Wednesday Summer Olympic photos
World athletes compete in a variety of events at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London, England.
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As the ball drops through the rim, Australia’s Lauren Jackson breaks USA’s Lisa Leslie’s record to become the highest scorer in women’s Olympic basketball history during a game against Brazil at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London.
Charles Krupa Associated Press
Olympics competitors sail on Laser Radial Women’s dinghy during the race 4 at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in Weymouth and Portland, England.
Francois Mori Associated Press
Russia’s Sergey Vodopiyanov, right, fights Brazil’s Robenilson Vieira de Jesus, during their men’s bantam 56-kg boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London.
Ivan Sekretarev Associated Press
Britain’s Bradley Wiggins competes on his way to win the Gold medal in the men’s individual time trial cycling event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London.
Sergey Ponomarev Associated Press
Brazilian gymnast Sergio Sasaki Junior performs on the rings during the artistic gymnastics men’s individual all-around competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London.
Gregory Bull Associated Press
Gold medalist Kristin Armstrong, of the United States, celebrates with her son, Lucas, after the women’s individual time trial event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London.
Matt Rourke Associated Press
Norway’s Bartosz Piasecki gets a hug after defeating South Korea’s Jung Jin-sun during a semifinal in men’s individual epee fencing competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London.
Andrew Medichini Associated Press
Elena Gigli of Italy holds the ball ready as she waits to throw during their women’s water polo preliminary round match against Russia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London.
Alastair Grant Associated Press
Silver Medalists Ilya Zakharov, front, and Evgeny Kuznetsov, from Russia compete during the men’s synchronized 3-meter springboard diving final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012.
Michael Sohn Associated Press
United States’ Shannon Vreeland, left, and Missy Franklin, right, embrace Allison Schmitt , foreground, and Dana Vollmer, center, after they won gold in the women’s 4x200-meter freestyle relay swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012.
Matt Slocum Associated Press
Argentina’s Santiago Montelli , front, and Pakistan’s Ahmed Waseem vie for the ball in the men’s hockey preliminary match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London.
Eranga Jayawardena Associated Press
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