Team USA players wave to fans after the gold medal ceremony at the London Olympics women's basketball final.

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Maya Moore of the United States gives photographers a close-up look at her gold medal at the London Olympics women's basketball final.

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Candace Parker and Tamika Catchings share a long embrace as Team USA beats France, 86-50, in the London Olympics women's basketball final.

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France's Celine Dumerc is trapped by U.S. defenders Tina Charles, left, and Diana Taurasi during the London Olympics women's basketball final.

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Team USA's Candace Parker slips to the floor as she drives to the basket against France in the London Olympics women's basketball final.

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France's Celine Dumerc knocks the ball from Team USA's Sue Bird during the second half of the London Olympics women's basketball final.

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Sue Bird of the United States is harassed by Marion Laborde of France in the first half of the London Olympics women's basketball final.

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Members of Mexico's soccer team celebrate their gold medal victory against Brazil at the London Olympics.

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Mexico's Oribe Peralta scores his second goal against Brazil in the gold medal match at the London Olympics.

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Mexico's Oribe Peralta and Brazil's Juan Jesus battle for the ball in the gold medal match at the London Olympics.

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Mexico's Hector Herrera, right, and Brazil's Alex Sandro battle for the ball in the gold medal match at the London Olympics.

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Mexico's Oribe Peralta slips while battling for the ball against Brazil in the gold medal match at the London Olympics.

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Mexico's Hiram Mier, left, and Brazil's Leandro Damiao battle for the ball in the gold medal match at the London Olympics.

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Britain's Mohamed Farah, right, leads the pack in the men's 5,000-meter race at the London Olympics. He won the gold medal with a time of 13:41.66.

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Britain's Mohamed Farah wins the men's 5,000-meter race. He also won the 10,000-meter race earlier in the London Olympics.

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Jamaica's Usain Bolt pulls away from the United States' Ryan Bailey to win the men's 400-meter relay at the London Olympics.

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Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's 400-meter relay at the London Olympics. The Jamaican team set a world record with a time of 36.84 seconds.

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Usain Bolt celebrates after the Jamaican team wins the gold medal in the men's 400-meter relay at the London Olympics. The United States was second and Trinidad was third.

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Dee Dee Trotter of the United States passes the baton to Allyson Felix in the women's 1,600-meter relay at the 2012 London Olympics.

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Allyson Felix takes the baton from Dee Dee Trotter. Felix ran her leg in 47.8 seconds to give the U.S. team a big lead in the women's 1,600-meter relay at the 2012 London Olympics.

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Relay anchor Sanya Richards-Ross of the United States celebrates after the U.S. team wins the women's 1,600-meter relay to earn a gold medal at the London Olympics.

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U.S. runners, from left, Allyson Felix, Francena McCorory, Sanya Richards-Ross and Dee Dee Trotter celebrate after winning the gold medal in the women's 1,600-meter relay at the London Olympics.

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Members of the U.S. women's 1,600-meter relay team huddle after winning the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics.

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Russia's Mariya Savinova celebrates winning the gold medal as she crosses the finish line in the women's 800-meter race at the London Olympics.

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Brigetta Barrett of the United States clears the bar and wins the silver medal in the women's high jump at the London Olympics.

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The United States' Megan Hodge, left, goes up for a spike against Brazil's Sheilla Castro and Fabiana Claudino in the women's volleyball final at the London Olympics.

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Megan Hodge, right, hugs Nicole Davis after Brazil beat the U.S. team 3-1 in the women's volleyball final at the London Olympics. The United States received the silver medal.

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Foluke Akinradewo of the United States cheers a winning shot in the first set of the women's volleyball gold-medal match against Brazil. The United States won the first set but lost the next three.

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Wrestler Coleman Scott of the United States throws South Korea's Seung-chul Lee to the mat in a 60-kilogram freestyle match at the London Olympics.

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Wrestler Coleman Scott of the U.S. loses by fall to Toghrul Asgarov of Azerbaijan in a London Olympics men's freestyle wrestling semifinal.

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U.S. wrestler Coleman Scott loses by fall to Toghrul Asgarov of Azerbaijan in a London Olympics men's freestyle wrestling semifinal.

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Wrestler Toghrul Asgarov of Azerbaijan takes a finger in the eye from Coleman Scott of the United States in a London Olympics men's freestyle wrestling semifinal.

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Wrestler Coleman Scott of the United States struggles against Toghrul Asgarov of Azerbaijan in a men's freestyle wrestling semifinal at the London Olympics..

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Wrestler Coleman Scott of the United States throws Malkhaz Zarkura of Georgia to the mat during a men's freestyle quarterfinal during the London Olympics.

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Wrestler Coleman Scott of the United States walks off the mat victorious over Malkhaz Zarkura of Georgia in the men's freestyle wrestling semifinal at the Excel Arena during the London Olympics. Malkhaz Zarkura

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Wrestler Jake Herbert of the United States struggles against Sharif Sharifov of Azerbaijan in a quarterfinal match at the Excel Arena during the London 2012 Olympics.

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Wrestler Jake Herbert of the United States tries to untangle himself from the grip of Cuba's Huberto Daniel Arencibia Martinez during a match at the London 2012 Olympics.

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Wrestler Jake Herbert of the United States struggles against Sharif Sharifov of Azerbaijan in a quarterfinal match at the London 2012 Olympics.

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Wrestler Tervel Dlagnev of the United States hangs his head in defeat after he is beaten by Artur Taymazov of Uzbekistan in a semifinal match at the London 2012 Olympics.

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Wrestler Daniel Rares Chintoan of Romania is cooled by a towel-waving coach on the sideline during a freestyle wrestling match at the London 2012 Olympics.

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Jordan's Nadin Dawani is kicked in the face by Ukraine's Maryna Konieva during their match in women's plus 67-kilogram taekwondo competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Saturday.

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Erick Barrondo of Guatemala refreshes himself during the men's 50-kilometer race walk at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Saturday.

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Britain's Samuel Weale looks up during the fencing section of the men's modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Russia's Daria Dmitrieva performs during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around final at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Russia's Evgeniya Kanaeva performs during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around final at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Ukraine's Alina Maksymenko performs her ball program during the individual all-around final of the rhythmic gymnastics event of the London Olympic Games. Russia's Evgeniya Kanaeva won gold while her compatriot Daria Dmitrieva took silver and Belarus' Liubou Charkashyna got bronze.

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Bulgaria's Silviya Miteva performs her ball program during the individual all-around final of the rhythmic gymnastics event of the London Olympic Games.

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Great Britain's Ed McKeever celebrates after winning a gold medal in the men's kayak single 200 meter in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Coach Alexey Melnikov congratulates Sergey Kirdyapkin of Russia after he won the gold medal in the 50-kilometer men's race walk at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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El Salvador's Emerson Hernandez is helped after collapsing at the end of the London 2012 Olympic Games men's 50-kilometer race walk in central London.

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Japan celebrates after defeating Korea to win the women's volleyball bronze medal match on Day 15 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Earls Court on Saturday.

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Gold medalist Julie Bresset of France after crossing the finish line in the London 2012 Olympic Games mountain bike cycling competition at Hadleigh Farm, Hadleigh, east of London.

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Norway's Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa, No. 3, leads a group of cyclists during the mountain bike cycling women's race at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Qiu Bo from China competes during the men's 10-meter platform diving semi final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

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Riley McCormick of Canada competes in the men's 10-meter platform diving semifinal on Day 15 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre.

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