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Tunisia's Selim Hedoui (R) scores as Croatia's Marko Kopljar watches during their men's handball quarterfinal match at the Basketball Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 8, 2012.Marko Djurica/Reuters

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Great Britain's players react as Argentina's players celebrate winning during their women's semifinal hockey match at the Riverbank Arena at the London 2012 Olympic Games August 8, 2012.Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

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Argentina's Manu Ginobili (L) runs into Brazil's Nene Hilario during their men's quarterfinal basketball match at the North Greenwich Arena in London during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 8, 2012.Mike Segar/Reuters

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Russia's David Ayrapetyan arrives for his Men's Light Fly (49kg) quarter-final boxing match against Turkey's Ferhat Pehlivan at the London Olympic Games August 8, 2012.Murad Sezer/Reuters

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A view shows an Olympic-themed tattoo on Australia's Melissa Wu, as she competes in the women's 10m platform preliminary round diving competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre August 8, 2012.Toby Melville/Reuters

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Poland's Bartosz Kurek (R) spikes the ball against Russia's Sergey Grankin (C), Alexander Volkov and Dmitriy Ilinykh during their men's quarterfinal volleyball match at Earls Court during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 8, 2012.Ivan Alvarado/Reuters

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The U.S. enters the water before meeting Croatia during their Men's Quarterfinal water polo match during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 8, 2012.Sergio Moraes/Reuters

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Trey Hardee of the U.S. reacts during his men's decathlon high jump event during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 8, 2012.Mark Blinch/Reuters

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Clarissa Mei Ling Chun of U.S. (in red) reacts after defeating Poland's Iwona Nina Matkowska on the repechage of the Women's 48Kg Greco-Roman wrestling at the ExCel venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 8, 2012.Suhaib Salem/Reuters

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Players reach for the ball during a men's quarterfinal volleyball match between the United States and Italy, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, in London.Andrew Medichini/The Associated Press

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China's Ruixue Jing (L) fights with North Korea's Un Gyong Choe on the Women's 63Kg Greco-Roman wrestling at the ExCel venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 8, 2012.TORU HANAI/Reuters

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Athletes compete in their men's 5000m round 1 heat at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 8, 2012.DAVID GRAY/Reuters

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In this photo taken with a fisheye lens, United States' Ashton Eaton competes in the long jump decathlon during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012.David J. Phillip/The Associated Press

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Poland's Joanna Fiodorow competes in the women's hammer throw qualification at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 8, 2012.PAWEL KOPCZYNSKI/Reuters

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Spain's Joan Canellas Reixach (L) pushes France's Nikola Karabatic as he attempts to score in their men's handball quarterfinals match at the Basketball Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 8, 2012.MARKO DJURICA/Reuters

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Thailand's Chanatip Sonkham fights Russia's Kristina Kim (in red) during their match in women's 49-kg taekwondo competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, in London.Ng Han Guan/The Associated Press

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Canada's Ian Millar, from Perth, Ont., rides his horse Star Power over a jump in the Equestrian Individual Jumping final 2012 Summer Olympics Wednesday, August 8, 2012 in London. Miller finished in ninth place.Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press

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Canada's Adam van Koeverden crosses the finish line on his way to a siver medal win in the men's K1 1000 meter final at at the 2012 Summer Olympics near London, England, Wednesday August 8, 2012.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail

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