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More than 6,500 athletes and officials from 71 countries compete in Glasgow

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Sycerika McMahon of Northern Ireland is seen underwater as she takes the start for the women's 400m Freestyle heats during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 29, 2014.STEFAN WERMUTH/Reuters

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Kenneth To of Australia is seen underwater as he swims in the men's 4x100m Medley Relay heats during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 29, 2014.STEFAN WERMUTH/Reuters

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Omar Tafail of England, below, wrestles with Ebikweminomo Welson of Nigeria during an FS 57kg quarter-final match at the Scottish Exhibition Conference Centre during the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday July 29, 2014.Kirsty Wigglesworth/The Associated Press

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Nigeria's Blessing Onyebuchi, left, competes against Canada's Erica Wiebe in a women's Freestyle 75 kg wrestling match at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 29, 2014.JIM YOUNG/Reuters

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India's Amit Amit Kumar (top) throws South Africa's Bokang Masunyane during the Men's Freestyle 57 kg Wrestling quarter-finals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 29, 2014.JIM YOUNG/Reuters

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Ashley Lau of Singapore competes during her floor routine during the women's team gymnastics final at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 29, 2014.PHIL NOBLE/Reuters

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Kent Pieterse of Australia competes on the vault during the men's gymnastics team final at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 29, 2014.PHIL NOBLE/Reuters

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England's Max Whitlock in action as he competes on the High Bar during the Men's Artistic Gymnastic's Team Final and Individual Qualification events at the SSE Hydro stadium, during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday July 29, 2014.Dominic Lipinski/The Associated Press

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Georgina Hockenhull of Wales performs on the beam during the women's gymnastics team final at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 29, 2014. Picture taken with multiple exposure function.PHIL NOBLE/Reuters

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Australia's Sean O'Hara performs on the high bar during the men's team qualifying session in the gymnastics competition at the Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014, in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday July 29, 2014.Scott Heppell/The Associated Press

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Canada's Catharine Pendrel races to gold in the women's cross-country event at Cathkin Braes mountain bike trails at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland on Tuesday, July 29, 2014.Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press

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Canada's Pierre-Luc Theriault prepares to play a return to Uganda's Gilton Chelibe Charlotte in the Men's Table Tennis singles at the Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014, Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday, July 29, 2014.Peter Morrison/The Associated Press

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Cameroon's Gervais Tsoaoule Mpazambe competes in the Men's Long Jump qualifications at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 29, 2014.SUZANNE PLUNKETT/Reuters

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England's Jessica Taylor jumps during the Women's Heptathlon jumping competition at Hampden Park Stadium during the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday July 29, 2014.Frank Augstein/The Associated Press

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Kenya's Tera Kiplangat competes in the Men's Long Jump qualifications at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland July 29, 2014.SUZANNE PLUNKETT/Reuters

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South Africa's Rushwahl Samaai competes in the Men's Long Jump qualifications at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland July 29, 2014.SUZANNE PLUNKETT/Reuters

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England's Jessica Taylor competes in the Women's Heptathlon High Jump at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 29, 2014.SUZANNE PLUNKETT/Reuters

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Mauritius' Guillaume Thierry competes in the Men's Decathlon Pole Vault at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 29, 2014.SUZANNE PLUNKETT/Reuters

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Efe Ajagba of Nigeria, right, throws a punch at Paul Schafer of South Africa during their super-heavyweight boxing bout at the Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014, in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday, July, 29, 2014.Alastair Grant/The Associated Press

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New Zealand's Alexis Pritchard, left, competes with Dominica's Valerian Spicerin in the women's light 57-60Kg weight at the SECC, during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday, July 29, 2014.Peter Byrne

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Ugandan Mike Sekabembe competes with Ghana's Haruna Osumanu, not pictured, in the men's Super Heavy Weight +91Kg weight at the SECC, during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday, July 29, 2014.Peter Byrne

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