Inspirational Moments: Olympic celebrations
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Olympics Day 12 - Beach Volleyball
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Olympics Day 12 - Athletics
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Olympics Day 11 - Athletics
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Olympics Day 13 - Boxing
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U.S. women beat Canada in soccer semifinal
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Olympics Day 9 - Tennis
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Olympics Day 9 - Athletics
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Olympics Day 9 - Athletics
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Olympics Day 9 - Tennis
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Olympics Day 9 - Sailing - Men's Finn
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Olympics Day 8 - Rowing
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Olympics Day 8 - Fencing
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Olympics Day 7 - Fencing
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Olympics Day 7 - Badminton
Michael Regan - 15/130
Olympics Day 7 - Table Tennis
Feng Li - 16/130
Olympics Day 6 - Rowing
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Olympics Day 6 - Rowing
Jamie Squire - 18/130
Olympics Day 6 - Badminton
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Olympics Day 4 - Swimming
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Olympics Day 1 - Archery
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Olympics Day 8 - Table Tennis
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Britain's Jessica Ennis celebrates finishing second in the women's heptathlon 200m heat 5 at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium
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Britain's Karina Bryant celebrates after winning her women's 78kg bronze medal judo match against Ukraine's Iryna Kindzerska at the London 2012 Olympic Games
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Olympics Day 6 - Badminton
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Olympics Day 6 - Shooting
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Olympics Day 6 - Swimming
Clive Rose - 27/130
Olympics Day 6 - Swimming
Ezra Shaw - 28/130
Olympics Day 6 - Gymnastics - Artistic
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Olympics Day 6 - Fencing
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Olympics Day 5 - Rowing
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Olympics Day 5 - Volleyball
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Canada's men's eight rowing team members celebrate their silver medal at Eton Dorney
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Olympics Day 5 - Swimming
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Olympics Day 5 - Swimming
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Olympics Day 5 - Swimming
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Olympics Day 5 - Badminton
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Britain beats Brazil 1-0 to win Olympics group
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Olympics Day 2 - Men's Football - Great Britain v United Arab Emirates
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Once banned, women's football thriving at Olympics
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Olympics Day 5 - Cycling - Road
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US women basketball players used to Olympic rules
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Olympics Day 2 - Basketball
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Olympics Day 5 - Rowing
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Olympics Day 5 - Rowing
Alexander Hassenstein - 45/130
Olympics Day 5 - Badminton
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Olympics Day 3 - Fencing
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Olympics Day 3 - Volleyball
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Olympics Day -1 - Men's Football - Spain v Japan
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Olympics Day -2 - Women's Football - USA v France
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Olympics Day 3 - Swimming
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Olympics Day 3 - Volleyball
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Olympics Day 13 - Football
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Janet Evans
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Mens Four Medal Ceremony
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Olympics Day 8 - Athletics
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Womens Beach Volleyball Gold Contest
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Mens Four Medal Ceremony
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Womens Indiv Epee Gold Contest
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Womens 400m Hurdles Finals
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Athens 2004 Olympic Games - Day 13 - Water Polo - Womens Gold Medal Game - Italy vs Greece
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Men's K2 Flatwater 1000m Finals
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Maurizio Stecca
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Olympics Day 10 - Athletics
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Olympics Day 11 - Sailing
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Olympics Day 10 - Athletics
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Olympics Day 15 - Cycling - Mountain Bike
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Womens 4x200m Free Relay Finals
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Olympics Day 11 - Wrestling
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Olympics Day 11 - Weightlifting
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Olympics Day 7 - Tennis
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Fencing - LOCOG Test Event for London 2012
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Olympics Day 13 - Water Polo
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Olympics Day 13 - Athletics
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Olympics Day 3 - Badminton
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Olympics Day 11 - Weightlifting
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Olympics Day 13 - Athletics
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Behindertensport : Paralympics 2004
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Olympics Day 3 - Judo
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Olympics Day 11 - Cycling - Track
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Olympics Day 11 - Wrestling
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Olympics Day 9 - Badminton
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Carl Lewis of the USA
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Womens 800m Finals
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Mens K2 Flatwater 500m Finals
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Mens 1500m Free Finals
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Olympics Day 11 - Cycling - Track
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Olympics Day 13 - Athletics
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1960 Rome Olympics
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Olympics Day 2 - Football
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Olympics Day 14 - Canoe/Kayak - Flatwater
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Olympics Day 14 - Taekwondo
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Olympics Day 13 - Softball
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Australian Olympic Swimming Trials: Day 2
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Olympics Day 10 - Athletics
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Australian Olympic Swimming Trials: Day 2
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Olympics Day 11 - Athletics
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Womens Pole Vault Finals
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Olympics Day 14 - Athletics
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Olympics Day 13 - Wrestling
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Mens 4x100m Medley Relay Finals
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Mens Medal Ceremony
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Olympics Day 2 - Judo
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Olympics Day 3 - Swimming
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Olympics Day 3 - Handball
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Olympics Day 3 - Swimming
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Olympics Day 3 - Swimming
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Olympics Day 4 - Basketball
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Olympics Day 7 - Table Tennis
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Olympics Day 7 - Athletics
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Olympics Day 8 - Swimming
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Olympics Day 8 - Rowing
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Olympics Day 8 - Basketball
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Olympics Day 8 - Tennis
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Olympics Day 9 - Tennis
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Mens Gold Contest - AUS v NED
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Mens 4x100m Relay Finals
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Womens High Jump Finals
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Mens Gold Contest - HUN v SCG
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Womens Beach Volleyball Semis
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Womens 400m Hurdles Finals
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Mens Qtrfinal USA v ESP
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Mens Medal Ceremony
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Mens Prelims SCG v CHN
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Mens Football Prelims CRC v IRQ
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Mens Artistic Indiv All-Around Final
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Womens Singles Qtrfinal
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Womens Heptathlon High Jump
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Womens 500m Time Trial Finals
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Mens Individual Semifinals
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2012 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team Trials - Day 4
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Nothing tastes sweeter than victory. These faces of Olympians, past and present, say it all.