Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
Images from Thursday's Olympic competition including synchronized swimming, decathlon, diving, water polo, soccer and rhythmic gymnastics.
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
The team of China competes during the women's team synchronized swimming technical routine at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
Japan's Maiko Kano (8) and Ai Otomo (11) signal a play during a women's volleyball semifinal match against Brazil at the 2012 Summer Olympics Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
Kami Craig, right, of the United States attacks against Matilde Ortiz Reyes of Spain during the gold medal women's water polo match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
Members of the United States women's water polo team celebrate with their gold medals on the podium after winning their gold medal match against Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
The team from Japan competes during the synchronized swimming team technical routine at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
United States players celebrate a goal by Carli Lloyd during the women's gold medal match against Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
Members of the United States women's water polo team celebrate after winning the gold medal match against Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
Brazil's Sheilla Castro (13) scores a point past Japan's Ai Otomo (11) during a women's volleyball semifinal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge watches the synchronized swimming team technical routine at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
The team from Great Britain competes during the synchronized swimming team technical routine at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
The team from Australia competes during the synchronized swimming team technical routine at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
The team from Japan competes during the synchronized swimming team technical routine at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates his gold medal win in the men's 200-meter final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
Jamaica's Usain Bolt, center, Jamaica's Yohan Blake, left, and Jamaica's Warren Weir celebrate their medals in the men's 200-meter final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt won gold, Blake silver and Weir bronze. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
Jamaica's Usain Bolt crosses the finish line to win the gold medal in the men's 200-meter final during the athletics in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
The team from Britain during performs during the rhythmic gymnastics group all-around qualifications at at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
United States' Angel McCoughtry, left, sails to the basket past Australia's Belinda Snell (12) during a women's basketball semifinal game at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
Russia's Evgeniya Kanaeva performs during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around qualifications at at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
Members of the team of Russia are thrown up in the air during the women's team synchronized swimming technical routine at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
Gold medalist Claressa Shields of the United participates in the medals ceremony after their women's final middleweight 75-kg gold medal boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
The United States' Claressa Shields, in red, celebrates after winning her fight against Russia's Nadezda Torlopova, in blue, during the women's middleweight 75-kg boxing gold medal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
Colombia's Carlos Mario Oquendo Zabala crashes during a BMX cycling men's quarterfinal run at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
Brazil's Emanuel dives for a ball during the men's beach medal beach volleyball match against Germany at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
The Canadian team performs during the rhythmic gymnastics group all-around qualifications at at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
United States' Carli Lloyd (10) celebrates after scoring against Japan goalkeeper Miho Fukumoto (1) during the women's soccer gold medal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
United States' Christian Taylor kisses his gold medal during the ceremony for the men's triple jump at the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
Jamaica's Usain Bolt, foreground left, gestures as he crosses the finish line to win gold ahead of Jamaica's Yohan Blake in the men's 200-meter final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
Germany's Angela Maurer, front, and other athletes dive into the Serpentine at Hyde Park as they compete in the women's marathon swimming competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
United States players celebrate winning the gold medal in their women's soccer final against Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. The United States won its third straight Olympic gold medal, defeating Japan 2-1 in a rematch of last year's World Cup final. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
Cyclists compete in a BMX cycling men's quarterfinal run during the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
Japan's women's synchronized swimming team start their technical routine at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Tim Donnelly)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
United States' Tianna Madison starts the women's 4x100-meter relay heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
Latvia's Janis Smedins and Martins Plavins, left, react after beating the Netherland's Richard Shuil, second from right, and Reinder Nummerdor during the men's bronze medal beach volleyball match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
Julie Zetlin from the U.S. performs during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around qualifications at at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
United States' Trey Hardee takes a throw in the decathlon javelin throw during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
Montenegro's Majda Mehmedovic celebrates after winning the women's handball semifinal match against Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
United States celebrates after winning the women's soccer gold medal match against Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
Russia's Evgeniya Kanaeva performs during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around qualifications at at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
United States' Christian Taylor competes in the men's triple jump final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
Brittany Broben of Australia dives during the women's 10-meter platform diving semifinal at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. Broben won the Silver medal in the event. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
The team from Canada performs during the rhythmic gymnastics group all-around qualifications at at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Olympic highlights, Aug. 9
United States' Ashton Eaton takes a throw in the decathlon javelin throw during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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