Bahamas deny U.S. to claim historic gold in 4x400 final

Published 6:42 PM EDT, Fri August 10, 2012
LeBron James, No. 6 of the United States, goes up for a shot against Luis Scola, No. 4 of Argentina, during the men's basketball semifinal match on August 10. The games ran through August 12 -- <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/09/worldsport/gallery/olympics-day-thirteen/index.html">check out the best moments from Day 13 of competition</a> on Thursday.
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LeBron James, No. 6 of the United States, goes up for a shot against Luis Scola, No. 4 of Argentina, during the men's basketball semifinal match on August 10. The games ran through August 12 -- check out the best moments from Day 13 of competition on Thursday.
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Britain's Thomas Daley looks on during the men's 10-meter platform preliminary round during the diving event.
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Britain's Thomas Daley looks on during the men's 10-meter platform preliminary round during the diving event.
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Michael Mathieu of the Bahamas and Tony McQuay of the United States compete in the Men's 4 x 400-meter relay final.
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Michael Mathieu of the Bahamas and Tony McQuay of the United States compete in the Men's 4 x 400-meter relay final.
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Argentina's Luciana Aymar sits among discarded sticks after her team's defeat in the women's field hockey gold medal match between Netherlands and Argentina.
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Argentina's Luciana Aymar sits among discarded sticks after her team's defeat in the women's field hockey gold medal match between Netherlands and Argentina.
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Simone Collio of Italy prepares to compete in the men's 4 x 100-meter relay round 1 heats.
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Simone Collio of Italy prepares to compete in the men's 4 x 100-meter relay round 1 heats.
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David Boudia of the United States competes in the men's 10-meter platform diving preliminary.
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David Boudia of the United States competes in the men's 10-meter platform diving preliminary.
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Ivan Dychko of Kazakhstan, in red, defends against Anthony Joshua of Great Britain, in blue, during the men's super-heavyweight (+91 kilogram) boxing semifinals.
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Ivan Dychko of Kazakhstan, in red, defends against Anthony Joshua of Great Britain, in blue, during the men's super-heavyweight (+91 kilogram) boxing semifinals.
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Nikola Karabatic, No.13 of France, is defended by Drago Vukovic, No.14 of Croatia, during the men's handball semifinal game between France and Croatia.
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Nikola Karabatic, No.13 of France, is defended by Drago Vukovic, No.14 of Croatia, during the men's handball semifinal game between France and Croatia.
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Jack Green of Great Britain and David Greene of Great Britain compete during the men's 4 x 400-meter relay final.
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Jack Green of Great Britain and David Greene of Great Britain compete during the men's 4 x 400-meter relay final.
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Carmelita Jeter of the United States wins the women's 4 x 100-meter relay final.
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Carmelita Jeter of the United States wins the women's 4 x 100-meter relay final.
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Ethiopia's Meseret Defar reacts after winning the women's 5000-meter final.
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Ethiopia's Meseret Defar reacts after winning the women's 5000-meter final.
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Jordan Ernest Burroughs of the United States, in blue, competes with Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi of Islamic Republic of Iran in the men's freestyle 74 kilogram wrestling.
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Jordan Ernest Burroughs of the United States, in blue, competes with Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi of Islamic Republic of Iran in the men's freestyle 74 kilogram wrestling.
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Steven Hooker of Australia competes during the men's pole vault final.
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Steven Hooker of Australia competes during the men's pole vault final.
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Lutalo Muhammad of Great Britain celebrates winning the bronze medal in the men's 80 kilogram tae kwon do against Arman Yeremyan of Armenia.
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Lutalo Muhammad of Great Britain celebrates winning the bronze medal in the men's 80 kilogram tae kwon do against Arman Yeremyan of Armenia.
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Ivan Zaytsev, No.9 of Italy, serves the ball against Brazil during the men's volleyball semifinals.
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Ivan Zaytsev, No.9 of Italy, serves the ball against Brazil during the men's volleyball semifinals.
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Morgan Uceny of the United States reacts after falling during the women's 1500-meter final.
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Morgan Uceny of the United States reacts after falling during the women's 1500-meter final.
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Renaud Lavillenie of France competes during the men's pole vault final.
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Renaud Lavillenie of France competes during the men's pole vault final.
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Soonchul Han of Korea reacts after he was declared the winner against Evaldas Petrauskas of Lithuania during their men's light (60 kilogram) boxing semifinal bout.
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Soonchul Han of Korea reacts after he was declared the winner against Evaldas Petrauskas of Lithuania during their men's light (60 kilogram) boxing semifinal bout.
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China competes in the women's team synchronized swimming free routine final.
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China competes in the women's team synchronized swimming free routine final.
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Britain's Thomas Daley competes in the men's 10-meter platform preliminary round during the diving event.
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Britain's Thomas Daley competes in the men's 10-meter platform preliminary round during the diving event.
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Luke Patience, left, and Stuart Bithell, right, of Great Britain let off flares as they celebrate finishing second and winning the silver medal in the men's 470 sailing.
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Luke Patience, left, and Stuart Bithell, right, of Great Britain let off flares as they celebrate finishing second and winning the silver medal in the men's 470 sailing.
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Hungary's Tamas Kasas passes the ball during the men's water polo classification 5-8 between Hungary and Australia.
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Hungary's Tamas Kasas passes the ball during the men's water polo classification 5-8 between Hungary and Australia.
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Gold medallists Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page of Australia celebrate with silver medallists Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell of Great Britain in the watter after the men's 470 Sailing.
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Gold medallists Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page of Australia celebrate with silver medallists Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell of Great Britain in the watter after the men's 470 Sailing.
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Belarus' Timofei Hordeichik competes in the men's 10-meter platform preliminary round during the diving event.
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Belarus' Timofei Hordeichik competes in the men's 10-meter platform preliminary round during the diving event.
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Samantha Harrison, No. 20 of New Zealand, dives after the ball in the second half against Great Britain during the women's hockey bronze medal match.
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Samantha Harrison, No. 20 of New Zealand, dives after the ball in the second half against Great Britain during the women's hockey bronze medal match.
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Maris Strombergs of Latvia leads the field in the men's BMX cycling final.
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Maris Strombergs of Latvia leads the field in the men's BMX cycling final.
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An athlete holds the baton during the women's 4 x 400-meter relay round 1 heats.
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An athlete holds the baton during the women's 4 x 400-meter relay round 1 heats.
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Dzhamal Otarsultanov of Russia, in red, and Vladimer Khinchegashvili of Georgia.
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Dzhamal Otarsultanov of Russia, in red, and Vladimer Khinchegashvili of Georgia.
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Cyclists race down the starting ramp in the in the men's BMX cycling final.
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Cyclists race down the starting ramp in the in the men's BMX cycling final.
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Hungary's center back Gabor Csaszar, right, shoots against Sweden's goalkeeper Johan Sjostrand during the men's semifinal handball match against Sweden.
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Hungary's center back Gabor Csaszar, right, shoots against Sweden's goalkeeper Johan Sjostrand during the men's semifinal handball match against Sweden.
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No. 25 Szabolcs Zubai of Hungary shoots over No. 7 Magnus Jernemyr of Sweden during the men's handball semifinal game.
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No. 25 Szabolcs Zubai of Hungary shoots over No. 7 Magnus Jernemyr of Sweden during the men's handball semifinal game.
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No. 15 Alex Danson of Great Britain, right, battles for the ball against No. 2 Emily Naylor, front, and Clarissa Eshuis No. 16 of New Zealand during the first half of the women's hockey bronze medal match.
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No. 15 Alex Danson of Great Britain, right, battles for the ball against No. 2 Emily Naylor, front, and Clarissa Eshuis No. 16 of New Zealand during the first half of the women's hockey bronze medal match.
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Both Azerbaijan's Teymur Mammadov, in red, and Italy's Clemente Russo celebrate at the closing bell of their men's heavyweight boxing semifinal.
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Both Azerbaijan's Teymur Mammadov, in red, and Italy's Clemente Russo celebrate at the closing bell of their men's heavyweight boxing semifinal.
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Brazil's Esquiva Falcao Florentino is greeted by his corner after his match against Great Britain's Anthony Ogogo in the men's middleweight boxing semifinals.
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Brazil's Esquiva Falcao Florentino is greeted by his corner after his match against Great Britain's Anthony Ogogo in the men's middleweight boxing semifinals.
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Egyptian wrestler Ibrahim Farag Abdelhakim Mohamed, in red, spars with Bulgarian Radoslav Marinov Velikov in the men's freestyle semifinal bout.
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Egyptian wrestler Ibrahim Farag Abdelhakim Mohamed, in red, spars with Bulgarian Radoslav Marinov Velikov in the men's freestyle semifinal bout.
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No. 15 Rudy Fernandez goes up for a shot against No. 12 Sergey Monya of Russia in the first half during the men's basketball semifinal match.
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No. 15 Rudy Fernandez goes up for a shot against No. 12 Sergey Monya of Russia in the first half during the men's basketball semifinal match.
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, center, talks to Great Britain's field hockey team members after they won the bronze medal against New Zealand.
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, center, talks to Great Britain's field hockey team members after they won the bronze medal against New Zealand.
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Armenia's Arman Yeremyan, right, competes with Argentina's Sebastian Eduardo Crismanich in the men's tae kwon do semifinal.
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Armenia's Arman Yeremyan, right, competes with Argentina's Sebastian Eduardo Crismanich in the men's tae kwon do semifinal.
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No. 1 Georgi Bratoev of Bulgaria tries to tip the ball over the net against No. 8 Sergey Tetyukhin of Russia during the men's volleyball semifinals.
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No. 1 Georgi Bratoev of Bulgaria tries to tip the ball over the net against No. 8 Sergey Tetyukhin of Russia during the men's volleyball semifinals.
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No. 7 Todor Skrimov of Bulgaria reacts after losing to Russia in the men's volleyball semifinals.
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No. 7 Todor Skrimov of Bulgaria reacts after losing to Russia in the men's volleyball semifinals.
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Egypt competes in the women's team synchronized swimming free routine final.
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Egypt competes in the women's team synchronized swimming free routine final.
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Great Britain's Alex Danson, left, jumps out of the way of New Zealand's Emily Naylor during the women's field hockey bronze medal match.
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Great Britain's Alex Danson, left, jumps out of the way of New Zealand's Emily Naylor during the women's field hockey bronze medal match.
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Azerbaijan's Teymur Mammadov stands over Italy's Clemente Russo during the men's heavyweight boxing bout.
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Azerbaijan's Teymur Mammadov stands over Italy's Clemente Russo during the men's heavyweight boxing bout.
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From left, Latvia's Maris Strombergs, France's Joris Daudet, Colombia's Carlos Mario Oquendo Zabala, Australia's Sam Willoughby and Switzerland's Roger Rinderknecht take a jump during the BMX cycling men's semifinal.
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From left, Latvia's Maris Strombergs, France's Joris Daudet, Colombia's Carlos Mario Oquendo Zabala, Australia's Sam Willoughby and Switzerland's Roger Rinderknecht take a jump during the BMX cycling men's semifinal.
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Great Britain's Lutalo Muhammad appears dejected after losing to Nicolas Garcia Hemme of Spain during the men's under 80-kilogram taekwondo quarterfinal.
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Great Britain's Lutalo Muhammad appears dejected after losing to Nicolas Garcia Hemme of Spain during the men's under 80-kilogram taekwondo quarterfinal.
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Britain's Georgie Twigg is jubilant after her team's second goal in the women's field hockey bronze medal match against New Zealand. Britain won 3-1.
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Britain's Georgie Twigg is jubilant after her team's second goal in the women's field hockey bronze medal match against New Zealand. Britain won 3-1.
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Russian gymnast Daria Dmitrieva performs in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition.
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Russian gymnast Daria Dmitrieva performs in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition.
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Cyclists crash during the BMX cycling men's semifinals.
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Cyclists crash during the BMX cycling men's semifinals.
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Britain's Laura Unsworth controls the ball during the women's field hockey bronze medal match against New Zealand.
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Britain's Laura Unsworth controls the ball during the women's field hockey bronze medal match against New Zealand.
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Kazakhstan's Abdulkhakim Shapiyev, right, fights Bilel Ouechtati of Tunisia during the men's freestyle wrestling (74-kilogram) 1/8 final bout.
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Kazakhstan's Abdulkhakim Shapiyev, right, fights Bilel Ouechtati of Tunisia during the men's freestyle wrestling (74-kilogram) 1/8 final bout.
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Spain's rhythmic gymnastics team performs in the group all-around qualifications.
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Spain's rhythmic gymnastics team performs in the group all-around qualifications.
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Canada's Karine Sergerie spars with Slovenia's Franka Anic during the women's under 67-kilogram taekwondo quarterfinal.
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Canada's Karine Sergerie spars with Slovenia's Franka Anic during the women's under 67-kilogram taekwondo quarterfinal.
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Alex Danson, right, and Crista Cullen of Great Britain react during their women's hockey bronze medal match against New Zealand.
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Alex Danson, right, and Crista Cullen of Great Britain react during their women's hockey bronze medal match against New Zealand.
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Chinese gymnast Senyue Deng performs during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition.
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Chinese gymnast Senyue Deng performs during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition.
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Spain competes in the women's team synchronized swimming free routine final.
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Spain competes in the women's team synchronized swimming free routine final.
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Cyclists make a jump during the women's BMX cycling semifinals.
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Cyclists make a jump during the women's BMX cycling semifinals.
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Kazakhstan's Daulet Niyazbekov, in red, wrestles Russia's Dzhamal Otarsultanov during the men's 55-kilogram freestyle semifinal match.
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Kazakhstan's Daulet Niyazbekov, in red, wrestles Russia's Dzhamal Otarsultanov during the men's 55-kilogram freestyle semifinal match.
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Australia's Malcolm Page leaps off the boat as teammate Mathew Belcher sails on after winning the gold in the men's 470 sailing class.
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Australia's Malcolm Page leaps off the boat as teammate Mathew Belcher sails on after winning the gold in the men's 470 sailing class.
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Jo Aleh, left, in the black cap, and Olivia Powrie, in the white cap, of New Zealand celebrate winning the gold medal in the women's 470 sailing class.
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Jo Aleh, left, in the black cap, and Olivia Powrie, in the white cap, of New Zealand celebrate winning the gold medal in the women's 470 sailing class.
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Italy's Vincenzo Mangiacapre, left, faces off against Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo of Cuba in the men's light welterweight (64-kilogram) boxing semifinals.
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Italy's Vincenzo Mangiacapre, left, faces off against Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo of Cuba in the men's light welterweight (64-kilogram) boxing semifinals.
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Australia competes in the women's team synchronized swimming free routine final.
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Australia competes in the women's team synchronized swimming free routine final.
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China's Qingling Song, left, celebrates a disallowed goal in the women's field hockey classification match against Australia.
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China's Qingling Song, left, celebrates a disallowed goal in the women's field hockey classification match against Australia.
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Bulgaria's Silviya Miteva performs her ribbon program during the individual all-around qualifications of the rhythmic gymnastics event.
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Bulgaria's Silviya Miteva performs her ribbon program during the individual all-around qualifications of the rhythmic gymnastics event.
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A view of the wrestling events at ExCeL in London.
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A view of the wrestling events at ExCeL in London.
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Great Britain's Luke Campbell, left, defends against Satoshi Shimizu of Japan during the men's bantamweight (56-kilogram) boxing semifinals.
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Great Britain's Luke Campbell, left, defends against Satoshi Shimizu of Japan during the men's bantamweight (56-kilogram) boxing semifinals.
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Presenters in action during the medal ceremony following the men's marathon 10-kilometer swim.
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Presenters in action during the medal ceremony following the men's marathon 10-kilometer swim.
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Germany's Jana Berezko-Marggrander performs her ribbon program during the individual all-around qualifications of the rhythmic gymnastics event.
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Germany's Jana Berezko-Marggrander performs her ribbon program during the individual all-around qualifications of the rhythmic gymnastics event.
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Italy's Vincenzo Mangiacapre leaves the ring after his loss to Cuba's Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo in the men's light welterweight (64-kilogram) boxing semifinals.
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Italy's Vincenzo Mangiacapre leaves the ring after his loss to Cuba's Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo in the men's light welterweight (64-kilogram) boxing semifinals.
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Brazi's Squel Stein is carried off in a stretcher after crashing in the women's BMX cycling semifinals.
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Brazi's Squel Stein is carried off in a stretcher after crashing in the women's BMX cycling semifinals.
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Morocco's Issam Chernoubi, left, battles Afghanistan's Nesar Ahmad Bahawi in the men's under 80-kilogram taekwondo bout.
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Morocco's Issam Chernoubi, left, battles Afghanistan's Nesar Ahmad Bahawi in the men's under 80-kilogram taekwondo bout.
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Spain's Francisco Hervas Jodar competes during the men's marathon 10-kilometer swim.
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Spain's Francisco Hervas Jodar competes during the men's marathon 10-kilometer swim.
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South Korea's Jincheol Kim, right, and Kenichi Yumoto of Japan compete in the men's freestyle 55-kilogram wrestling.
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South Korea's Jincheol Kim, right, and Kenichi Yumoto of Japan compete in the men's freestyle 55-kilogram wrestling.
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Swimmers compete in the men's marathon 10-kilometer swim at Hyde Park in London.
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Swimmers compete in the men's marathon 10-kilometer swim at Hyde Park in London.
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Australia's Jodie Schulz, left, shoots a penalty shot against Chinese goalkeeper Yimeng Zhang during the women's field hockey classification match.
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Australia's Jodie Schulz, left, shoots a penalty shot against Chinese goalkeeper Yimeng Zhang during the women's field hockey classification match.
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Japan's Yasunari Hirai warms up before starting the men's marathon 10-kilometer swim.
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Japan's Yasunari Hirai warms up before starting the men's marathon 10-kilometer swim.
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Argentina's Miguel Antonio Correa reacts during the men's kayak double 200-meter canoe sprint semifinals.
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Argentina's Miguel Antonio Correa reacts during the men's kayak double 200-meter canoe sprint semifinals.
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Drinks are ready for swimmers in the men's 10-kilometer marathon.
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Drinks are ready for swimmers in the men's 10-kilometer marathon.
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Australia's Janine Murray performs her ribbon program during the individual all-around qualifications of the rhythmic gymnastics event.
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Australia's Janine Murray performs her ribbon program during the individual all-around qualifications of the rhythmic gymnastics event.
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