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United States' Brigetta Barrett competes in a women's high jump qualification round during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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United States' Brigetta Barrett competes in a women's high jump qualification round during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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  • United States' Allyson Felix kisses the gold medal for the women's 200-meter during a ceremony at the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
  • United States' Ashton Eaton clears the bar in the decathlon pole vault during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip )
  • In this photo taken with a fisheye lens, Britain women’s water polo players huddle before the seventh-place water polo match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
  • Katie Bell of the United States 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. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  • Paola Espinosa Sanchez of Mexico 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. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  • Germany's Ariane Friedrich reacts after clearing the bar in a women's high jump qualification round during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
  • United States' Brigetta Barrett competes in a women's high jump qualification round during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
  • New Zealand's Brent Newdick competes in the pole vault decathlon during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
  • Ireland's Katie Taylor, celebrates winning her fight against Russia's Sofya Ochigava, in a women's lightweight 60-kg gold medal boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
  • United States’ Trey Hardee, top, and United States’ Ashton Eaton, bottom, lead Germany’s Rico Freimuth in a men’s decathlon 110-meter hurdles heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
  • Germany's Peter Kretschmer and Kurt Kuschela celebrate after winning the gold in the medal men's kayak double 1000m in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Armando Franca,Pool)
  • China's Ren Cancan, is knocked down by Great Britain's Nicola Adams, blue, during their women's final flyweight 51-kg gold medal boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
  • China’s Ren Cancan, is knocked down by Great Britain’s Nicola Adams, blue, during their women’s final flyweight 51-kg boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
  • A spectator wears face paint as she waits for the start of athletics finals in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
  • 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)
  • The Netherlands’ Eelco Sintnicolaas competes in the men’s decathlon discus throw event at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Pawel Kopczynski)
  • New Zealand's Marc Willers competes in a BMX cycling men's quarterfinal run at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)
  • United States' Will Claye takes a jump during 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/David J. Phillip)
  • Cyprus’ Chrystalleni Trikomiti performs during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around qualifications at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
  • Kenya's David Lekuta Rudisha celebrates his win in the men's 800-meter final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. Rudisha set a new world record with a time of 1:40.91.(AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
  • Kenya's David Lekuta Rudisha reacts after his world record run in the men's 800-meter finals in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
  • Dominican Republic's Felix Sanchez waits for the baton during a men's 4x400-meter relay heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
  • France's Kevin Mayer reacts after competing in a 110-meter hurdles heat in the decathlon during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
  • Kelsey Campbell of the United States reacts after losing to Yuliya Ratkevich of Azerbaijan during the 55-kg women's freestyle wrestling competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
  • United States' Diana Taurasi, right, charges into Australia's Belinda Snell, left, during a women's semifinals basketball game at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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