Canadian Shawnacy Barber fails on his second jump at 5.65m during the men's pole vault final. (John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail)
Canadian Shawnacy Barber fails on his third and final jump during the men's pole vault final leaving him out of medal contention. (John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail)
Swimmers make their way through a feeding station during the women's marathon swimming competition. (Gregory Bull/AP Photo)
Hungary's Balzs Baji, left, and Canada's Johnathan Cabral compete in the Men's 110m Hurdles Round 1. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)
Canada's Erin Rafuse and Dannie Boyd compete in the 49ers FX Women opening series. (William West/AFP/Getty Images)
Anna Knauer of Germany and Allison Beveridge of Canada crash during the Women's Omnium 10km Scratch Race final. (Paul Hanna/Reuters)
Jacqueline Simoneau and Karine Thomas of Canada compete in Synchronised Swimming Duets Technical Routine preliminary round. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
Canada's Stephanie Horner's hand is pictured during the women's marathon swim held in the city's polluted water. Horner finished 23rd in the first Olympic swimming event. (Gregory Bull/AP Photo)
David Lekuta Rudisha of Kenya runs to win gold ahead of silver medallist Taoufik Makhloufi of Algeria in the Men's 800m Final. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
Ruslan Nurudinov, of Uzbekistan, celebrates after winning the gold medal and setting an Olympic record with his final lift in the clean and jerk portion of the men's 105 kg weightlifting event. (Mike Groll/AP Photo)