer Lei Sheng celebrates his victory over Italy's Andrea Baldini at the end of their men's foil semifinal bout.
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Chinese fencer Lei Sheng celebrates his victory over Italy's Andrea Baldini at the end of their men's foil semifinal bout.
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Britain's Zara Phillips waves to the crowd after the British equestrian team won the silver medal in eventing. As part of the British team, Phillips, Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter, becomes the first member of Britain's royal family to take home an Olympic medal.
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Britain's Zara Phillips waves to the crowd after the British equestrian team won the silver medal in eventing. As part of the British team, Phillips, Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter, becomes the first member of Britain's royal family to take home an Olympic medal.
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China's Chen Ruolin and Wang Hao compete in the women's synchronized 10-meter platform final. They won a gold for their performance.
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China's Chen Ruolin and Wang Hao compete in the women's synchronized 10-meter platform final. They won a gold for their performance.
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Spain's Liliana Fernandez celebrates with fans after her team's beach volleyball preliminary match against Argentina. Spain won 2-0.
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Spain's Liliana Fernandez celebrates with fans after her team's beach volleyball preliminary match against Argentina. Spain won 2-0.
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Byungchul Choi of South Korea celebrates winning during the quarterfinals of the men's foil individual.
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Byungchul Choi of South Korea celebrates winning during the quarterfinals of the men's foil individual.
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Jordyn Wieber of the United States competes on the vault in the gymnastics women's team final at North Greenwich Arena.
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Jordyn Wieber of the United States competes on the vault in the gymnastics women's team final at North Greenwich Arena.
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Jonas Hogh-Christensen of Denmark competes in the men's sailing Finn Race at Weymouth Harbor.
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Jonas Hogh-Christensen of Denmark competes in the men's sailing Finn Race at Weymouth Harbor.
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India's Devendro Singh Laishram, left, embraces Bayron Molina Figueroa of Honduras after stopping the Honduran in the first round of their light flyweight boxing match.
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India's Devendro Singh Laishram, left, embraces Bayron Molina Figueroa of Honduras after stopping the Honduran in the first round of their light flyweight boxing match.
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Australian and Kazakh athletes swim for the ball during a men's water polo preliminary round at Water Polo Arena in London.
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Australian and Kazakh athletes swim for the ball during a men's water polo preliminary round at Water Polo Arena in London.
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Canada's Melissa Tancredi, right, heads the ball to score her team's second goal against Sweden in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
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Canada's Melissa Tancredi, right, heads the ball to score her team's second goal against Sweden in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
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Italy's Dragan Travica reacts after the Italians won their men's volleyball match against Argentina.
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Italy's Dragan Travica reacts after the Italians won their men's volleyball match against Argentina.
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Silvana Saldarriaga of Peru chalks her hands before the women's 63-kilogram weightlifting final.
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Silvana Saldarriaga of Peru chalks her hands before the women's 63-kilogram weightlifting final.
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The Belgian team lines around the D for a penalty corner during their women's field hockey match against China.
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The Belgian team lines around the D for a penalty corner during their women's field hockey match against China.
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Journalists work from the stands during a women's beach volleyball preliminary match between Spain and Argentina at Centre Court Stadium in London.
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Journalists work from the stands during a women's beach volleyball preliminary match between Spain and Argentina at Centre Court Stadium in London.
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Massimo Giacoppo of Italy motivates his teammates before a water polo match against Greece.
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Massimo Giacoppo of Italy motivates his teammates before a water polo match against Greece.
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Bryony Shaw represents Great Britain in the women's sailing competition.
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Bryony Shaw represents Great Britain in the women's sailing competition.
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China's Ning Ding plays a forehand during a women's singles table tennis quarterfinal match on Tuesday.
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China's Ning Ding plays a forehand during a women's singles table tennis quarterfinal match on Tuesday.
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American Travis Stevens adjusts his bandage as he competes Tuesday during the men's under 81-kilogram judo semifinal match.
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American Travis Stevens adjusts his bandage as he competes Tuesday during the men's under 81-kilogram judo semifinal match.
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Italy's Ennio Falco removes cartridges as he competes in the men's skeet shooting qualification round Tuesday.
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Italy's Ennio Falco removes cartridges as he competes in the men's skeet shooting qualification round Tuesday.
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