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Photos Of Day 13 From The Olympics

By Emily Bogle
Published August 9, 2012 at 4:04 PM MDT
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Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates after winning gold in the men's 200-meter final at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. ()
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Christian Taylor of the U.S. competes in the men's triple jump final. He placed first in the event. ()
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Gonzalo Barroilhet of Chile (left), Ashton Eaton of the U.S. and Rico Freimuth of Germany compete during a men's decathlon 110-meter hurdles heat. Eaton won gold in the decathlon. ()
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U.S. forward Abby Wambach celebrates a goal by teammate Carli Lloyd during the gold medal soccer match against Japan. The U.S. won 2-1. ()
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U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo tries to stop the ball kicked by Yuki Ogimi of Japan. Ogimi scored Japan's only goal of the game. ()
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Jordan Larson of the U.S. attempts to set during the women's semifinal volleyball match against South Korea. ()
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Referee Kheira Sidi Yakoub announces American Claressa Shields the winner over Nadezda Torlopova of Russia in the women's middleweight boxing final. ()
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U.S. players and coaching staff celebrate winning gold in the women's water polo final against Spain. ()

Photo highlights from today's Olympic action feature men's track and field, women's soccer, women's volleyball and women's boxing.

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