The week in sport – in pictures

The Olympic torch is being taken on a tour of Britain ahead of the Games, causing wholly unnecessary traffic-jams up and down the country Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images

Chelsea's Didier Drogba drops out of the sky and hits the deck for the umpteenth time against Barcelona in the Champions League Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Remus Medley finishes the 116th Boston Marathon in style. His friend less so. Photograph: Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters

Two cartridges fly from the rear of Shan Zhang's shot-gun during a test event for the Olympic Games. Fingers crossed she hit the target Photograph: Warren Little/Getty Images

In another test event, this time at the Aquatics Centre, Britain's synchronised swimmers are in action. Not sure what's happening here but they all look pretty desperate for air Photograph: Tom Dulat/Getty Images

That's how it should be done. No gasping. Just smile while your team-mate kicks you in the head Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

Despite the protests and Force India's withdrawal, the Formula One race is going ahead in Bahrain this weekend. Politics and sport are entirely separable, apparently. Cue colourful circuit photographs Photograph: Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA

A bank of photographers – one of whom can't resist his creative impulses – await the female triathlon competitors during the European Championships in Israel Photograph: Oliver Weiken/EPA

Now that's how you take an artistic photo ... Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France returns the ball to his fellow countryman Gilles Simon during the quarter-final of the Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco as shade envelopes the play Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters

The UEFA Champions League trophy stands on a plinth before the official handover ceremony at Munich's Allianz Arena. Do they really need a ceremony for that? Photograph: Michaela Rehle/Reuters