Vincent Laforet - Beijing Olympics

8/8/08: Alexander Artemev of the U.S.A. competes in a preliminary round of men's gymnastics in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

8/08/08: 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Beijing, China - Mariel Zagunis (right) defeats fellow American Becca Ward in the quarterfinal fencing match at the Beijing Olympic Fencing Hall. Zagunis ultimately won the women's individual sabre gold medal.

8/20/08: 2008 Summer Olympics Games, Beijing, China - In the men's 58kg judo quarterfinal, Mu-Yen Chu of Taiwan (80-blue) competes against Yulis Gabriel Mercedes (70-red) of the Dominican Republic at the Beijing University of Science and Technology gymnasium during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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8/14/08: 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Beijing, China - Alexander Artemev of the U.S.A. competes during the men's individual all-around gymnastics final at the National Indoor Stadium.

8/9/08: 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Beijing, China - Sedat Artuc of Turkey competes in the 56kg category of men's weightlifting in Beijing's University of Aeronautics and Astronautics gymnasium.

8/19/08: 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Beijing, China - France's Patrick Chila serving against Janos Jacob, who he defeated, in table tennis.

8/19/08: 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Beijing, China - Tsuboi Gustavo of Brazil (bottom) and Peter-Paul Pradeeban of Canada play table tennis as seen in this long-exposure photograph.

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8/8/08: 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Beijing, China - Alexander Artemev of the U.S.A. competes in a preliminary round of men's gymnastics in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

8/14/08: Andrea Minguzzi (blue) from Italy flips over Zoltan Fodo (red) from Hungary to win the gold medal during the sixth session of the 84kg-weight class men's Greco-Roman wrestling competition in the China Agricultural University gymnasium.

8/21/08: 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Beijing, China: Male gold medalists Maris Strombergs of Latvia and female gold medalist Anne-Caroline Chausson of France were the first two gold medal winners in the first BMX competition of the Olympics.

8/23/08: 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Beijing, China - China's Liang Huo competes in the men's final of the 10m diving competition.

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8/16/08: 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Beijing, China - Usain Bolt of Jamaica wins the gold medal in the men's 100m final at the National Stadium.

8/20/08: 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Beijing, China - Sprinter Usain Bolt of Jamaica sets a new world record, and clinches his second gold medal, in the men's 200m final.

8/17/08: 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Beijing, China - Julien Pillet of France reacts to winning the gold medal in the men's team sabre final against the U.S.A.

8/13/08: 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Beijing, China - U.S. women's gymnastics team member Nastia Liukin (412) consoles teammate Alicia Sacramone (415), who fell twice in the competition at the conclusion of the women's team gymnastics final at the National Indoor Stadium. The team won silver.

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8/15/08: 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Beijing, China - Andrei Rybakou of Belarus wins the silver medal and breaks the world record with a 185kg snatch in the men's 85kg weightlifting competition at the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics gymnasium.

8/15/08: 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Beijing, China - Natalie Coughlin of the U.S.A. wins bronze in the women's 100m freestyle swimming competition at the National Aquatic Center.

8/16/08: 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Beijing, China - U.S.A.'s Michael Phelps wins his 8th gold medal in the 4x100m relay race to set a new record for the most gold medals won by a single athlete - eclipsing Mark Spitz's record.

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8/21/08: 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Beijing, China - U.S.A.'s Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor win the gold medal in the women's beach volleyball game against Jie Wang and Jia Tian of China. The game was played in the middle of a downpour - but not delayed.

8/24/08: 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Beijing, China - Kobe Bryant of the U.S.A. tangles with Spain's Paul Gasol during the men's basketball final. The U.S. "Redeem Team" defeated Spain to win their first gold medal since 2000.

8/24/08: 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Beijing, China - Kobe Bryant (10), Dwayne Wade (9-back to camera), and Carmelo Anthony (15) of the U.S.A. celebrate during the men's basketball final. The U.S. "Redeem Team" defeated Spain in basketball to win their first gold medal since 2000.

8/23/08: 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Beijing, China - China's Liang Huo competes in the men's semifinal of the 10m diving competition.

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8/23/08: 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Beijing, China - China's Liang Huo competes in the men's semifinal of the 10m diving competition.

8/24/08: 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Beijing, China - The closing ceremonies of the XXIXth Olympiad in Beijing, China.