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Michael Phelps, Oscar Pistorius and Serena Williams highlight Day 8 at the London Olympics All the best action from Saturday at the London Games.
Aug. 4, 2012
Michael Phelps swims the butterfly leg of the men's 400-meter medley relay. In what will likely be his last Olympic swim, Phelps helped the United States take gold in the event.
Julio Cortez
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AP
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Aug. 4, 2012
South Africa's Oscar Pistorius became the first double amputee to compete in the Olympics on Saturday, finishing second in his heat of the men's 400-meter race to qualify for the semifinals.
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Aug. 4, 2012
Serena Williams of the United States reacts after beating Maria Sharapova of Russia during the women's singles tennis gold medal match. With the win, Williams became the second woman to complete a career Golden Slam.
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Aug. 4, 2012
Susie Scanlan, left, Kelley Hurley, Courtney Hurley, center, and Maya Lawrence of the United States celebrate winning the bronze medal match against Russia in the women's team epee fencing competition.
Damir Sagolj
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Reuters
Aug. 4, 2012
Canada's Jennifer Abel performs a dive during the women's 3-meter springboard semifinal.
Michael Dalder
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Reuters
Aug. 4, 2012
Competitors swim the first leg of the women's triathlon.
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Aug. 4, 2012
China's Sun Yang celebrates his gold medal win in the in Saturday's men's 1,500-meter freestyle final. He finished in 14 minutes, 31.02 seconds to break his own world record.
Michael Sohn
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AP
Aug. 4, 2012
American Hyleas Fountain competes in the long jump portion of the women's heptathlon on Saturday.
Toni L. Sandys
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The Washington Post
Aug. 4, 2012
Jamaican runner Usain Bolt crosses the finish line first in his heat of the men's 100-meter race.
Toni L. Sandys
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Aug. 4, 2012
British riders compete in the women’s track cycling team pursuit event. The team shattered its own world record Saturday while qualifying for the gold medal race against the United States.
Christophe Ena
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AP
Aug. 4, 2012
Lebron James of the United States hauls down a rebound around Lithuania's Martynas Pocius during a men's basketball game. The U.S. trailed in the fourth quarter but escaped with a 99-94 victory.
Charles Krupa
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AP
Aug. 4, 2012
Marina Alabau Neira of Spain, left, pulls into the lead at the start of race 9 in the women’s RS:X class sailing competition, just ahead of Jessica Crisp of Australia, center, and Gelly Skarlatou of Greece, right.
Francois Mori
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AP
Aug. 4, 2012
American runner Sanya Richards-Ross takes off at the start of her women's 400m semifinal race.
Toni L. Sandys
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The Washington Post
Aug. 4, 2012
Kim Ekdahl Du Rietz of Sweden, right, beats Argentina goalkeeper Fernando Gabriel Garcia during a men's handball match.
Chris McGrath
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Aug. 4, 2012
Competitors start the 20-kilometer race walk.
Markus Schreiber
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AP
Aug. 4, 2012
Yahia Elmekachari of Tunisia, left, and Elshod Rasulov of Uzbekistan, fight in the men's light heavyweight boxing competition.
Ivan Sekretarev
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AP
Aug. 4, 2012
Brazil's Tiago Splitter slams dunk against China's Ding Jinhui during a men's basketball game. Brazil won the preliminary matchup, 98-59, to improve to 3-1 in the competition.
Charles Krupa
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AP
Aug. 4, 2012
South Korea's Choi Inje-ong, left, competes against Courtney Hurley of the United States during the women's epee team fencing competition.
Andrew Medichini
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AP
Aug. 4, 2012
Marta Menegatti of Italy spikes as partner Greta Cicolari looks on during a women's beach volleyball round of 16 match against Spain.
Ryan Pierse
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Aug. 4, 2012
Theodoros Chatzitheodorou of Greece hurls a shot during a men's water polo preliminary-round match against Spain.
Alastair Grant
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AP
Aug. 4, 2012
Switzerland's Nicola Spirig, right, finishes ahead of Sweden's Lisa Norden to win the gold medal in the women's triathlon.
Charlie Riedel
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AP
Aug. 4, 2012
Mads Rasmussen, left, and Rasmus Quist of Denmark celebrate after winning the gold medal in the men's lightweight double sculls rowing final.
Manan Vatsyayana
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AP
Aug. 4, 2012
Switzerland's Ellen Sprunger takes a throw in the javelin event of the heptathlon.
David J. Phillip
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AP
Aug. 4, 2012
Georgia's Luba Golovina performs during the qualifying round of women's trampoline.
Gregory Bull
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AP
Aug. 4, 2012
Ukraine's Valentyna Horpynych Zhudina, center, lies on the track after a women's 3,000-meter steeplechase heat.
Lucy Nicholson
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Reuters
Aug. 4, 2012
Mexico's Diego Reyes, left, and Senegal's Kalidou Yero challenge for the ball during their men's soccer quarterfinal match. Mexico won, 4-2, in extra time to advance in the tournament.
Matthias Schrader
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AP
Aug. 4, 2012
United States' Justin Gatlin, right, crosses the finish line ahead of and Oman's Barakat Mubarak Al-Harthi to win the men's 100-meter heat. Gatlin and fellow American Ryan Bailey both broke the 10-second barrier.
Toni L. Sandys
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The Washington Post
Aug. 4, 2012
Tania Cagnotto of Italy competes in the women's 3-meter springboard diving semifinal.
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Aug. 4, 2012
Rodrigo Carrasco of Chile rides Or de la Charbonniere during the equestrian individual show jumping competition.
David Goldman
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AP
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