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Olympic Anguish

  • Davyd Bichinashvili of Germany kneels and hides his head after he lost against Georgy Ketoev of Russia during the men's freestyle 84 kg bronze medal wrestling match at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium during Day 13 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Aug. 21.


    Harry How, Getty Images

  • Michal Winiarski of Poland drops to the floor after losing to Italy during a volleyball event at the Capital Indoor Stadium during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.


    Phil Walter, Getty Images

  • Fatmata Fofanah of Guinea lies on the track after falling in the Women's 100 meter hurdles heats at the National Stadium on Day 9 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Aug. 17.


    Michael Stele, Getty Images

  • Italy's Clarissa Claretti reacts to missing a shot during the women's hammer throw final Aug. 20. Aksana Miankova of Belarus won the Olympic Games women's hammer gold medal, throwing a new Olympic record of 76.34 metres. Miankova won ahead of Cuba's Yipsi Moreno and China's Zhang Wenxiu.


    Chrisstophe Simon, AFP / Getty Images

  • France's Ladji Doucoure cries following the men's 110 meter hurdles final at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on Aug. 21. Cuba's Dayron Robles won the Olympic title within 12.93 seconds. The 21-year-old beat two US athletes, David Payne (13.17 sec) and David Oliver (13.18 sec). Doucoure came in fourth.


    Oliver Morin, AFP / Getty Images

  • China's Zhang Lei reacts to losing the Women's individual Foil round of 16 match to Italy's Maria Valentina Vezzali on Aug. 11 at the Fencing Hall of National Convention center.


    Adrian Dennis, AFP / Getty Images

  • Cristiane of Brazil hides her head in her jersey after losing to the US 1-0 in the final of the women's soccer competition on Aug. 21.


    Goh Chai Hin, AFP / Getty Images

  • Janos Baranyai of Hungary screams in agony after dislocating his right elbow during the men's 77kg weight lifting competition during Day 5 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on Aug. 13.


    Phil Walter, Getty Images

  • Ireland's Roisin McGettigan falls during the women's 3000 meter steeplechase final on Aug. 17. Russia's Gulnara Galkina-Samitova set a new world record of 8:58.81 for the 3000 meter steeplechase, smashing her own previous record by more than three seconds.


    Adrian Dennis, AFP/Getty Images

  • Maren Baumbach and Nadine Hardter of Germany slump in their chairs after losing to Sweden in women's handball, while staff clean the court after the match on Aug. 15.


    Saeed Khan, AFP / Getty Images

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