U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte, right, loses ground to fellow U.S. competitor Tyler Clary, left, in the men's 200-meter backstroke. Clary won the gold medal; Lochte earned the bronze.

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U.S. swimmer Tyler McGill competes in semifinal of the men's 200-meter. He qualified for Friday's final.

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Michael Phelps swims slightly ahead of teammate Ryan Lochte on his way to a gold medal in the men's 200-meter individual medley.

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Michael Phelps flashes three fingers after winning the men's 200-meter individual medley final.

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Tyler Clary celebrates with a splash after winning the men's 200-meter backstroke.

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U.S. swimmer Rebecca Soni swims ahead of the pack on her way to winning the women's 200-meter breaststroke, setting a world record at 2:19:59.

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Rebecca Soni lifts her arm in triumph after earning the gold medal for the women's 200-meter breaststroke.

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Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte lift their gold and silver medals, respectively, for the men's 200-meter individual medley.

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Bulgaria's libero player Teodor Salparov, center, pumps up teammates as they play Australia in a preliminary volleyball match. Bulgaria defeated Australia 3 games to none.

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Anthony Davis drives to the basket but is fouled by Nigeria's Chamberlain Oguchi, right, as Richard Oruche helps on defense in the second half.

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Kobe Bryant is pressured by Nigeria's Derrick Obasohan in the first half.

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Tyson Chandler battles for a rebound with Nigeria's Olumide Oyedeji, left, and Al-Farouq Aminu.

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The United States' Gabrielle Douglas waves to the crowd after winning the gold medal in the women's gymnastics individual all-around at the 2012 London Olympics.

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Gabrielle Douglas of the United States competes on the vault in the women's gymnastics individual all-around at the 2012 London Olympics. She went on to win the gold medal.

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Gabrielle Douglas of the United States competes on the beam in the women's gymnastics individual all-around at the 2012 London Olympics. She went on to win the gold medal.

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The United States' Alexandra Raisman slips on the beam but manages to stay on during the women's gymnastics individual all-around at the 2012 London Olympics. Raisman came in fourth after losing a tiebreaker to Russian Aliya Mustafina for the bronze medal.

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U.S. judo wrestler Kayla Harrison, at bottom, battles Britain's Gemma Gibbons in the women's 78-kilogram division at the London 2012 Olympics. Harrison won the gold medal, the United States' first in judo.

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U.S. judo wrestler Kayla Harrison receives an American flag and a warm embrace after jumping into the stands to celebrate her winning performance in the women's 78-kilogram division at the London 2012 Olympics. Her gold medal was the United States' first in judo.

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U.S. judo wrestler Kayla Harrison squuezes back tears as the national anthem plays during her gold-medal ceremony at the London 2012 Olympics.

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The U.S. team celebrates winning gold in the women's eight rowing competition during the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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U.S. rowers, from left, Caryn Davies, Caroline Lind, Eleanor Logan, Meghan Musnicki, Taylor Ritzel, Esther Lofgren, Zsuzsanna Francia and Erin Cafaro throw coxswain Mary Whipple into the water after winning the gold medal.

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Xavier Valles Trias of Spain celebrates a 13-9 victory over Australia during a preliminary men's water polo match at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Belinda Hocking of Australia competes in the fourth heat of the women's 200-meter backstroke on Day 6 of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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The United States' Missy Franklin competes in a women's 200-meter backstroke heat at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park.

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Youths sporting the colors of South Africa's flag pose while attending the men's double trap qualification at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London.

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Multiple exposures of Rosannagh Maclennan of Canada are captured as she warms up during podium training for the trampoline event.

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Hao Wang of China, front, competes during his singles semifinal against Chih-Yuan Chuang of Taiwan.

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Chih-Yuan Chuang of Taiwan reacts during his game against Dimitrij Ovtcharov of Germany in the men's singles bronze medal match during the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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David Marcus of Canada rides Capital during a rain shower in the dressage Grand Prix on Day 6 of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Ben Ainslie of Great Britain competes in the men's Finn sailing event on Day 6 of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Brazil's Emanuel Rego dives for the ball during the men's beach volleyball preliminary phase Pool A match against Italy.

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Tsvetan Sokolov of Bulgaria tosses the ball against Team Australia during the men's volleyball preliminary round match at Earls Court.

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Anthony Ogogo of Great Britain celebrates his victory over Levgen Khytrov of Ukraine during the men's middle boxing event on Day 6 of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Britain's Gemma Gibbons celebrates after winning against Mongolia's Lkhamdegd Purevjargal during their judo contest at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Kazakhstan's Gani Zhailauov, right, fights India's Bhagwan Jai during their men's light 60-kilogram boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Italy's Valentina Vezzali celebrates with her 7-year-old son, Pietro Giuguano, after winning a semifinals match against France during women's team foil fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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