Favourite Images of the London Olympics

[Burgs]

As the Games come to an end, share your favourite moments in time during this festival of sport.
For me, one of the best was the unscripted amazement and then the ecstasy of the moment when Carmelita Jeter anchored the United States to its first Olympic gold medal in the women's 4x100-meter relay since 1996, in the process breaking a 27 year old "dirty" World Record of Eastern Germany's.

To make it clear, the thread isn't intended to be about favourite result, more about "the moment". It may be the crowd clapping home Sarah Attar, the first Saudi Arabian track and field athlete or bravery in the face of defeat etc.

[Alison]

Don't have any images to post as my iPad doesn't let me, but my gold, silver and bronze moments from London 2012 are as follows:

Gold - seeing Mo Farrah - a Somali refugee given asylum by Britain at the age of 8 - winning the 5000m and 10,000m gold medals! Just awesome!



Silver - seeing the huge smile on a young volunteer's face when Usain Bolt did "knuckles" with him and then gave him his beanie before the 100m. Just priceless!



Bronze - seeing a kid at breakfast in my hotel going round with a big Union Jack flag collecting signatures of all the kids in the room from other nations. That, right there, sums up what the spirit of the Olympics is all about for me.



Bring on Rio 2016

[SinBin]

This was a moment that will stick with me for these games. Brazil choking just like an AB team at the RWC (not this year though..)

THE HIGHS Brazil up two sets to nil with two match points and serving for gold against Russia



Then down and out Russia come back thanks to this 2.18m giant spiker who was anonymous for the first three sets



Russia came back to win 3 sets to 2



THE LOWS


Man, you had to feel for the Brazilians..

[shasta]

Jamaica in the men's 4x100 - was good as i'd bet on Bolt bagging 3 golds. But his feint to pass the batton to one of the volunteers after the finish was funny too. He almost did it and you could see him have a rethink at the last second.
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[travelling_gerry]

Mine, Olympic Divers on the toilet.

[.X.]

Mine, Olympic Divers on the toilet.

they are going to be walking funny. No TP

[Alison]

Huge thanks to you Burgs for uploading those photos for me - awesome! I swear someone photoshopped my butt onto that woman's body though

[Lonzy]

So many moments but here are a few that stood out for me...

Manteo Mitchell in the 4 x 400m relay broke his leg but still managed to finish



Oscar Pistorius .... need I say more!



Hamadou Djibo Issaka from Niger only started training for the Olympics 3 months prior. He finished last but still recieved a standing ovation from the crowd



Liu Xiang from China ruptured his achilles in the first heat of the 110m hurdles, the two competitors that helped him off showed true sportsmanship



Benita Willis finished the marathon in 100th place despite having a torn hip tendon

[hertryk]

The picture for me..I don't know how to download it... was the face of the Mens' Marathon winner..sitting on the road with his hands above his head with a huge winner's grin....I think that summed up the race for me..

[palitu]

The picture for me..I don't know how to download it... was the face of the Mens' Marathon winner..sitting on the road with his hands above his head with a huge winner's grin....I think that summed up the race for me..

second gold ever for Uganda.

[jargan83]

Stephen Kiprotich - was an epic run

[DarthMoose]

This one Hertryk?
Was an awesome effort to beat out the Kenyan's!

This guy did 10km in 31mins where it takes me 51 (and i'm knackered) but then he does it 4.2 times in a row with no slowing at all...

Guess that's why he's a gold medal winner!



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I like this one though:

[DarthMoose]

[DinkyDi]

Have to love the Indian Wrestler's face.. only a mother could love

[hertryk]

This one Hertryk?
Was an awesome effort to beat out the Kenyan's!

This guy did 10km in 31mins where it takes me 51 (and i'm knackered) but then he does it 4.2 times in a row with no slowing at all...

Guess that's why he's a gold medal winner!



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I like this one though:

Yep! that's the one...makes me go goosey everytime I see it..