Olympic photos of the day - August 12, 2016
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Aug. 12, 2016
Ricardo Vargas Jacobo of Mexico competes in the Men’s 1500m Freestyle heat on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
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Aug. 12, 2016
Esther Qin of Australia competes in the Women’s Diving 3m Springboard Preliminary Round on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
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Aug. 12, 2016
Olympic champion Teddy Riner kisses his son Eden after his Men’s +100kg Judo final match on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
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Aug. 12, 2016
A Mens RS-X class race gets underway on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Marina da Gloria on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
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Aug. 12, 2016
Jinjie Gong of China gets ready to compete in the Women’s team sprint qualifying at the Olympic Velodrome during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Aug. 12, 2016
Mexico’s Melany Hernandez competes during the women’s 3-meter springboard diving preliminary round in the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
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Aug. 12, 2016
An RS-X athlete is seen on the way back to the marina after the conclusion of racing on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Marina da Gloria on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
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Tania Cagnotto of Italy competes in the Women’s Diving 3m Springboard Preliminary Round on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
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Aug. 12, 2016
Hedvig Lindahl #1 of Sweden saves a penalty shot during the penalty shoot out against the United States during the Women’s Football Quarterfinal match at Mane Garrincha Stadium on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 12, 2016 in Brasilia, Brazil. Sweden won 1-1- (4-3 PSO) against the United States. (Photo by Celso Junior/Getty Images)
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Aug. 12, 2016
Tetyana Kob of Ukraine celebrates victory over Stanimira Petrova of Bulgaria in the Women’s Flyweight (48-51kg) Preliminaries on Day 6 of the 2016 Rio Olympics at Riocentro – Pavilion 6 on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
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Aug. 12, 2016
Wang Zhen, center, of China, pours water over his head as he is followed by Daisuke Matsunaga, of Japan, and Dane Bird-Smith, of Australia, during the men’s 20km race walk final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Aug. 12, 2016
United States’ Barbara Nwaba competes in a heat of the women’s heptathlon high jump during the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Aug. 12, 2016
United States’ Michael Phelps, front, and Russia’s Alexander Sukhorukov start the men’s 100-meter butterfly final during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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Trampoline
Nicole Ahsinger (USA) of USA competes. (Reuters)
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Weightlifting
Jong Sim Rim of North Korea in action during the Weightlifting – Women’s 75kg Group A on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Riocentro – Pavilion 2 on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Getty)
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Handball
Marta Mangue (ESP) of Spain in action. (Reuters)
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Track and Field
Anouk Vetter (NED) of Netherlands, Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR) of Britain and Hanna Kasyanova (UKR) of Ukraine compete. (Reuters)
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Cycling Track
Jason Kenny (GBR) of Britain competes. (Reuters)
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Fencing
Daniele Garozzo of Italy competes against Gerek Meinhardt of the United States during the Men’s Foil Team Bronze Medal Match bout on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 3 on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Getty)
Best photos coming out of Rio for August 12, 2016.