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Women's Volleyball semifinal match

London 2012 - Saori Kimura #18 of Japan spikes the ball as Fabiana Claudino #1 of Brazil defends during the Women's Volleyball semifinal match on Day 13 of the London 2012 Olympics Games at Earls Court on August 9, 2012 in London, England.
Japan celebrates after defeating Korea

London 2012 - 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 August 10, 2012 in London, England.
Japan spikes the ball

London 2012 - Saori Sakoda #14 of Japan spikes the ball against Dae-Young Jung #13 and Sook-Ja Lee #20 of Korea during the Women's Volleyball on Day 15 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Earls Court on August 10, 2012 in London, England.
Japan scores on USA

London 2012 - American goalie Hope Solo (in green) slides to block but Homare Sawa’s (10) quick pass finds Yuki Ogimi (headband, on left) who taps in a goal for Japan to make the score USA 2, Japan 1.
Team USA atop the podium

London 2012 - Atop the podium in women’s soccer, gold medalists team USA cover their hearts during the playing of the national anthem.
USA’s Carli Lloyd

London 2012 - Carli Lloyd, USA midfielder, handles the ball against Japan and scores both goals in the 2-1 victory for gold in women’s football.
USA soccer fan celebrates

London 2012 - An American soccer fan celebrates team USA’s football victory in the gold medal match against Japan.
Team USA celebrate soccer gold

London 2012 - Abby Wambach and Hope Solo hold aloft captain Christie Rampone as team USA begin celebrating gold defeating Japan 2-1 in women’s football.
Football congratulations

London 2012 - American and Canadian women’s football players embrace to acknowledge each team’s efforts and success in the Olympic games. USA won the gold and Canada celebrates bronze during the podium ceremony.
Cheney works against Ohno

London 2012 - Lauren Cheney substitutes in for team USA at minute 57 and works the ball while pursued by Shinobu Ohno of Japan.
Japan celebrate silver medal

London 2012 - Team Japan celebrate their silver medal on the podium after the women’s soccer final match.
Action comes to a head

London 2012 - A high ball brings a convergence of Japan’s Azusa Iwashimizu, Shinobu Ohno, and Abby Wambach of the United States during gold medal women’s football action.
USA faces Japan, wins gold

London 2012 - A fan wears face paint and a smile to show support for team USA in winning gold in women’s football.
Morgan leaps Kumagai

London 2012 - Alex Morgan of the USA hurdles an attempted slide tackle from Japan’s Saki Kumagai during gold medal women’s soccer action.
Wambach flies flag for USA win

London 2012 - USA soccer star Abby Wambach carries a flag and celebrates soccer gold after defeating Japan 2-1.
O’Hara and Mitts celebrate USA football gold

London 2012 - Kelley O’Hara and Heather Mitts (#2) of team USA carry a flag onto the pitch to celebrate their win in the gold medal match in women’s football.
Wembley Stadium view

London 2012 - Wembley Stadium is the venue for the women’s gold medal match between Japan and USA.
Young fan of team Japan

London 2012 - A young fan in Wembley Stadium waves to the camera and holds the flag of Japan to support his team in their quest for gold in women’s football against team USA.
Bronze football medalists team Canada

London 2012 - Team Canada take the podium for women’s football having defeated France 1-0 in the earlier bronze medal match.
Wambach in gold medal action

London 2012 - Abby Wambach, forward for team USA, focuses on the ball during the gold medal match with Japan.
Women’s gold final: USA vs Japan

London 2012 - A defender from Japan clears the ball away from American attackers Lauren Cheney (12) and Alex Morgan.
Japan threatens, Solo saves

London 2012 - Hope Solo, goalkeeper of team USA leaps to stop an attack by Japan and an attempted header by Homare Sawa (#10) during the gold medal match of women’s soccer.
Emotional Obara of Japan

London 2012 - Hitomi Obara is emotional and exhausted after a hard fought match against Mariya Stadnyk of Azerbaijan in the final match of women’s wrestling 48kg freestyle. Obara wins her first ever gold medal, and the first of three medals for Japan in women’s wrestling.
Bruises, smiles, and medals for 48kg wrestlers

London 2012 - From left to right Clarissa Chun (USA) and Carol Huynh (CAN), co-bronze winners; Hitomi Obara (JPN) in gold, and Mariyha Stadnyk (UKR) holding silver make up the podium for women’s wrestling 48kg freestyle on 8 August, 2012 in ExCel arena.
Stadnyk’s two legged takedown

London 2012 - Azerbaijan’s Mariya Stadnyk wraps up both of Hitomi Obara’s legs in a women’s wrestling takedown. The Japanese wrestler bounces back in the 2nd and 3rd rounds to score and win the gold medal in 48kg freestyle at the ExCel arena on 8 August, 2012.
Cheers for Obara

London 2012 - Fans from Japan celebrate as Hitomi Obara wins her gold medal in women’s wrestling 48kg freestyle on 8 August, 2012 in the ExCel arena.
Hard fought gold medal in women’s wrestling 48kg

London 2012 - Mariya Stadnyk of Azerbaijan in blue has clear advantage over Japan’s Hitomi Obara in round one of the gold medal match. Obara comes back to win the 2nd and 3rd rounds and top honors in women’s wrestling 48kg freestyle on 8 August, 2012.
A man from Japan with a fan

London 2012 - A women’s wrestling supporter waves a fan emblazoned with the Kanji symbols for “Ni Hon” which mean “Japan,” shows his patriotism as the athletes from his country win three gold medals out of four events.
Stadnyk lunges at Obara

London 2012 - Azerbaijan’s Mariya Stadnyk lunges for the legs of Hitomi Obara, but the Japanese 48kg freestyle wrestler defends and wins the action-packed match for the gold medal on 8 August, 2012.
Obara wins lightest women’s wrestling division

London 2012 - Japan's Hitomi Obara celebrates winning gold after coming from behind to beat Mariya Stadnyk of Azerbaijan in the lightest weight division of women’s wrestling, the 48kg freestyle, on 8 August, 2012 at the ExCel.
Stadnyk and Obara grapple for gold

London 2012 - Azerbaijan’s Mariya Stadnyk and Hitomi Obara of Japan grapple for advantage during the gold medal match of women’s 48kg freestyle wrestling on 8 August, 2012.
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.
Point to Obara

London 2012 - Referee Kockhlor Kulmatov indicates a point for Hitomi Obara of Japan, giving her the win for period three and the match in the gold medal final over Azerbaijan’s Mariya Stadnyk in women’s 48kg freestyle wrestling 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.
Lots to smile about for Japan

London 2012 - Fans of Japan’s women’s wrestling team are all smiles as their athletes take three of the four gold medals on offer at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Gold medal match women’s 48kg freestyle

London 2012 - Mariya Stadnyk of Azerbaijan bulldozes Japan’s Hitomi Obara and wins the first period of the gold medal match. Obara comes back to win period two and three to take gold in women’s wrestling 48kg freestyle on 8 August, 2012.
Jumper from Japan

London 2012 - Taizo Sugitani and Animo take a leap for Japan in equestrian individual jumping round three action.
Japan advances in duets

London 2012 - Japanese pair Yukiko Inui and Chisa Kobayashi score well and advance to join the top twelve in the duets final.
Wrestling: Matsumoto took bronze in the 60kg Greco-Roman event

London - 6 August 2012: Ryutaro Matsumoto of Japan faces Kazakhstan’s Almat Kebispaev (in red) in the bronze medal bout of the of the Greco-Roman wrestling 60kg category at the ExCeL Arena. Matsumoto won 2-1 and stepped onto the podium alongside Iran’s Omid Noroozi (gold), Georgia’s Revaz Lashkhi (silver) and Russia’s Zaur Kuramagomedov (bronze).
Wrestling: a victory somersault for Ryutaro Matsumoto

London - 6 August 2012: Ryutaro Matsumoto of Japan performs a perilous jump on the wrestling mat at the ExCeL Arena, after his 2-1 (1-2, 3-1, 3-0) victory in the bronze medal bout of the Greco-Roman wrestling 60kg category against Kazakhstan’s Almat Kebispaev on Day 10 of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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