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Subscribe to RSSTechnicians pose for a souvenir photo at the conclusion of the boxing competition at the 2012 London Olympic Games, Sunday, Aug. 12.
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Olympic mountain biker wrecks
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Hungary's Andras Parti reacts as he falls during the men's cross-country mountain bike event at Hadleigh Farm during the London 2012 Olympic Games, Sunday, Aug. 12.
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Hungary's Andras Parti lies on the ground after he crashed during the men's cross-country mountain bike event.
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Hungary's Andras Parti is helped by medics after he fell during the men's cross-country mountain bike event.
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Mohamed Farah and Usain Bolt swap signature poses on the podium
Gold medalists Mohamed Farah of Great Britain, left, and Usain Bolt of Jamaica pose on the podium on Day 15 of the London 2012 Olympic Games, Saturday, Aug. 11. Farah won the 5000m race while Bolt won the 4x100m relay and set a new world record on Saturday.
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Rowers paddle fast enough to pull a wakeboarder
Members of Britain's under-23 rowing team pull a wakeboarder during a display before the canoe sprint events at Eton Dorney during the London 2012 Olympic Games, Aug. 11.
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Riley McCormick of Canada competes in the Men's 10m Platform Diving Semifinal on Day 15 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre in London, England, Aug. 11.
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South Korean soccer ream revels in victory over Japan
South Korea's players toss coach Myung Bo Hong into the air to celebrate their 2-0 victory over Japan in the men's bronze medal soccer match at the London 2012 Olympic Games at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Aug. 10.
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Russia's Vitaliy Fridzon takes an elbow to his face at the Olympics
Spain's Marc Gasol, right, fouls Russia's Vitaliy Fridzon during their men's basketball semifinal match at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Aug. 10. Spain won 67-59.
Jordan Burroughs Wins Gold
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U.S. wrestler Jordan Ernest Burroughs reacts after defeating Iran's Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi in the final of the men's 74Kg Freestyle wrestling at the ExCel venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games on Aug. 10.
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U.S. wrestler Jordan Ernest Burroughs kisses his gold medal in the ceremony for men's 74-kg freestyle wrestling competition on Aug. 10.
Reuters - Jordan Burroughs won the first wrestling gold for the United States at the London Olympics on Friday, earning a $250,000 bonus from U.S. officials and vindicating his characteristically confident choice of Twitter name, "All I See Is Gold."
The world champion with a soft spot for fast food, hip hop and tattoos overpowered Iran's Sadegh Goudarzi in the final of the 74kg freestyle.
The final brought together two countries that are old foes on the wrestling mat and on the world stage. Read More
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U.S. wrestler Jordan Ernest Burroughs, left, celebrates after a winning move against Iran's Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi during their gold medal match at a 74-kg men's freestyle wrestling competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Aug. 10, in London.
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U.S. wrester Jordan Ernest Burroughs celebrates after winning against Iran's Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi in the gold medal match of the 74-kg men's freestyle wrestling competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Aug. 10 in London.
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Iran wrestler Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi, right, and U.S. wrestler Jordan Ernest Burroughs pose at the podium of the men's 74Kg Freestyle wrestling at the ExCel venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games on Aug. 10.
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U.S. wrestler Jordan Ernest Burroughs celebrates with relatives and fans after winning the men's 74kg Freestyle gold medal wrestling match of the London 2012 Olympic Games on Aug. 10.
Splish splash! Synchronized swimmers rule the pool
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Spain competes in the Women's Teams Synchronized Swimming Free Routine final August 10.
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Egypt competes in the Women's Teams Synchronised Swimming Free Routine final, August 10, 2012 in London.
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Canada competes in the Women's Teams Synchronized Swimming Free Routine final, August 10.
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Russia competes in the Women's Teams Synchronized Swimming Free Routine final on Day 14 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on August 10.
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China competes in the Women's Teams Synchronized Swimming Free Routine final on Day 14 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on August 10.
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Members of the China's synchronized swimming team compete in the team free routine final during the synchronized swimming competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 10.
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Spain competes in the Women's Teams Synchronized Swimming Free Routine final on Day 14 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on August 10.
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From bright makeup to glittery outfits, Olympic synchronized swimming is all about flair. Check out a few favorite looks.
Today we were again watching synchronized swimming, and though the underwater shots are great, I was impressed by the aerial acrobatics by these swimmers. We also loved the silvery scaled costumes worn by Spain's team making them look like fish outta water when airborne.
Most flexible Olympic athlete?
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Senyue Deng of China performs on clubs in the Individual All-Around Qualification during the London 2012 Olympic Games Rhythmic Gymnastics competition, Aug. 10.
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Germany's Jana Berezko-Marggrander performs during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around qualifications at at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9.
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Uzbekistan's Ulyana Trofimova performs during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around qualifications at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 10.
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Ukraine's Ganna Rizatdinova performs during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around qualifications at at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9.
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Britain's Francesca Jones performs during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around qualifications at at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9.
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Rhythmic gymnastics is running a close second right now in our poll for strangest Olympic sport. But I'm guessing readers would agree that these athletes win for most flexible.
Usain Bolt gets behind the camera at the Olympics
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Usain Bolt of Jamaica grabs a camera from a photographer as he celebrates winning gold in the men's 200m final on Day 13 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 9, 2012 in London, England.
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt takes pictures with a photographer's camera as he celebrates winning the men's 200m final.
It appears that Usain Bolt has finally grown tired of being the star in front of thousands of cameras. Thursday night, after he won gold in the men's 200 meter final, he grabbed a camera and started taking pictures. The camera belonged to Jimmy Wixtröm, a photographer at Aftonbladet, Scandinavia's largest newspaper, according to PetaPixel.
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Usain Bolt of Jamaica takes photographs with a photographers' cameras as he celebrates winning gold in the men's 200m final next to Yohan Blake of Jamaica.
Then again, it looks like he's enjoying the attention as much as ever. Check out PetaPixel's post to see some of the pictures Bolt took.
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt holds a photographer's camera as he celebrates victory in the men's 200m final.
U.S. women win third-straight Olympic gold
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Carli Lloyd celebrates after scoring the 1-0 lead against Japan during the women's gold medal match at the London 2012 Olympic Games on Aug. 9.
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Carli Lloyd scores against Japan's goalkeeper Miho Fukumoto.
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Christie Rampone, left, and Hope Solo celebrate their victory over Japan.
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U.S. players celebrate their victory over Japan.
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Alex Morgan jumps over the slide tackle of Japan's Saki Kumagai.
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Tobin Heath, right, vies for the ball with Japan's Homare Sawa.
WEMBLEY, England (AP) — Hope Solo found herself enveloped in a group hug at the final whistle. Abby Wambach ran to join the fun in a celebration that unleashed a year of bottled-up frustration.
The U.S. women's soccer team won its third straight Olympic gold medal Thursday, beating Japan 2-1 in a rematch of last year's World Cup final and avenging the most painful loss in its history. Full Story
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