Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Germany's right blocker Jonas Reckermann, right, jumps in front of Brazil's left blocker Alison Cerutti, left, during the men's beach volleyball final match on Thursday, August 9, in London. Check out Day 12 of competition from Wednesday, August 8. The Games ran through Sunday. Hide Caption 1 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Montenegro's right wing Jovanka Radicevic reacts during the women's semifinal handball match between Spain and Montenegro. Hide Caption 2 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – French guard Celine Dumerc celebrates after winning 81-64 against Russia during the women's semifinal basketball game between Russia and France. Hide Caption 3 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Gemma Beadsworth, No. 2 of Australia, scores the first goal in extra time during the women's water polo bronze medal match between Australia and Hungary. Hide Caption 4 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Li-Cheng Tseng of Chinese Taipei celebrates defeating Suvi Mikkonen of Finland during the women's 57 kilogram tae kwon do bronze medal finals. Hide Caption 5 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Natalia Vieru, No.11 of Russia, puts up a shot over Jennifer Digbeu, No.15 of France, during the women's basketball semifinal. Hide Caption 6 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Brazil's right defender Emanuel Rego jumps to return the ball during the men's beach volleyball final match against Germany. Hide Caption 7 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Marcel Balkestein, Robert van der Horst and goalkeeper Jaap Stockman of the Netherlands celebrate victory after the men's hockey semifinal match between Great Britain and the Netherlands. Hide Caption 8 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – French guard Emilie Gomis, left, is seen in action during the London 2012 Olympic Games women's semifinal basketball game between Russia and France. Hide Caption 9 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Artists perform on Thursday. Hide Caption 10 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Usain Bolt of Jamaica leads Yohan Blake of Jamaica during the men's 200-meter final. Hide Caption 11 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates as he crosses the finish line ahead of Wallace Spearmon of the United States, Churandy Martina of Netherlands, Yohan Blake of Jamaica and Alex Quinonez of Ecuador to win gold in the men's 200-meter final. Hide Caption 12 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates after winning gold in the men's 200-meter final. Hide Caption 13 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Spain's leftback Nely Alberto Francisca vies with a competitor during the women's semifinal handball match between Spain and Montenegro. Hide Caption 14 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Malaysia's Pandelela Rinong Pamg competes in the final of the women's 10-meter platform during the diving event. Hide Caption 15 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – No. 16 Fernanda Rodrigues and No. 6 Thaisa Menezes of Brazil defend the ball from No. 18 Saori Kimura of Japan during the women's volleyball semifinal match. Hide Caption 16 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Valentin Verga of the Netherlands competes during the men's field hockey semifinal match with Great Britain. Hide Caption 17 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Keisuke Ushiro of Japan competes during the javelin throw in the men's decathlon. Hide Caption 18 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – No. 5 Jane Moran of Australia celebrates winning the women's water polo bronze medal match with Hungary. Hide Caption 19 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Marta Mangue Gonzalez of Spain scores a goal during the women's handball semifinal with Montenegro. Hide Caption 20 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – No. 1 Hope Solo, No. 7 Shannon Boxx, No. 3 Christie Rampone, No. 6 Amy LePeilbet and No. 5 Kelley O'Hara of the United States celebrate after defeating Japan by a score of 2-1 to win the women's football gold medal. Hide Caption 21 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – No. 14 Abby Wambach of United States reacts after a goal by No. 10 Carli Lloyd in the second half against Japan during the women's soccer gold medal match. Hide Caption 22 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – No. 8 Aya Miyama of Japan reacts after hitting the cross bar on a shot in the first half against the United States during the women's football gold medal match. Hide Caption 23 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – U.S. defender Amy LePeilbet, left, fights for the ball with Japanese midfielder Nahomi Kawasumi during the final of the women's football competition. Hide Caption 24 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Goalkeeper Hope Solo of the United States reacts after Carli Lloyd scored a goal in the first half. Hide Caption 25 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Carli Lloyd heads in a goal in the first half to put the United States up 1-0 against Japan. Hide Caption 26 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Carli Lloyd heads in a goal. Hide Caption 27 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Yuki Ogimi of Japan moves the ball against Rachel Buehler of the United States. Hide Caption 28 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Malaysia's Pamg Pandelela Rinong competes in the women's 10-meter platform diving final. Hide Caption 29 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Jiao Wang of China, in blue, and Guzel Manyurova of Kazakhstan compete in the women's freestyle 72-kilogram wrestling. Hide Caption 30 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – David Lekuta Rudisha of Kenya approaches the finish line ahead of Nijel Amos of Botswana to win gold and set a world record in the men's 800-meter final. Hide Caption 31 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Lyukman Adams of Russia competes during the men's triple jump final. Hide Caption 32 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Saori Yoshida of Japan celebrates winning the gold medal over Tonya Lynn Verbeek of Canada in the women's freestyle 55-kilogram wrestling. Hide Caption 33 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Caster Semenya of South Africa competes in the women's 800-meter semifinals. Hide Caption 34 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Martins Plavins of Latvia, right, hits a return against Rich Schuil of Netherlands during the men's beach volleyball bronze medal match. Hide Caption 35 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Will Claye of the United States competes during the men's triple jump final. Hide Caption 36 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Australia's Liz Cambage, center, shoots over Maya Moore, right, and Tina Charles of the USA. Hide Caption 37 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Flora Bolonyai of Hungary attempts to make a save during the women's water polo bronze medal match against Australia. Hide Caption 38 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Alysia Johnson Montano of the United States lies on the ground next to Elena Mirela Lavric of Romania after the women's 800-meter semifinals. Hide Caption 39 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Nicholas Long of the United States, right, leads the field during the men's BMX cycling quarterfinals. Hide Caption 40 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Claressa Shields of the United States, right, exchanges punches with Nadezda Torlopova of Russia during the women's middleweight boxing final. Hide Caption 41 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Liz Cambage of Australia attempts to control the opening tipoff against Tina Charles of the United States during the women's basketball semifinal. Hide Caption 42 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Norway left back Ida Alstad, center, vies with South Korea right back Choi Im-Jeong, left, during the women's semifinal handball match. Hide Caption 43 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Katie Taylor of Ireland celebrates her defeat of Sofya Ochigava of Russia to win gold during the women's boxing lightweight final. Hide Caption 44 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Russia performs a women's teams synchronized swimming technical routine. Hide Caption 45 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Ashton Eaton of the United States takes part in the men's decathlon pole vault. Hide Caption 46 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – A Norway supporter cheers during the women's semifinal handball match against South Korea. Hide Caption 47 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Martin Stamper of Great Britain competes against Servet Tazegul of Turkey during the men's 68-kilogram taekwondo semifinal match. Hide Caption 48 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Keisuke Ushiro of Japan reacts after his decathlon pole vault. Hide Caption 49 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – The German team runs toward goalkeeper Max Weinhold after winning the men's field hockey first semifinal against Australia. Hide Caption 50 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Brian Kirkham of Australia leads the field during the men's BMX cycling quarterfinals. Hide Caption 51 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Bikers leap through the course in the men's BMX cycling quarterfinals. Hide Caption 52 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Germany's Christopher Zeller, center, competes with Australia's Matthew Swann, left, and Kieran Govers during the men's field hockey semifinal match. Hide Caption 53 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Portugal's Goncalo Carvalho rides Rubi in the individual dressage event. Hide Caption 54 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Australian swimmers perform in the team technical routine during the synchronized swimming competition. Hide Caption 55 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Great Britain's Martin Stamper, right, spars with Serbia's Damir Fejzic in the men's under-68-kilogram taekwondo quarterfinal match. Hide Caption 56 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Australian rider Khalen Young lies on the ground after crashing during the men's BMX cycling quarterfinals. Hide Caption 57 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Hungarian swimmer Eva Risztov races in the women's marathon 10-kilometer swimming event. Hide Caption 58 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Japan's Saori Yoshida, right, and Azerbaijan's Yuliya Ratkevich compete in the women's freestyle 55-kilogram wrestling. Hide Caption 59 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Chinese swimmers compete in the team technical routine during the synchronized swimming competition. Hide Caption 60 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Dutch rider Jelle Van Gorkom, from left, German Maik Baier and Canadian Tory Nyhaug crash during the men's BMX cycling quarterfinals. Hide Caption 61 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Canada's Melissa Tancredi, right, handles the ball against France's Laura Georges during the women's football bronze medal match. Hide Caption 62 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Finland's Suvi Mikkonen, left, spars with Senegal's Bineta Diedhiou during the preliminary round women's under 57-kilogram taekwondo match. Hide Caption 63 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Estonia's Anna Iljustsenko competes in the women's high jump qualification. Hide Caption 64 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Italy's Noemi Batki competes in the women's 10-meter platform diving semifinal. Hide Caption 65 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Germany's Angela Maurer, left, and and Spain's Erika Villaecija Garcia dive in to start the women's marathon 10-kilometer swimming. Hide Caption 66 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – France's Delphine Ledoux competes in the individual all-around rhythmic gymnastics. Hide Caption 67 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – A fan of the French football team snaps some action during the women's football match for bronze between France and Canada. Hide Caption 68 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – U.S. runner Joshua Mance passes the baton to teammate Tony McQuay during the men's 4 by 400-meter relay round 1 heats. Hide Caption 69 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Lithuania's Darius Draudvila competes in the men's decathlon discus throw. Hide Caption 70 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Spain's Carolina Rodriguez performs her hoop routine during the individual all-around qualifications of the rhythmic gymnastics. Hide Caption 71 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Great Britain's Olga Butkevych, right, and Ecuador's Lissette Alexandra Antes Castillo compete in the women's freestyle 55-kilogram wrestling. Hide Caption 72 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – South Africa's Oscar Pistorius, center, waits for the baton during the men's 4 x 400-meter relay round 1 heats. Pistorius made history when he became the first double amputee athlete to compete in the Olympics. Hide Caption 73 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Oscar Pistorius reacts after his South African team failed to finish the relay when a teammate crashed into another runner. After an appeal, the South African team will be allowed to race in the final. Hide Caption 74 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Ofentse Mogawane of South Africa receives assitance after colliding with a Kenyan runner during the men's 4 x 400-meter relay round 1 heats. Hide Caption 75 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Brittany Viola of the United States performs a dive during the women's 10-meter platform semifinals diving event. Hide Caption 76 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Ariane Friedrich of Germany attempts a jump during the women's high jump qualification at Olympic Stadium. Hide Caption 77 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – From left, Adonia Steryiou of Greece, Brigetta Barrett of the United States and Ariane Friedrich of Germany converse during the women's high jump qualification. Hide Caption 78 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – China's Hu Yadan competes in the women's 10-meter platform semifinals. Hide Caption 79 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Nigel Levine of Great Britain prepares for the start of the men's 4 x 400-meter relay round 1 heat. Hide Caption 80 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Egypt's Hedaya Wahba, left, evades a kick from Robin Cheong of New Zealand during the preliminary round women's under 57-kilogram taekwondo match. Hide Caption 81 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – China's Chen Ruolin competes in the women's 10-meter platform semifinals diving event. Hide Caption 82 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Canada's Meaghan Benfeito competes in the women's 10-meter platform semifinals. Hide Caption 83 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Peru's Peter Lopez Santos, left, faces off against Damir Fejzic of Serbia in the preliminary round men's under 68-kilogram taekwondo match. Hide Caption 84 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – From left, Pascal Behrenbruch of Germany, Dmitriy Karpov of Kazakhstan and Oleksiy Kasyanov of Ukraine race during the men's decathlon 110-meter hurdles heats. Hide Caption 85 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – China's Chen Ruolin competes in the women's 10-meter platform semifinals during the diving event. Hide Caption 86 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Brigetta Barrett of the United States competes during the women's high jump qualification at Olympic Stadium. Hide Caption 87 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Ilya Shkurenev of Russia makes a throw during the men's decathlon discus throw. Hide Caption 88 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Argentina players walk off the field after losing the men's field hockey match to New Zealand 3-1. Hide Caption 89 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Ebba Jungmark of Sweden reacts during the women's high jump qualification. Hide Caption 90 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Kevin Mayer of France sits on the track after finishing last in heat 3 of the men's decathlon 110-meter hurdles. Hide Caption 91 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Ilya Shkurenev of Russia prepares to throw in the men's decathlon discus throw. Hide Caption 92 of 94

Photos: Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics Day 13: The best photos of the Olympics – Hungary's Zoltan Kammerer, Tamas Kulifai, David Toth and Daniel Pauman compete during the men's kayak four 1,000-meter canoe sprint at Eton Dorney in Windsor, England. The Hungarian crew went on to win the silver. Hide Caption 93 of 94