August 11 2012

China

Lin Dan of China celebrates win over Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei in badminton men's singles final at Wembley Stadium in London,August 5, 2012,London Olympics

(© Michael Regan/Getty Images)

 United Kingdom

Mo Farah crosses the finish line to win gold in the Men's 5000m Final,London,England,UK

(© Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Australia, Canada, France, Japan

Colourful seating of the Copper Box at Olympic Park in Stratford,London,England,UK

(© Edmund Sumner/Corbis)

United States

Jordan Ernest Burroughs of the United States competes with Matthew Judah Gentry of Canada during the men's freestyle 74-kg wrestling quarterfinal bout in London,England,UK

(© Feng Li/Getty Images)

New Zealand

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat in the department of Alpes-Maritimes,Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France

(© Stefan Damm/Huber/4Corners)

Germany

 A detail of the Basketball Arena at the Olympic Park in Stratford,London,England,UK

(© Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

August 10 2012

Australia, Canada, France,United Kingdom

 A detail of the Basketball Arena at the Olympic Park in Stratford,London,England,UK

(© Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Germany

(LR) Jonas Reckermann and Julius Brink of Germany celebrates the match point against Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego from Brazil in the gold medal match in the men's beach volleyball on 13 Day (09 August 2012) of the Olympic Games

China

China Girls in the synchronized swimming Free Routine final group project at the London Olympic Aquatic Centre on August 10, 2012,London Olympics

(© Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Japan

Yuki Ogimi plays in the Japan versus the United States,women's soccer final,London Olympics

(© Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

New Zealand, United States

Three dabbling ducks with their heads in the water,Saxony,Germany

(© S Meyers/Blickwinkel/age fotostock)

August 09 2012

Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Japan

Three dabbling ducks with their heads in the water,Saxony,Germany

(© S Meyers/Blickwinkel/age fotostock)

China

Matthew Mitcham on the diving platform at Aquatic Centre at the London 2012 Olympic Park in Stratford,London,England,UK

(© ANDY RAIN/epa/Corbis)

 

New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States

 

Aerial of the Serpentine lake and Hyde Park in London,England,UK

(© Andrew Holt/Getty Images)

August 08 2012

China

Wu Jing Yu (left) celebrate women's 49kg taekwondo final victory,ExCeL International Exhibition Center,August 8, 2012 in London Olympics

(© Hannah Johnston/Getty Images)

Australia, Canada, Germany, France

Aerial of the Serpentine lake and Hyde Park in London,England,UK

(© Andrew Holt/Getty Images)

Japan

Kaori Icho winning gold medal in women's wrestling 63 kg class,London Olympics

(© Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)

New Zealand

Itanki beach,Muroran,Hokkaido,Japan

(© JTB Photo Communications, Inc/ageFOTOSTOCK)

 

United States

 

The Olympic Stadium in Stratford,London,England,UK

(© Michael Steele/Getty Images)

 

United Kingdom

 

Night-time landscape view of the Water Polo Arena in Olympic Park,London,England,UK

(© Paul Cunningham/Corbis)

 

August 07 2012

China

Liu Xiang kissing hurdle after injury during the men's 110 meter hurdles preliminaries in the first round,August 7, 2012 London Olympics

(© Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

 Germany

Robert Harting,Germany,during the qualifying competition of discus throwing men on 10 Day of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on 6 August 2012 in London,England,UK

(© Alexander Hassenstein / Getty Image)

Australia, Canada, France, Japan

The Olympic Stadium in Stratford,London,England,UK

(© Michael Steele/Getty Images)

United Kingdom

Night-time landscape view of the Water Polo Arena in Olympic Park,London,England,UK

(© Paul Cunningham/Corbis)

New Zealand, United States

Dressage Horse and Rider

(© imagebroker.net/SuperStock)

August 06 2012

China

Xu Lijia screams of winning Laser Radial class details at Weymouth,UK Port of Portland,August 6, 2012 London Olympics

(© Clive Mason/Getty Images)

New Zealand

Happy Grove,Jamaica

(© Heeb Christian/age fotostock)

Australia, Canada, Germany, France

Dressage Horse and Rider

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Japan

Japan men's team fencing at men's foil fencing final,London Olympics

(© Hannah Johnston/Getty Images)

United Kingdom

 A golden snub-nosed monkey plays in a tree in Qinling Mountains,Shaanxi Province,China
(© Ma Xiaobo Photography China/Corbis)

 United States

Exterior view of the shooting complex at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London,England,UK

 (© Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images)

August 05 2012

China

Zou Kai during the men's floor exercise final at North Greenwich Arena in London,8/4/2012 London Olympics

(© Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Japan

Exterior view of the shooting complex at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London,England,UK

 (© Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images)

 United  Kingdom

Three dabbling ducks with their heads in the water,Saxony,Germany

(© S Meyers/Blickwinkel/age fotostock)

 

New Zealand, United States

 A golden snub-nosed monkey plays in a tree in Qinling Mountains,Shaanxi Province,China
(© Ma Xiaobo Photography China/Corbis)

August 04 2012

China

Ting Chen hands in the air to celebrate after the finish line to win in men's 20 km Race Finals at London Olympic Stadium,August 4, 2012London Olympics
(© Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

New Zealand

Derwent Water,Lake District,Cumbria,England,UK
(© Tim Gartside/age fotostock)

United Kingdom

Three dabbling ducks with their heads in the water,Saxony,Germany
(© S Meyers/Blickwinkel/age fotostock)

Australia, Canada, France, Japan

 A golden snub-nosed monkey plays in a tree in Qinling Mountains,Shaanxi Province,China
(© Ma Xiaobo Photography China/Corbis)

United States

Missy Franklin of the United States competes in the women's 200-meter backstroke heat 4 in London Olympics,England,UK
(© Al Bello/Getty Images)

Germany

Boats leaving their stations at the start of a race at Eton Dorney,the venue for rowing and canoe sprint events during the 2012 Summer Games in London,England,UK

(© Rob Taylor/age fotostock)

August 03 2012

China

Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei celebrate win over Xu Chen and Ma Jin in  badminton mixed doubles final,Wembley Stadium,August 3, 2012 London Olympics

(© Michael Regan/Getty Images)

 Germany

Dimitri Peters from Germany (in white) and Tagir Khaibulaev from Russia fighting in Judo Men -100 kg on 6 Day of the Olympic Games in London 2012 at ExCeL on 2 August,2012 in London,England,UK

(© Laurence G(Bing Germany)

 Australia, Canada, France, Japan, United Kingdom

Boats leaving their stations at the start of a race at Eton Dorney,the venue for rowing and canoe sprint events during the 2012 Summer Games in London,England,UK

(© Rob Taylor/age fotostock)

New Zealand

Two brown grizzly bears cubs,Alaska,US

(© Deb Garside/age fotostock)

August 02 2012

Australia

 Australia's Sally Pearson leads out of the blocks in the women's hurdles semi-final at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Daegu on September 3, 2011

(© MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)

China

 

Wang Hao and Zhang Jike battle for men's singles table tennis gold medal at London ExCeL International Exhibition Centre,August 2, 2012  London Olympics

(© Feng Li/Getty Images)

 Canada, Germany, France, Japan

ExCeL Centre Phase 2 East Entrance in London,England,UK

(© Edmund Sumner/age fotostock)

United Kingdom, United States

Detail of the Velodrome at the London 2012 Olympic Park in Stratford,London,England,UK

(© Anthony Collins Cycling/Alamy)

 

 New Zealand

 

Pied Avocets in Texel,Netherlands

(© Winfried Wisniewski/Corbis)