Olympics: Day 2

Published July 30, 2012
Germany's Christine Wenzel shoots during the women's skeet final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. ? Photo by AP
Germany's Christine Wenzel shoots during the women's skeet final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. ? Photo by AP
North Korea's An Kae Um competes with Cuba's Acosta Bermoy, right, during the gold medal match in the women's 52-kg judo competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. ? Photo by AP
North Korea's An Kae Um competes with Cuba's Acosta Bermoy, right, during the gold medal match in the women's 52-kg judo competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. ? Photo by AP
China's Wu Jingbiao competes in the men's 56kg weightlifting competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, on Sunday, July 29, 2012. ? Photo by AP
China's Wu Jingbiao competes in the men's 56kg weightlifting competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, on Sunday, July 29, 2012. ? Photo by AP
Germany's Julia Muller, right, tries to steal the ball from United States' Paige Selenski during the women's hockey preliminary match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. Germany won 2-1. ? Photo by AP
Germany's Julia Muller, right, tries to steal the ball from United States' Paige Selenski during the women's hockey preliminary match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. Germany won 2-1. ? Photo by AP
British forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu, left, hangs on the hoop after scoring during the men's group B basketball match against Russia at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. ? Photo by AP
British forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu, left, hangs on the hoop after scoring during the men's group B basketball match against Russia at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. ? Photo by AP
Venezuela's Gabriel Maestre Perez fights Iran's Amin Ghasemi Pour during their men's welterweight 69-kg boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. ? Photo by AP
Venezuela's Gabriel Maestre Perez fights Iran's Amin Ghasemi Pour during their men's welterweight 69-kg boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. ? Photo by AP
Japan's Reiko Shiota, left, and Shintaro Ikeda, play against Canada's Toby NG and Grace Gao, unseen, at a mixed doubles badminton match of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. ? Photo by AP
Japan's Reiko Shiota, left, and Shintaro Ikeda, play against Canada's Toby NG and Grace Gao, unseen, at a mixed doubles badminton match of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. ? Photo by AP
Denmark's Mikkel Hansen tries to shoot from between Hungary's Tamas Mocsai, left, and Attila Vadkerti, right, as goalkeeper Nandor Fazekas, right approaches during their men's handball preliminary match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. ? Photo by AP
Denmark's Mikkel Hansen tries to shoot from between Hungary's Tamas Mocsai, left, and Attila Vadkerti, right, as goalkeeper Nandor Fazekas, right approaches during their men's handball preliminary match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. ? Photo by AP
Italy's Diego Occhiuzzi, left, competes with Hungary's Aron Szilagy during the gold medal match in the men's fencing individual sabre at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. ? Photo by AP
Italy's Diego Occhiuzzi, left, competes with Hungary's Aron Szilagy during the gold medal match in the men's fencing individual sabre at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. ? Photo by AP
United States' Missy Franklin competes in the women's 100 meter backstroke semifinal at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Sunday, July 29, 2012. ? Photo by AP
United States' Missy Franklin competes in the women's 100 meter backstroke semifinal at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Sunday, July 29, 2012. ? Photo by AP
Romania's gymnast Larisa Andreea Iordache performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's qualifications at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. ? Photo by AP
Romania's gymnast Larisa Andreea Iordache performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's qualifications at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. ? Photo by AP
Anna Gallay from Argentina dives for a ball during the Beach Volleyball match against USA at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. ? Photo by AP
Anna Gallay from Argentina dives for a ball during the Beach Volleyball match against USA at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. ? Photo by AP
Egypt's gymnast Sherine Ahmed Elzeiny is carried by her coach after she sustained an injury during the Artistic Gymnastic women's qualifications at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. ? Photo by AP
Egypt's gymnast Sherine Ahmed Elzeiny is carried by her coach after she sustained an injury during the Artistic Gymnastic women's qualifications at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. ? Photo by AP
Brazil's Rafael (Right) scores past Egypt's Mahmoud Alaa Eldin during their men's Group C football match at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff July 26, 2012. ? Photo by Reuters
Brazil's Rafael (Right) scores past Egypt's Mahmoud Alaa Eldin during their men's Group C football match at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff July 26, 2012. ? Photo by Reuters
Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns to Italy's Fabio Fognini during their London 2012 Olympic Games men's singles tennis match first round at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 29, 2012. ? Photo by AFP
Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns to Italy's Fabio Fognini during their London 2012 Olympic Games men's singles tennis match first round at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 29, 2012. ? Photo by AFP

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