Summer Olympics 2012 London

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The crowd wave as the parade makes its way through London, celebrating Britain's Olympic and Paralympic sporting heroes

Fans hold placards as Britain's Olympic and Paralympic athletes participate in the victory parade

 

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Front-row seats: These two ladies made sure they were early enough to get a great view

Olympic effort: Fans outside Mansion House have turned out to show their appreciation for the effort of Team GB

Union pack: Spectators cram into Trafalgar Square to catch a glimpse of Britain's finest athletes

 

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Katherine Jenkins sings the National Anthem at the celebrations outside Buckingham Palace

The Pet Shop Boy's Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe perform during the Olympics & Paralympics parade

 

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Tanner Gers of the United States leaps in the men's long jump F11 (visual impairment class) at the 2012 Paralympics in London, on September 4, 2012.

 

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China's Juan Yao competes before wining the women's shot put F42/44 final (for athletes with limb deficiencies, such as amputations) at the 2012 Paralympics in London, on September 3, 2012.

 

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Laroslav Semenenko of Ukraine prepares to compete in the Men's 100m Backstroke - S6 heat 1 at the Aquatics Center, on August 30, 2012. The S6 classification is for swimmers with short stature, amputations of both arms or moderate coordination problems on one side of their body.

 

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Bronze medal winners Oksana Masters (left) and Rob Jones, of the United States, on their prosthetic legs at the awards ceremony for mixed double sculls, on September 2, 2012

 

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Lukasz Mamczarz of Poland jumps over the crossbar in the Men's high jump F42 final, on September 3, 2012. He won the bronze medal with a height of 1.74 meters.

 

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China's Zheng Tao dives into the pool at the start of Men's 50m Freestyle S6 Final at the 2012 Paralympics in London, on September 4, 2012.

 

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Italy's Assunta Legnante wears a mask as she competes in the women's discus throw - F11/12 (visual impairment) at the Olympic Stadium in London, on September 1, 2012.

 

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Jeff Skiba of the United States in the men's javelin throw F44 in London, on September 2, 2012.

 

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Shirley Reilly of the U.S. (right) and China's Zou Lihong fall from their wheelchairs after a crash during a women's 100m T34 race in London, on August 31, 2012.

 

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Rustam Nurmukhametov of Russia, prior to his Men's 100m Freestyle S11 heat (for swimmers with complete or nearly complete loss of sight), at the Aquatics Center, on August 31, 2012.

 

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Pattaya Tadtong and Watcharaphon Vongsa of Thailand celebrate winning a point during the Mixed Team Boccia - BC1-2 gold medal final on day 6 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, on September 4, 2012.

 

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Tamara Podpalnaya of Russia, after a successful lift in the women's -52 kg Powerlifting at ExCel, on September 1, 2012.

 

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Canada's Paul Tingley (right) in the Single Person Keelboat (2.4mR) sailing competition in Weymouth and Portland, southern England, on September 2, 2012.

 

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Yohansson Nascimento of Brazil uses supports for his arms as he waits on the blocks to compete in the men's T46 400-meter category final, on September 4, 2012, in London.

 

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Lee Brunton of Great Britain takes on the Iranian defense in the Men's Team Football 5-a-side B1 (visual impairment) in the Olympic Park on September 4, 2012. All athletes wear eyeshades to ensure their visual impairments are equal. The ball is equipped with a noise-making device, and each team has a sighted, able-bodied goalkeeper.

 

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William Bayley of Britain cries after losing to Jochen Wollmert (left) of Germany, who embraces Bayley, following their Men's Singles C7 classification Table Tennis Final, on September 2, 2012. The C7 class describes a physical impairment for athletes who compete from a standing position -- the lower the number, the greater the impact the impairment has on an athlete's ability to compete.

 

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Germany's Simone Briese Baetke (right) fights against Russia's Ludmilla Vasileva in Women's Individual Foil- Category B at the ExCel venue, on September 5, 2012. Baetke won the match and moved into the quarter-finals.