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China’s Qiu Bo reverse pike

London 2012 - Qiu Bo, favored to win gold, was expected to win gold in men’s 10m platform diving but comes away with the silver medal for China on August 11, 2012 at the Aquatics Centre.
Ready to take the podium

London 2012 - Olympic divers await their introduction and their medals; Qiu Bo of China in silver, David Boudia of USA in gold, and Thomas Daley of Great Britain in bronze.
Modern pentathlon: Zhongrong Cao versus Stanislau Zhurauliou in the fencing competition

London - 11 August 2012: Fencing is the first competition in the modern pentathlon. All the athletes compete against each other. Here, Zhongrong Cao of China competes against Stanislau Zhurauliou of Belarus to rack up one of his 25 victories in this competition, ahead of the swimming, show jumping and combined running/shooting on Day 15 of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Modern pentathlon: the men's medallists

London - 11 August 2012: (L-R) Silver medallist Zhongrong Cao of China, gold medallist David Svoboda of the Czech Republic and bronze medallist Adam Marosi of Hungary pose with their medals on the podium for the modern pentathlon on Day 15 of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Modern pentathlon: Zhongrong Cao in the 200m swimming competition

London - 11 August 2012: Zhongrong Cao of China competes in the swimming 200m freestyle event, the second part of the men's modern pentathlon after fencing. He had one of the best times of the 36 competitors (1:58.93) which gave him 1,376 points ahead of the show jumping and combined running/shooting competitions. Zhongrong was on good form on Day 15 of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Taekwondo -57kg podium

London 2012 - Women’s taekwondo athletes show off their medals. From left to right, Marlene Harnois of France (bronze), Hou Yuzhuo of China (silver), Jade Jones of Great Britain (gold), and Tseng Li-Cheng of Chinese Taipei.
Nicola knocks

London 2012 - Ren Cancan of China finds herself on the mat after a combination of punches from Britain’s Nicola Adams knocks her down during gold medal action of women’s boxing fly division on 9 August, 2012.
Dong Bin of China

London 2012 - Triple jumper from China Dong Bin focuses from hop to skip in Olympic Stadium.
Hu Yadan listens to her coach

London 2012 - China’s Hu Yadan scores 56.00 points on her last semifinal dive, enough to qualify for the finals, but gets advice from her coach on how to improve.
China’s China’s Chen Roulin begins armstand dive Roulin

London 2012 - China’s Chen Ruolin begins her round three dive in the women’s 10m platform finals, an armstand back double somersault with one-and-a-half twists.
Whirling Hu Yadan

London 2012 - China’s Hu Yadan performs a high scoring back three-and-half somersault dive in the finals of the women’s 10m platform competition.
Defending 10m champion, Chen Ruolin of China

London 2012 - Chen Ruolin of China dominates the women’s 10m platform diving competition winning gold by a comfortable margin.
Podium procession

London 2012 - Women’s boxers enter for the medal presentation. From right to left: Ren Cancan (CHN, silver), Nicola Adams (GBR, gold), Chungneijang Mery Kom Hmangte (IND, bronze), and Marlen Esparza (USA, bronze).
Women’s boxing medalists

London 2012 - Chungneijang Mery Kom Hmangte (IND), Nicola Adams (GBR), and Ren Cancan (CHN) enter ExCel arena to receive their medals on August 9, 2012.
First podium for women’s boxing

London 2012 - Women’s boxing debuts at the London games, and the first podium consists of the fly division (51kg). From left to right, Ren Cancan (CHN, silver), Nicola Adams (GBR, gold), Chungneijang Mery Kom Hmangte (IND, bronze), and Marlen Esparza (USA, bronze).
Women’s boxing Fly (51kg) podium

London 2012 - From left to right, Ren Cancan (CHN, silver), Nicola Adams (GBR, gold), Chungneijang Mery Kom Hmangte (IND, bronze), and Marlen Esparza (USA, bronze).
Adams wins fly gold

London 2012 - A dominant performance by Nicola Adams results in Great Britain earning the first ever gold medal offered in women’s boxing. Adams defeats Ren Cancan of China by a score of 16-7 in fly (51kg) competition on 9 August, 2012 at ExCel South Arena 2.
British fighter takes first ever women’s boxing gold

London 2012 - Nicola Adams pleases the local British fans by winning the first Olympic medal ever offered to a woman boxer, in the 51kg flyweight division over China’s Ren Cancan.
Adams attacks

London 2012 - Ren Cancan of China does her best to defend a flurry of punches from Britain’s Nicola Adams during the gold medal match of women’s boxing 51kg fly division.
Enrique congratulates Wu

London 2012 - Spain’s Brigitte Yague Enrique congratulates Wu Jingyu on her gold medal victory for China in women’s -49kg taekwondo competition on 8 August, 2012.
Wu Jingyu defends Beijing gold in London

London 2012 - Wu Jingyu of China wins celebrates defending her Beijing gold medal final in women’s -49kg taekwondo on 8 August, 2012 at ExCel South Arena One.
Wu celebrates repeat gold in -49k taekwondo

London 2012 - Wu Jingyu of China shares jubilation with her coach after defending her gold medal from Beijing at the London Olympic games in women’s taekwondo -49kg on 8 August, 2012.
Icho faces off with Jing for gold

London 2012 - Kaori Icho (in red) of Japan faces Jing Ruixue of China for the gold medal in women’s 63kg freestyle wrestling on 8 August, 2012 in ExCel. Japan wins three of four gold medals in women’s freestyle wrestling.
Jing hits mat in 63kg final

London 2012 - Kaori Icho knocks the wind out of Jing Ruixue of China as the women’s wrestler from Japan works win the gold medal match of 63kg freestyle.
Women’s middle (75kg) semifinal bout

London 2012 - Nadezda Torlopova of Russia and China’s Jinzi Li square off in the semifinal round of women’s boxing middleweight (75kg) division on 8 August, 2012 at ExCel Arena.
Jinzi Li concentrates

Lodnon 2012 - China’s Jinzi Li concentrates before taking the ring to fight Nadezda Torlopova of Russia in the women’s boxing middleweight (75kg) semifinal bout at ExCel South Arena 2 on 8 August, 2012.
China regain control, sweep medals

London 2012 - Zhang Jike and Wang Hao of China regain control of Korea’s Ryu Seungmin and Oh Sangeun in game 2, match 3 of the men’s team, completing their sweep of all the Olympic gold medals on offer in table tennis.
Torlopova’s right connects

London 2012 - The right cross from Russia’s Nadezda Torlopova finds its mark on the chin of Jinzi Li of China during semifinal action in women’s boxing 75kg division on 8 August, 2012.
Torlopova jabs

London 2012 - Nadezda Torlopova jabs as the Russian boxer defeats Jinzi Li of China to advance to the silver medal bout in women’s middle (75kg) division on August 8, 2012.
Torlopova rocks Li

London 2012 - Torlopova (RUS) connects to the head of Jinzi Li (CHN) in women’s boxing 75kg semifinal action.
Tense moment in table tennis

London 2012 - Team China’s coach gives animated advice as Korea evens the score 8-8 in game two of match three in the gold medal men’s team table tennis competition.
Left for left

London 2012 - Jinzi Li of China (in red) and Nadezda Torlopova trade jabs during a semifinal bout in women’s boxing middle (75kg) division.
Women’s boxing debuts with a bang

London 2012 - Nadezda Torlopova of Russia smashes a left into the jaw of China’s Jinzi Li on during semifinal action in women’s boxing middle (75kg) division on 8 August, 2012 in ExCel Arena.
Exchange favors Torlopova

London 2012 - Both fighters punch, but Russia’s Nadezda Torlopova lands a blow to the face of Jinzi Li in women’s boxing 75kg action.
Tangle of gloves

London 2012 - Nadezda Torlopova gets the better of Jinzi Li and advances to the the silver medal bout in women’s boxing 75kg weight division on 8 August, 2012.
Torlopova swings

London 2012 - Russia’s Nadezda Torlopova (in blue) swings at Jinzi Li of China in women’s boxing 75kg middleweight division.
Semifinal bout, women’s middle 75kg

London 2012 - Jinzi Li of China faces Russia’s Nadezda Torlopova during a semifinal bout in women’s boxing middle (75kg) division on 8 August, 2012 in ExCel Arena.
Zhang ready to rocket

London 2012 - China’s Zhang leans back to send a rocket forehand to Korea in the men’s team table tennis gold medal match.
Ryu’s defensive chop

London 2012 - Ryu Seungmin of South Korea chops several defensive shots before switching to an offensive smash and earning a point against China’s Zhang Jike in men’s team table tennis gold medal competition.
Lunging backhand

London 2012 - Korea’s Ryu Seungmin demonstrates a lunge which might serve him in Olympic fencing almost as well as it allows him to reach a shot with his backhand during gold medal competition with Zhang Jike of China in men’s team table tennis.

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