London Olympics: Day 1

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Sep 2, 2013

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Poland’s Natalia Partyka serves to Denmark’s Mie Skov during a table tennis women’s singles preliminary round match at the London 2012 Olympic Games. AFP/Getty Images

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Great Britain’s Azania Stewart (right) grabs Australia’s Suzy Batkovic (second right) during their women’s Group B basketball match. REUTERS

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Igor Pakhomenko of Russia competes in the vault event during the men’s gymnastics qualification. REUTERS

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Nigeria’s Muideen Akanji (left) fights against Ireland’s Darren O’Neill in the Men’s Middle (75kg) Round of 32 Bout 2 boxing match. REUTERS

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Germany’s Carolin Golubytskyi (right) competes against Italy’s Elisa Di Francisca during their women’s Individual Foil round of 16 fencing competition. Picture taken using multiple exposure technique. REUTERS

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Samuel Mikulak of the US competes in the pommel horse event during the men’s gymnastics qualification. REUTERS

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Brazil’s Sarah Menezes celebrates after defeating Belgium’s Charline van Snick (blue) in their women’s – 48kg semi-final of table B judo match. REUTERS

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Japan’s Yusuke Tanaka dismounts after competing in the rings at the men’s gymnastics qualification. REUTERS

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Ryan Lochte of the US swims to win the men’s 400-meter individual medley final at the London 2012 Olympic Games. REUTERS

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Dana Vollmer of the US prepares to swim in the women’s 100m butterfly semi-final. REUTERS

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Italy’s Valentina Vezzali celebrates defeating Tunisia’s Ines Boubakri (not pictured) during their women’s Individual Foil quarterfinal fencing competition. REUTERS

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Manuel Almeida Campos of Portugal competes in the rings event during the men’s gymnastics qualification. REUTERS

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China’s Ye Shiwen stands with her gold medal after setting a world record in the women’s 400m individual medley. REUTERS

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Members of the Australian women’s 4x100m freestyle relay team celebrate after winning the event. REUTERS

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South Africa’s Freedom Chiya dives for the ball during the men’s beach volleyball preliminary match against the US. REUTERS

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China’s Mingjuan Wang celebrates her lift at the women 48kg Group A weightlifting competition. REUTERS

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The Netherlands Olympic cycling team practices at the Velodrome in Olympic Park. Reuters

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Michael Phelps reacts after finishing in fourth place in the men’s 400m individual medley. REUTERS

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