London Olympics | Day 15
Mexico’s soccer team celebrates a 2-1 Olympics final victory over Brazil. It was the first soccer gold medal for Mexico. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Usain Bolt anchors Jamaica’s 4x100 relay team as it smashes a world record. The U.S. women’s basketball team wins gold, but the indoor volleyball team falls to Brazil. American Allyson Felix earns her third gold medal in London. Mexico scores in the first minute to shock Brazil and win the men’s soccer gold.
Mexico’s Hiram Mier, left, battles Brazil’s Leandro Damiao for the ball in the men’s gold medal soccer match won by Mexico, 2-1. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt pulls away from the United States’ Ryan Bailey to win the 4x100 men’s relay. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
United States’ Sanya Richards-Ross, front, leads teammates Allyson Felix, DeeDee Trotter and Francena McCorory down the track after winning gold in the women’s 4x400-meter relay. Russia won silver and Jamaica bronze. (David J. Phillip / Associated Press)
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Anna Chicherova of Russia celebrates after a jump during the women’s high jump final. The Russian won the gold medal. (Stu Forster / Getty Images)
Brigetta Barrett clears the bar to win silver in the women’s high jump final. (Matt Dunham / Associated Press)
Angel McCoughtry jumps on the back of United States Coach Geno Auriemma after beating France, 86-50, in the women’s gold-medal basketball game at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
(Eric Gay / Associated Press)Maya Moore of the United States gives photographers a close-up look at her gold medal. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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Russia’s Mariya Savinova celebrates winning the gold medal as she crosses the finish line in the women’s 800-meter race. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Megan Hodge of the United States’ women’s volleyball team hugs teammate Nicole Davis after Brazil beat the United States, 3-1, to deny the Americans their first Olympic gold. (Gary Ambrose / Los Angeles Times)
South Korea’s Hwang Woojin loses control of his horse Shearwater Oscar during the show jumping event of the modern pentathlon. (John MacDougall / AFP / Getty Images)
Koichiro Morioka of Japan collapses after finishing the 50-kilometer men’s race walk. (Dmitry Lovetsky / Associated Press)
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Tamara Echegoyen Dominguez, Sofia Toro Prieto Puga and Angela Pumariega Menendez of Spain celebrate their gold medal in the Elliott 6m WMR class race during the Olympic sailing competition. (Oliver Hoslet / EPA)
U.S. wrestler Coleman Scott walks off the mat after beating Malkhaz Zarkua of Georgia in a men’s freestyle wrestling semifinal. Coleman went on to win a bronze medal. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
David Boudia of the United States spins through the air in the men’s 10m platform diving competition. He won the gold medal. (Barbara Walton / EPA)
Milica Mandic of Serbia, right, celebrates her win over Anne-Caroline Graffe of France in the women’s taekwondo gold medal final. (Lindsey Parnaby / EPA)
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Gold medalist Julie Bresset of France rides her bike down a trail during the mountain bike cycling competition at Hadleigh Farm, east of London. (Robert Ghement / EPA)
Tervel Dlagnev of the United States, right, tries to slip grip of Artur Taymazov of Ukbekistan. (Paul Sancya / Associated Press)
Oliver Korn of Germany and teammates celebrate winning gold against the Netherlands in the men’s field hockey gold medal match. (Daniel Berehulak / Getty Images)
Great Britain’s Ed McKeever celebrates gold in the men’s kayak single 200m final. (Nic Bothma / EPA)
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Bronze medalist Liubou Charkashyna of Belarus cries after a performance during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around final. (Gregory Bull / Associated Press)
Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine, right, does a little dance to celebrate his gold medal win over Clemente Russo of Italy in the men’s heavyweight final. (Dennis M. Sabangan / EPA)
Norway’s Linn-Kristin Koren celebrates after she and her team won the women’s handball gold medal match against Montenegro. (Matthias Schrader / Associated Press)
A race walk competitor is just a shadow during the women’s 20km race walk final. (Feng Li / Getty Images)