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Montenegro's Maja Savic (R) and Suzana Lazovic celebrate their victory over France in their women's handball quarterfinals match at the Copper Box venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games.Marko Djurica/Reuters

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Canada's Custio Clayton arrives for his Men's Welter (69kg) quarter-final boxing match against Britain's Freddie Evans at the London Olympic Games August 7, 2012.Murad Sezer/Reuters

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Australia's Sally Pearson (L) wins the women's 100m hurdles final.Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

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Canada's Michael Mason competes in the men's high jump final.Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

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South Korea's Hyeonwoo Kim bites his gold medal at the podium of Men's 66Kg Greco-Roman wrestling at the ExCel venue.Damir Sagolj/Reuters

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Germany's Matthias Steiner is injured while his weights fall during the men's +105kg Group A snatch weightlifting competition at the ExCel venue.GRIGORY DUKOR/Reuters

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Photographers and a camerman take pictures of Britain's Jessica Ennis as she celebrates winning gold in the women's heptathlon during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 4, 2012. Technology has revolutionised the speed, quality and quantity of photos from the Olympics, with the shift to digital sparking a race among news organisations to get photos online and to iPads winning readers and advertising dollars.FABRIZIO BENSCH/Reuters

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Spain's Ona Carbonell Ballestero (L) and Andrea Fuentes Fache hold hands after receiving their silver medals during the synchronised swimming duets victory ceremony at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre August 7, 2012.Toby Melville/Reuters

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Natalia Ischenko and Svetlana Romanshina of Russia compete during women's duet synchronized swimming preliminary round at the Aquatics Centre.Mark J. Terrill/The Associated Press

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Gabrielle Douglas of the U.S. falls as she competes in the women's gymnastics balance beam final in the North Greenwich Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 7, 2012.MIKE BLAKE/Reuters

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Iran's Saeid Morad Abdvali reacts after been defeated by France's Steeve Guenot on the Men's 66Kg Greco-Roman wrestling at the ExCel venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 7, 2012.KIM KYUNG-HOON/Reuters

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Belarus' Tsimafei Dzeinichenka (in blue) fights with Bulgaria's Elis Guri on the Men's 96Kg Greco-Roman wrestling at the ExCel venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 7, 2012.KIM KYUNG-HOON/Reuters

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Russia's Yuliya Zaripova kisses the hurdle after winning the women's 3000m steeplechase final at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 6, 2012.STEFAN WERMUTH/Reuters

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Britain's Phillips Idowu competes in the men's triple jump qualification during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 7, 2012.PHIL NOBLE/Reuters

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Athletes dive as they begin to compete in the men's triathlon final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Hyde Park August 7, 2012.OLIVIA HARRIS/Reuters

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