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PHOTOS: Memorable moments from London Games

Last updated on: August 10, 2012 14:14 IST


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Mexico's Isabel Delgado Plancarte and Nuria Diosdado Garcia spilt water during their performace in the synchronised swimming duets free routine qualification round.

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PHOTOS: Memorable moments from London Games


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Sweden's Anna Lindberg performs a dive during the women's 3m springboard preliminary round at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre.

PHOTOS: Memorable moments from London Games


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Britain's Jessica Ennis competes in the javelin event of the women's heptathlon while the Olympic flame burns in the foreground during the London Games.

PHOTOS: Memorable moments from London Games


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The full moon rises through the Olympic Rings hanging beneath Tower Bridge during the London Games.
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PHOTOS: Memorable moments from London Games


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Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva fails to clear the bar in women's pole vault final at London Games.

PHOTOS: Memorable moments from London Games


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Yelena Isinbayeva's coach Yevgeny Trofimov (right), wipes her eyes after she won bronze in the women's pole vault final.

PHOTOS: Memorable moments from London Games


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Guam's Ricardo Blas Jr. (right) looks up after winning his men's +100kg elimination round of 32 judo match against Guinea's Facinet Keita.


PHOTOS: Memorable moments from London Games


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Kenya's Mercy Apondi Obiero competes on the women's 69Kg Group B weightlifting competition at the ExCel venue.

PHOTOS: Memorable moments from London Games


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Saudi Arabia's Sarah Attar runs in her women's 800m round 1 heat at the Olympic Stadium.

PHOTOS: Memorable moments from London Games


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Tunisia's Hassine Ayari fights with Morocco's Choukri Atafi in the Men's 96Kg Greco-Roman wrestling at the ExCel venue.

PHOTOS: Memorable moments from London Games


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Kazakhstan's Marina Volnova fights Claressa Shields of the US during their Women's Middle (75kg) semi-final boxing match.

PHOTOS: Memorable moments from London Games


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Belarus' Yana Maksimava lands on the mat after her jump during the women's heptathlon high jump Group A event.

PHOTOS: Memorable moments from London Games


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South Africa's Oscar Pistorius competes during round 1 of the men's 400m heats.


PHOTOS: Memorable moments from London Games


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Belarus' Alim Selimau fights with Kazakhstan's Danyal Gajiyev on the repechage round 2 of the on the Men's 84Kg Greco-Roman wrestling at the ExCel venue.

PHOTOS: Memorable moments from London Games


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US gymnast McKayla Maroney reacts after receiving a silver medal for the women's vault competition at the North Greenwich Arena.

PHOTOS: Memorable moments from London Games


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Fans surround Jamaica's Usain Bolt as he celebrates after winning the men's 100m final at the Olympic Stadium.

PHOTOS: Memorable moments from London Games


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Germany's Robert Harting celebrates winning gold in the men's discus throw final.

PHOTOS: Memorable moments from London Games


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Matthias Steiner of Germany gets hit by the weights while failing to make a successful lift in the men's over 105-kg, group A, weightlifting competition.

PHOTOS: Memorable moments from London Games


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Ashton Eaton of the US waits for the start of the men's decathlon 110m hurdles heat at the Olympic Stadium.

PHOTOS: Memorable moments from London Games


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New Zealand's Peter Burling and Blair Tuke sail before the fifth race of the men's 49er sailing class at the London Games.