Olympic fans

People from around the world converge on London to support their countries.

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Wed., Aug. 1, 2012

Fans cheer for United States' Jacob Gibb and Sean Rosenthal during a beach volleyball match against Latvia's Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Ruslans Sorokins at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012.

Jae Hong Associated Press
Beach volleyball fans from Brazil cheer during a beach volleyball match between Germany and Brazil at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 30, 2012, in London.

Dave Martin Associated Press
British fans celebrate during the men's individual time trial cycling event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London. Britain's Bradley Wiggins clinched the gold, Tony Martin of Germany got the silver and Britain's Christopher Froome won the bronze.

Matt Rourke Associated Press
A United States fan watches Alexander Massialas of the United States compete against Alexey Cheremisinov, during men's individual foil fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in London.

Andrew Medichini Associated Press
Fans cheer for Kynan Maley of Australia as he competes in the men's C-1 canoe slalom semifinal at the Lee Valley White Water Center at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in Waltham Cross, near London.

Victor Caivano Associated Press
A Danish fan shouts during the women's handball preliminary match between South Korea and Denmark, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 30, 2012, in London.

Vadim Ghirda Associated Press
A Japanese fan gestures prior to the men's group D soccer match between Japan and Honduras at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, in Coventry, England, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012.

Hussein Malla Associated Press
A fan dressed in a costume in the colors of the U. S. flag watches swimming competitions at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Tuesday, July 31, 2012.

Lee Jin-Man Associated Press
A yound fan wears British flags on her head at the rowing venue in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012.

Chris Carlson Associated Press
A fan from Thailand waits to enter the venue to watch the men's 69-kg weightlifting competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in London.

Mike Groll Associated Press
A British weightlifting fan wears a sticker supporting her country at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 30, 2012, in London.

Ben Curtis Associated Press
A Poland fan celebrates with the crowd during a men's volleyball preliminary match against Bulgaria at the 2012 Summer Olympics Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in London.

Chris O'Meara Associated Press
Fans from Georgia leave the ExCel Centre following a men's judo competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London.

Ng Guan Associated Press