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London 2012 – week one highlights

1. The sun has set on the Games of the 30th Olympiad and now it’s time to look forward to Rio (and Sochi). EPA/Christian Charisius
2. Usain Bolt of Jamaica wins the Men’s 100m final in emphatic style. John G Mabanglo/EPA
3. Mclain Ward of the USA, riding Antares over the water jump in the Individual Jumping at Greenwich Park, London. Jim Hollander/EPA
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6. Usain Bolt celebrates winning the Men’s 200m final, with second-placed Yohan Blake and third-placed Warren Weir. Kerim Okten/EPA
7. Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page celebrate their gold medal in the 470 men’s sailing medal race. Olivier Hoslet/EPA
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9. Fireworks go off over the Olympic Stadium during the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Friso Gentsch/EPA
10. Belarusian Nadzeya Ostapchuk won gold in the women’s shot put but was stripped of her medal after testing positive for a banned anabolic steroid. EPA/Robert Ghement
11. The crowds have left, London is in clean-up mode and now it’s time to look back on the Games … and look forward to Sochi and Rio. EPA/Jim Hollander
12. The crowds have left, London is in clean-up mode and we’re looking back on the Games of the 30th Olympiad. delphwynd
13. With the London Olympics now behind us, the focus has shifted to Rio de Janeiro and the 2016 Games. EPA/Marcelo Sayao
14. Christin Steuer (R) and Nora Subschinski (L) during a diving training session at the Aquatics Centre at London’s Olympic Park. Hannibal Hanschke/EPA
15. Runners compete in a men’s 1500m heat as the track and field events get underway. Diego Azubel/EPA
16. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (R) and teammate Veronica Campbell-Brown celebrate finishing 1st and 3rd respectively in the Women’s 100m final. Franck Robichon/EPA
17. France’s Daniel Narcisse takes flight during the group handball match against Argentina. Srdjan Suki/EPA
18. The countdown to the Olympics is well and truly on … but will the Games go with military precision? EPA/Andy Rain
19. Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny and Philip Hindes of team Great Britain take gold in the Men’s Team Sprint Final. Christian Charisius/EPA
20. Romania’s Diana Laura Bulimar at the uneven bars in the Artistic Gymnastics competition on July 29. Rolf Vennenbernd/EPA
21. Actors perform during a welcome ceremony for some athletes at the Olympic Village in the Olympic park in London. Michael Kappeler/DPA
22. The widows of two Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian gunmen at the 1972 Munich Olympics are calling on spectators to stage a silent protest during the opening of the London Games. Karel Prinsloo/EPA
23. Police speak to the media during a tour of the Athletes Village in London. Tracey Nearmy/AAP
24. Swimmer Michael Phelps swims the final leg of the gold-medal winning US Men’s 4X200m Freestyle – his 19th Olympic medal overall, setting an all-time record for medals won by an athlete. Barbara Walton/EPA
25. Yujie Sun of China (L) in action against Yana Shemyakina of Ukraine (R) during their women’s Individual Epee semi final. Sergei Ilnitsky/EPA
26. Yu Yang (R) and Wang Xiaoli (L) of China were among eight badminton players kicked out of the Olympics overnight over allegations they deliberately lost matches. Bagus Indahono/EPA
27. Olympic basketballer Lauren Jackson poses with the Australian flag after she was announced as the team’s flag bearer for the opening ceremony in London. Dave Hunt/AAP
28. Fireworks light up London’s Tower Bridge to mark the opening of the 2012 Olympic Games. Geoff Caddick/EPA

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