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The Guardian - UK
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Roger Tooth and Joanna Ruck

London 2012: the top 10 photographs of the Olympics Games

Top Ten: Beach volleyball match between Brazil and Norway
Brazil takes on Norway in a group game of the men's beach volleyball competition at Horse Guards Parade Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Top Ten: China's He Kexin competes in the Women's team uneven bars
China's He Kexin competes in the uneven bars segment of women's team gymnastics competition at the North Greenwich Arena Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian
Top Ten: Great Britain's Andy Murray celebrates
Andy Murray of Great Britain celebrates after winning gold in the men's singles tennis final Photograph: Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images
Top Ten: Mo Farah is seen through the heat of the Olympic flames
Mo Farah is seen through the heat of the Olympic flames as he poses with the union flag after winning gold in the men's 10,000m final Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian
Top Ten: Team GB gymnastics women's team in action
A member of Team GB women's gymnastics team prepares for the bars Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian
Top Ten: Usain Bolt wins the men's 100m
Usain Bolt wins the men's 100m at the Olympic Stadium
Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Top Ten: team foil fencing event
Italy's Valentina Vezzali takes on France's Ysaora Thibus in the semi-final match in the women's team foil fencing event Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian
Top Ten: Spain men's team pursuit team in action
Spain men's team pursuit team in action during the track cycling at the velodrome
Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Top ten: Samantha Arevalo Salinas
Samantha Arevalo Salinas of Ecuador starts in a women's 800m freestyle swimming heat at the Aquatics Centre Photograph: David J. Phillip/AP
Top ten: Louis Smith of Great Britain cries
Louis Smith of Great Britain cries during the men's gymnastics qualification in the North Greenwich Arena Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters
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