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A look back at the London Olympics

2012 Olympic Games - Closing Ceremony
Fireworks explode over the stadium during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 12, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

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McKayla Maroney
McKayla Maroney of the United States stands on the podium with her silver medal during the medal ceremony following the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Vault final on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena on August 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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Olympics Day 15 - Diving
David Boudia of the United States competes in the Men's 10m Platform Diving Semifinal on Day 15 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on August 11, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
Liu Xiang
Xiang Liu of China kisses a hurdle after falling in the Men's 110m Hurdles Round 1 Heats on Day 11 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 7, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

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Olympics Day 13 - Athletics
Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win gold during the Men's 200m Final on Day 13 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 9, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

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(L-R) McKayla Maroney, Kyla Ross, Alexandra Raisman, Gabrielle Douglas and Jordyn Wieber of the United States celebrate after winning the gold medal in the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team final on Day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena on July 31, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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Olympics Day 8 - Swimming
Dana Vollmer, Missy Franklin, and Rebecca Soni of the United States cheer on team mate Allison Schmitt in the Women's 4x100m Medley Relay on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on August 4, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
Olympics Day 9 - Athletics
Competitors in the Men's 1500m Semifinal run past the Olympic torch on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
Olympics Day 5 - Fencing
Bartosz Piasecki of Norway celebrates victory against Jinsun Jung of Korea in the Men's Epee Individual Fencing Semi Final on Day 5 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on August 1, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
Olympics Day 6 - Badminton
Dan Lin of China celebrates after defeating Sho Sasaki of Japan in their Men's Singles Badminton quarter final on day 6 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Wembley Arena on August 2, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

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Olympics Day 14 - Athletics
Morgan Uceny of the United States reacts after falling as athletes celebrate behind her during the Women's 1500m Final on Day 14 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 10, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
Olympics Day 9 - Cycling - Track
(L-R) Juliana Gaviria of Colombia, Natasha Hansen of New Zealand and Ekaterina Gnidenko of Russia compete in the Women's Sprint Track Cycling 1/16 Final Repechages on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Velodrome on August 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

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Olympics Day 14 - Athletics
Carmelita Jeter of the United States, Bianca Knight of the United States, Allyson Felix of the United States and Tianna Madison of the United States celebrate next to the clock after winning gold and setting a new world record of 40.82 afterthe Women's 4 x 100m Relay Final on Day 14 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 10, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
Thomas Daley
Bronze medalist Thomas Daley from Britain celebrates after the men's 10-meter platform diving final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

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Olympics Day 5 - Table Tennis
Ning Ding of China competes during her Women's Singles Table Tennis Gold Medal match against Xiaoxia Li of China on Day 5 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on August 1, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

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Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge during Day 6 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Velodrome on August 2, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

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Olympics Day 10 - Women's Football S/F - Match 24 - Canada v USA
Alex Morgan #13 of the United States celebrates with her team-mates after scoring the winning goal in extra time during the Women's Football Semi Final match between Canada and USA, on Day 10 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Old Trafford on August 6, 2012 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Stanley Chou/Getty Images)

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Olympics Day 9 - Athletics
Silver medalist Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad of France celebrates with gold medalist Ezekiel Kemboi of Kenya celebrate after the Men's 3000m Steeplechase on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings
Kerri Walsh Jennings (R) and Misty May-Treanor of the United States celebrate winning the Gold medal in the Women's Beach Volleyball Gold medal match at the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 8, 2012. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the gold medal in the Men's 100m Final on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

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Michael Phelps
Gold medallist Michael Phelps of the United States exits the pool after the United States won the Men's 4x100m medley Relay Final on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on August 4, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

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A look at some of the most memorable photos from the London 2012 Olympics. -- By Carla Thorpe, Yahoo! Sports