Olympics: Photos of Team GB

Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson on their way to winning a gold medal in the Star sailing class Photograph: David Jones/PA

David Davies swims en route to a second place finish in the men's 10km marathon swimming event. The gold was seemingly his until he misdirected his approach to the finish line and wasted valuable energy Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty

Tonia Couch competes in the women's 10m diving platform semi-final. She qualified with a score of 297.20 Photograph: Ezra Shaw/Getty

Carlos Chinin of Brazil, Daniel Awde of Great Britain and Yordani Garcia of Cuba brave the pouring rain to race in the men's decathlon 100m. Awde crossed the line in 11.06 seconds Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty

Davies collapses after his 10km open water marathon at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Park Photograph: Gareth Copley/PA

Sam Weale gathers his thoughts in the men's shooting 10m air pistol event. he finished the event 25th with a score of 177 Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty

Awde leaps into the sand recording a distance of 7.12m Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty

Davies struggles to recover from his exhausting swim, but eventually takes his place on the podium to receive his silver medal Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty

Weale dives in at the start of the men's modern pentathlon 200m freestyle swim. He finished eighth in a time of 2:02.87 Photograph: Nick Laham/Getty

Stacie Powell performs in the women's diving 10m platform semi-final. She qualified with a score of 301.75 Photograph: Ezra Shaw/Getty

Nick Woodbridge looks at the scoreboard after the 200m freestyle swimming event of the men's modern pentathlon Photograph: Saurabh Das/AP

Phillips Idowu takes the lead with a leap of 17.62m in the men's triple jump Photograph: Gareth Copley/PA

Daniel Awde of Great Britain competes in the men's decathlon high jump Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty