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France's Marie-Amelie Le Fur, left, falls after she crosses the finish line to win gold in the women's 100m T44 final at the 2012 Paralympics, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, in London.
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France's Marie-Amelie Le Fur, left, falls after she crosses the finish line to win gold in the women's 100m T44 final at the 2012 Paralympics, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, in London.
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Members of Britain's royal family (front L-R) Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth cheer as competitors participate in a sack race at the Braemar Gathering in Braemar, Scotland September 1, 2012.
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Lydia Ko of New Zealand is doused with water by fellow players after winning the LPGA Canadian Women's Open golf tournament in Coquitlam, British Columbia August 26, 2012. New Zealand teenager Lydia Ko became the youngest player to win a LPGA Tour event when the 15-year-old captured the Canadian Women's Open by three strokes on Sunday. (Reuters/Ben Nelms)
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Thousands upon thousands of photos from the London Olympics poured in over the wires over the last two and a half weeks. It was enough to make your eyes go permanently fuzzy, but it's truly been a pleasure to spend all day sorting through the images that capture the highs, lows and in-betweens of these athletes' journeys. Photographers have said the Olympics are their hardest assignment, but also the most rewarding — I think it's also accurate for those on the desk to say the same.
Artists wave Union Jack flags as they perform during the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games at the Olympic stadium in London on August 12, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images/Gabriel Bouys)
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The Spice Girls perform at the closing ceremonies at the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium in London on August 12, 2012. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star)
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Canada's goalkeeper Erin McLeod (L) looks at the ball shot by USA's Alex Morgan (C, background) to win the women's semi final soccer match at the London 2012 Olympic Games at Old Trafford in Manchester, August 6, 2012.
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Street artist James Cochran, a.k.a. Jimmy C, puts the finishing touches to a piece of work depicting the face of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt on July 20, 2012 in London, England. The opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic games will take place in seven days on July 27, 2012. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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