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Canadians and athletes from around the world are seen in these shots from London 2012. This gallery will updated throughout the day with the best photographs from the Olympic games.

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Canadian beach volleyball player Martin Reader lunges for a ball against Norway's Martin Skarlund and Tarjei Spinnangr at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London on July 30, 2012.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail

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North Korea's Pak Jong Chol, right, competes with Brazil's Juliao Henriques Neto during a flyweight 52-kg preliminary boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, July 30, 2012.Patrick Semansky/The Associated Press

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Kaori Matsumoto of Japan, left, and Automne Pavia of France conpete during the women's 57-kg judo competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 30, 2012, in London.Paul Sancya/The Associated Press

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China's Xu Linyin prepares to serve during their men's preliminary round beach volleyball match against Germany at the London 2012 Olympic Games at Horse Guards Parade July 30, 2012.MARCELO DEL POZO/Reuters

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Britain's Peter Waterfield, left, and Tom Daley take part in the men's synchronised 10m platform final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre July 30, 2012.TOBY MELVILLE/Reuters

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South Korea's Oh Sangeun serves to Portugal's Marcos Freitas in their men's singles third round table tennis match at the ExCel venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 30, 2012.GRIGORY DUKOR/Reuters

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Russia's Ekaterina Davydenko, centre, tries to get a shot past Britain's Britt Goodwin, left, and Kathryn Fudge in their women's handball Preliminaries Group A match at the Copper Box venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 30, 2012.MARKO DJURICA/Reuters

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Spain's goalkeeper Francisco Cortes, left, and teammate Juan Fernandez dive to make a save during their men's Group A hockey match against Pakistan at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Riverbank Arena on the Olympic Park in London July 30, 2012.KAI PFAFFENBACH/Reuters

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Serena Williams of the U.S. stretches for a return to Poland's Urszula Radwanska in their women's singles tennis match at the All England Lawn Tennis Club during the London 2012 Olympics Games July 30, 2012.MARK BLINCH/Reuters

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France's Emmeline Ndongue, centre, grabs for the rebound with Australia's Liz Cambage, left, and Suzy Batkovic during the women's preliminary round Group B basketball match at the Basketball Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 30, 2012.MIKE SEGAR/Reuters

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France's Emmeline Ndongue has her fingernails painted in the French flag colors as she yells from the bench to her teammates during the women's preliminary round Group B basketball match against Australia at the Basketball Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 30, 2012.MIKE SEGAR/Reuters

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Algeria's Samir Brahimi (below) reacts after defeating Australia's Darren Woods in the men's Fly (52kg) Round of 32 boxing match at ExCeL venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 30, 2012.MURAD SEZER/Reuters

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Ecuador's Maria Escobar Guerrero competes on the women's 58Kg Group B weightlifting competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games July 30, 2012.DOMINIC EBENBICHLER/Reuters

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Japan's Toshiyuki Tanaka rides Marquis de Plescop as he competes in the Eventing Cross Country equestrian event at the London 2012 Olympic Games in Greenwich Park, July 30, 2012.EDDIE KEOGH/Reuters

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The Russian men's cycling team trains for the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 30, 2012, in London.Sergey Ponomarev/The Associated Press

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Tunisia's Sarra Besbes celebrates defeating South Korea's Choi Injeong (not seen) during their women's epee individual round of 16 fencing competition at the ExCel venue at the London 2012 Olympic Games July 30, 2012.ADREES LATIF/Reuters

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France's Laura Flessel-Colovic, left, competes against Romania's Simona Gherman during their women's epee individual round of 16 fencing competition at the ExCel venue at the London 2012 Olympic Games July 30, 2012.MAX ROSSI/Reuters

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Britain's Richard Brickell hangs his rifle over his shoulder during the skeet men's qualification round at the Royal Artillery Barracks during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 30, 2012.CATHAL MCNAUGHTON/Reuters

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Australia's Kynan Maley and Jeff Larimer compete in the men's canoe double heats at the Lee Valley White Water Centre during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 30, 2012.LUCY NICHOLSON/Reuters

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Britain's Anna Watkins and Katherine Grainger compete in the women's double sculls rowing heats during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Eton Dorney, west of London, July 30, 2012.POOL/Reuters

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