Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Yana Dementieva, foreground, Anastasiia Kozhenkova, Nataliya Dovgodko, and Kateryna Tarasenko of Ukraine celebrate their win after the women's rowing quadruple sculls final in Windsor, England, on Wednesday, August 1. Check out Day 4 of competition from Tuesday. The Games ran through August 12. Hide Caption 1 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – New Zealand's Linda Melanie Villumsen in action during the women's individual time trial road cycling in London. Hide Caption 2 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – France's Tony Yoka departs the ring after his narrow loss to Canada's Simon Kean in their round of 16 super-heavyweight boxing match. Hide Caption 3 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Diana Taurasi of the United States defends the inbound pass in the women's basketball preliminary round against Turkey. Hide Caption 4 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – United States supporters attend the women's preliminary round group A basketball match between the United States and Turkey. Hide Caption 5 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Ibrahima Balde of Senegal heads the ball during the men's football first round group D match against United Arab Emirates in Coventry, England. Hide Caption 6 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Brazil's Fabiana Claudino, left, spikes as South Korea's Yang Hyo-Jin, right, attempts to block during the women's preliminary group B volleyball match. Hide Caption 7 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Germany's Moritz Fuerste, left, challenges South Korea's Jong Bok Cha, right, for the ball during the men's preliminary hockey match. Hide Caption 8 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Australia's James Magnussen dives in the water at the start of the men's 100-meter freestyle. Hide Caption 9 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Germany's Benjamin Wess attempts to maintain control of the ball during the men's hockey match against South Korea. Hide Caption 10 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Pakistan fans show their support during the men's preliminary hockey match between Argentina and Pakistan in London. Hide Caption 11 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Germany's goalkeeper Max Weinhold clears the ball during the men's preliminary hockey match against South Korea. Hide Caption 12 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – American Kerri Walsh reacts after a point during women's beach volleyball. Hide Caption 13 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States celebrate their win against Austria's Doris Schwaiger and Stefanie Schwaiger in the women's beach volleyball preliminary phase group C match. Hide Caption 14 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – China's Zhang Fenglin competes in the men's 200-meter backstroke semi-finals. Hide Caption 15 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Players from the Czech Republic go into a huddle before starting the second half against Croatia during the women's basketball preliminary round match. Hide Caption 16 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Left to right: Shannon Vreeland, Dana Vollmer and Missy Franklin of the United States encourage teammate Allison Schmitt (not pictured) as they compete in the final of the women's 4x200-meter freestyle relay. Hide Caption 17 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Great Britain's goalkeeper Jack Butland celebrates winning the men's football match against Uruguay in Cardiff, Wales. Hide Caption 18 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Russia's left back Victoria Zhilinskayte, left, vies with Croatia's pivot Vesna Milanovic-Litre during the women's preliminaries group B handball match. Hide Caption 19 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Aaron Ramsey of Great Britain reacts during the men's football first round group A match against Uruguay in Cardiff. Hide Caption 20 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Center for the United States Tina Charles, left, vies with Turkey's Kuanitra Hollingsvorth during the women's preliminary round basketball match. Hide Caption 21 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Tyler Clary of the United States pushes off of the block at the start of the second semifinal heat of the men's 200-meter backstroke. Hide Caption 22 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – A general view of the pool during the night session of swimming at the Aquatics Centre in London. Hide Caption 23 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – United States men's basketball player LeBron James watches the women's basketball preliminary round match between the United States and Turkey. Hide Caption 24 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Kristyna Kolocova, right, and Marketa Slukova of the Czech Republic celebrate after winning their match against Australia during women's beach volleyball. Hide Caption 25 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Spain's rightback Marta Mangue Gonzalez jumps to shoot during the women's preliminaries Group A handball match against Denmark. Hide Caption 26 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Bradley Wiggins of Britain competes in men's individual time trial road cycling. Hide Caption 27 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – South Korea's Jiyeon Kim celebrates her victory over Sofya Velikaya of Russia in the individual saber finals of women's fencing. Hide Caption 28 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – U.S. middle blocker Christa Harmotto, right, spikes during the women's preliminary volleyball match against China. Hide Caption 29 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – U.S. gymnast Danell Leyva performs on the rings during the nen's individual all-around gymnastics competition. Hide Caption 30 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Croatia centerback Miranda Tatari, center, vies with Russian players during the preliminaries in women's handball. Hide Caption 31 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Left to right: Haojie Lu of China (silver), Xiaojun Lu of China (gold) and Ivan Cambar Rodriguez of Cuba (bronze) stand on the podium during the medal ceremony for men's 77-kilogram weightlifting event. Hide Caption 32 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Danell Leyva of the United States competes on the parallel bars in the men's individual all-around gymastics final. Hide Caption 33 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Germany's Marcel Nguyen reaches for the high bar during his silver medal performance in men's individual all-around gymnastics. Hide Caption 34 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Spain's leftback Beatriz Fernandez Ibanez reacts after a goal during the women's preliminary Group A handball match against Denmark. Hide Caption 35 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Pakistan's Fareed Ahmed, left, plays a shot against Argentina's Matias Damian Vila during a men's field hockey preliminary. Hide Caption 36 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – North Korea's Rim Jong Sim falls while competing in women's 69-kilogram weightlifting. Hide Caption 37 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – American swimmers Michael Phelps, left, and Ryan Lochte compete in the first semifinal heat of the men's 200-meter individual medley. Hide Caption 38 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Craig Bellamy of Britain battles with Ramon Arias of Uruguay during the a men's Group A football match in Cardiff, Wales. Hide Caption 39 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Left to right: Brenda Villa of the United States is challenged by Spain's Anni Espar Llaquet and Roser Tarrago Aymerich in a women's Group A water polo preliminary. Hide Caption 40 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – China's Wei Quiyue, left, makes a set shot during a Pool B women's volleyball preliminary match against the United States. Hide Caption 41 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Venezuelan fencer Ruben Limardo celebrates winning the gold for men's epee. Hide Caption 42 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Left to right: Shannon Vreeland, Dana Vollmer and Missy Franklin celebrate after the U.S. team won gold in the women's 4x200-meter freestyle relay. Hide Caption 43 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Venezuelan fencer Ruben Limardo celebrates his victory over Norway's Bartosz Piasecki at the end of their gold medal match in men's epee. Hide Caption 44 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Jinsun Jung of South Korea celebrates his victory in the men's epee individual fencing bronze medal match against Seth Kelsey of the United States. Hide Caption 45 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Peter Burling and Blair Tuke of New Zealand take part in the men's 49er sailing competition. Hide Caption 46 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Jinsun Jung collapses after winning the men's epee individual fencing bronze medal match against Seth Kelsey of the United States. Hide Caption 47 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs on the horizontal bar during the men's individual all-around competition. Hide Caption 48 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – A supporter of Egypt waves a flag from the stands during the men's soccer match with Belarus. Hide Caption 49 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Lidiia Sichenikova of Ukraine competes in the women's individual archery 1/32 eliminations match against Ekaterina Timofeyeva of Belarus. Hide Caption 50 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics day five 28 cm – Kristian Thomas of Great Britain performs his floor exercise in the men's individual all-around gymnastics final. Hide Caption 51 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Russia's David Belyavskiy performs on the rings during the men's individual all-around competition of the gymnastics event. Hide Caption 52 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – The London Eye peers down on the men's beach volleyball preliminary match between Great Britain and Norway. Hide Caption 53 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Gael Prevost of France competes in the men's individual archery 1/16 eliminations match against countryman Thomas Faucheron. Hide Caption 54 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – The crowds cheer for German silver medalist Tony Martin as he exits the gate of Hampton Palace to start the men's individual time trial road cycling event. Hide Caption 55 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Kate Macgregor, left, Annie Lush and Lucy Macgregor of Great Britain compete in the Women's Elliott 6-meter WMR sailing event. Hide Caption 56 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Gotoku Sakai of Japan is tackled by Wilmer Crisanto of Honduras during their first-round soccer match. Hide Caption 57 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Russia's Ilya Zakharov and Evgeny Kuznetsov compete in the men's synchronized 3-meter springboard diving event. Hide Caption 58 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Norway's Bartosz Piasecki celebrates with his coach after beating South Korea's Jung Jinsun in the men's epee semifinal fencing bout. Hide Caption 59 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Britain's Andy Murray celebrates after defeating Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus in their third-round men's singles tennis match. Hide Caption 60 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Claudio Capelli of Switzerland competes on the horizontal bar in the men's individual all-around gymnastics final. Hide Caption 61 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Aleksandrs Samoilovs of Latvia dives for the ball during a men's beach volleyball preliminary match against the United States. Hide Caption 62 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Captain Barry Middleton, in red, celebrates an equalizing goal in front of Lloyd Norris Jones of South Africa during their men's preliminary hockey match. Hide Caption 63 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Kohei Uchimura of Japan competes on the parallel bars in the men's individual all-around gymnastics final. Hide Caption 64 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain cycles past a pub in Esher during a road cycling event. Hide Caption 65 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – The Netherlands team competes in the men's eight final in Windsor, England. Hide Caption 66 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Daniele Molmenti of Italy celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's kayak single final. Hide Caption 67 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Yamil Peralta Jara of Argentina, right, defends against Chouaib Bouloudinats of Algeria during their heavyweight boxing match. Hide Caption 68 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Nathan Outteridge, right, and Iain Jensen of Australia compete in the men's 49er sailing event in Weymouth, England. Hide Caption 69 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Danilo Luiz Da Silva of Brazil reacts after scoring against New Zealand during the first-round men's soccer match. Hide Caption 70 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Ying Chen of China competes in the women's 25-meter pistol shooting final. Hide Caption 71 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Amira Ben Chaabane of Tunisia celebrates a point against Xiaodong Chen of China in the women's saber individual round 32 match. Hide Caption 72 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Brazilian center Clarissa Santos falls during the women's preliminary basketball match against Australia. Hide Caption 73 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – China's Qin Kai and Luo Yutong compete in the men's synchronized 3-meter springboard diving event. Hide Caption 74 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – The U.S. team stands wrapped in the American flag on the podium after winning the bronze medal in the women's quadruple sculls final of the rowing event. Hide Caption 75 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – U.S. archer Brady Ellison competes against Mark Javier of the Philippines in the men's individual elimination match. Hide Caption 76 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – U.S. archer Brady Ellison has a tattoo of the Olympics rings on the arm. Hide Caption 77 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – China's Ding Ning, right, serves during her table tennis women's gold medal singles match against compatriot Li Xiaoxia. Hide Caption 78 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Russia's Sofya Velikaya celebrates her victory over U.S. fencer Dagmara Wozniak during their women's saber quarterfinal bout. Hide Caption 79 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Joachim Fischer and Christinna Pedersen of Denmark celebrate beating Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thoungthongkam of Thailand in their mixed doubles badminton match. Hide Caption 80 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Brazil's Erika Souza, center, vies with Australia's Lauren Jackson, right, and Elizabeth Cambage during a women's preliminary basketball match. Hide Caption 81 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Italy's Federico Esposito leads the fleet in the RS:X sailing class in Weymouth. Hide Caption 82 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after defeating Australia's Lleyton Hewitt in the third round men's singles tennis match. Hide Caption 83 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Taylor Worth of Australia competes in an elimination archery match against Brady Ellison of the United States. Hide Caption 84 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Egypt's Hossam Hassan, right, competes with Belarus' Stanislav Dragun during the men's soccer match in Glasgow, Scotland. Hide Caption 85 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Britain's Bradley Wiggins celebrates after winning the men's individual time trial road cycling event. Hide Caption 86 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Jong Sim Rim of North Korea competes in the women's 69-kilogram weightlifting event. Hide Caption 87 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – South Korea's Choi Hyeonju competes against Italy's Jessica Tomasi in a women's elimination match. Hide Caption 88 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Germany's rowing team throws their cox, Martin Sauer, into the water after winning gold in the men's eight final. Hide Caption 89 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Rowers Helen Glover, left, and Heather Stanning of Great Britain celebrate with their gold medals during the medal ceremony. Hide Caption 90 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – British fans wave Union Jacks as they enjoy the atmosphere at Eton Dorney. Hide Caption 91 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics day five 04 cm – Elizabeth Armitstead of Great Britain waves to the crowds after the women's individual time trial road cycling race. Hide Caption 92 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Benjamin Boukpeti of Togo competes in the men's kayak semifinal. Hide Caption 93 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Angola's Natalia Bernardo, center in red, vies with Montenegrin players during a women's preliminary handball match. Hide Caption 94 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Great Britain's rowing team competes in the men's eight final. Hide Caption 95 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – South Korea's Jung Jinsun celebrates his victory over Germany's Jorg Fiedler at the end of their men's epee fencing bout. Hide Caption 96 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Roberto Meloni of Italy, in white, competes with Parviz Sobirov of Tajikistan during a men's under 90 kilogram Judo event. Hide Caption 97 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Egypt's Mohamed Salah, left, vies with Belarus' Renan Bardini Bressan during a men's soccer match. Hide Caption 98 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – U.S. fencer Mariel Zagunis gets ready to fence against Japan's Nakayama Seira for their women's saber bout. Hide Caption 99 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Serena Williams of the United States serves to Vera Zvonareva of Russia during the third round of women's singles tennis. Hide Caption 100 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Emma Pooley of Great Britain is in action during the time trial for women's individual road cycling. Hide Caption 101 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Swimmers dive in for heat 5 of the men's 200-meter individual medley. Hide Caption 102 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Great Britain's Helen Glover and Heather Stanning celebrate after winning gold in the women's pair final rowing event. Hide Caption 103 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Team Japan bows to the fans after beating the Dominican Republic in women's volleyball Wednesday. Hide Caption 104 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Michael Phelps of the United States, top, competes Wednesday in the men's 200-meter individual medley. Hide Caption 105 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Felix Ekpo of Nigeria competes in the men's 77-kilogram weightlifting event Wednesday. Hide Caption 106 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Korea's Hwang Ye-Sul celebrates after defeating Slovenia's Rasa Sraka in women's 70-kilogram judo on Wednesday. Hide Caption 107 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Team Russia competes in the men's quadruple sculls semifinal rowing event Wednesday. Hide Caption 108 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Michael Phelps competes in the men's 200-meter individual medley on Wednesday. Hide Caption 109 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Zhang Jike of China serves during the men's singles table tennis quarter-final match against Tianyi Jiang of Hong Kong on Wednesday. Hide Caption 110 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Carolina Morais of Angola throws over Milena Knezevic of Montenegro in a women's preliminary handball match Wednesday. Hide Caption 111 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Jamaica's Alia Atkinson swims in a women's 200-meter breaststroke heat Wednesday. Hide Caption 112 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Korean players huddle after tying with Norway in a women's preliminary handball match Wednesday. Hide Caption 113 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Alexandre de Saedeleer of Belgium hits past Billy Bakker of the Netherlands during their field hockey match at Riverbank Arena in London on Wednesday. Hide Caption 114 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Montenegro's center back Ana Radovic, left, vies with Angola's Natalia Bernardo during the women's preliminary handball match Wednesday. Hide Caption 115 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Angolan forward Felizarda Jorge looks to pass Wednesday during the preliminary round basketball game against China. Hide Caption 116 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Paris A. Inostroza Budinich of Chile competes against Max Heinzer of Switzerland in the men's individual epee fencing round of 32 on Wednesday. Hide Caption 117 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Norway's Heidi Loke jumps as she shoots during the women's preliminaries handball match against South Korea on Wednesday. Hide Caption 118 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – China's Lin Dan plays against Indonesia's Hidayat Taufik in the men's singles badminton match Wednesday. Hide Caption 119 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – China's Tang Yi prepares for the women's 100-meter freestyle swimming event Wednesday. Hide Caption 120 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Vasiliki Arvaniti of Greece hits the ball over the net during the women's beach volleyball match between China and Greece on Wednesday. Hide Caption 121 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Great Britain fans watch and cheer during the men's single sculls semifinals Wednesday. Hide Caption 122 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Maria Laura Abalo, left, and Gabriela Best of Argentina look on after finishing the women's pair B rowing finals Wednesday. Hide Caption 123 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Sebastian Stoss of Austria competes in heat 1 of the men's 200-meter backstroke Wednesday. Hide Caption 124 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Isabelle Yacoubou of France, center, fights Tamara Tatham of Canada for the ball during a women's preliminary basketball match Wednesday. Hide Caption 125 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – France's Yannick Borel, right, celebrates his victory over Ukraine's Dmitriy Karuchenko at the end of their men's epee fencing bout Wednesday. Hide Caption 126 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Saori Kimura of Japan spikes the volleyball Wednesday as Prisilla Altagracia Rivera Brens, left, and Candida Estefany Arias Perez of the Dominican Republic try to block. Hide Caption 127 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Mareme Faye of Senegal competes in the women's 100-meter freestyle heat Wednesday. Hide Caption 128 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Mathias Raymond of Monaco reacts during the men's single sculls competition on Wednesday. Hide Caption 129 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Dancers run from the court Wednesday during the women's beach volleyball preliminary match between China and Greece. Hide Caption 130 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Elkhan Mammadov, right, of Azerbaijan faces off with Christophe Lambert of Germany on Wednesday during the men's 90-kilogram Judo match. Hide Caption 131 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Egypt's Hesham Mesbah, left, competes with Kazakhstan's Timur Bolat during their men's 90-kilogram Judo contest Wednesday. Hide Caption 132 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Captain Edward Ockenden of Australia dives for the ball during the men's preliminary field hockey match against Spain on Wednesday. Hide Caption 133 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Korea's Hwang Ye-Sul, in white, competes with Italy's Erica Barbieri, in blue, during the women's 70-kilogram Judo contest match Wednesday. Hide Caption 134 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Henrik Stephansen of Denmark rows in the men's single sculls semi-final meet on Wednesday. Hide Caption 135 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Hyobi Jo of Korea takes a shot at goal against Norway in the women's preliminaries group B handball match Wednesday. Check out photos of day six of the competition from Thursday, August 2. Hide Caption 136 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Missy Franklin of the United States prepares for a women's 100-meter freestyle heat Wednesday. Hide Caption 137 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace of the Bahamas waves to the crowd after the women's 100-meter freestyle heats Wednesday. Hide Caption 138 of 140

Photos: Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics Day 5: The best photos of the Olympics – A woman sits in empty stands Wednesday during a women's preliminary volleyball match between the Dominican Republic and Japan. Hide Caption 139 of 140