U.S. teammates Misty May-Treanor, right, and Kerri Walsh Jennings celebrate seconds after winning the gold medal in women’s beach volleyball. They also won gold in Beijing and Athens. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Aries Merritt carries the American flag after winning the gold medal in the 110 meter hurdles. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Allyson Felix of the United States celebrates winning a gold medal in the 200 meters at the 2012 London Olympics. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Argentine field hockey players celebrate their victory over Britain, as British players mourn around them, at a women’s field hockey semifinal. Argentina won the game, 2-1, and will play the Netherlands in the final. (Indranil Mukherjee / AFP / Getty Images)
Rudolf Dombi of Hungary celebrates on the podium after winning gold in the men’s 1000-meter kayak double canoe sprint. (Julian Finney / Getty Images)
China’s Wang Hao, right, and Jike Zhang celebrate their victory over South Korea in the men’s table tennis team final. (Jonathan Brady / EPA)
Brittney Reese of the United States competes in the women’s long jump final in which she won the gold medal. (Matt Dunham / Associated Press)
Ashton Eaton of the United States, competing in the men’s decathlon, prepares to make a throw in the shot put portion of the event. (David J. Phillip / Associated Press)
Russia’s Kristina Kim takes a kick to the head by Thailand’s Chanatip Sonkham during their match in the women’s 49kg taekwondo competition. (Ng Han Guan / Associated Press)
Claressa Shields connects with a right hand against Kazakhstan’s Marina Volnova in the semifinals of women’s boxing. Shields won and will fight for the gold. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Italy’s Luigi Mastrangelo, right, Andrea Bari, center, and Ivan Zaytsev celebrate a men’s quarterfinal volleyball victory over the United States. (Jeff Roberson / Associated Press)
Clarissa Chun of the United States celebrates after her win against Irini Merleni of Ukraine in their 48kg women’s freestyle wrestling bronze-medal match. (Paul Sancya / Associated Press)
New Zealand’s Blair Tuke, left, and Peter Burling leap into the water after winning silver in the 49er sailing class. (William West / AFP / Getty Images)
Equestrian Jose Maria Larocca of Argentina rides Royal Power in the individual jumping competition under an ominous London sky. (Ezra Shaw / Getty Images)
Emanuel Silva, left, and Fernando Pimenta of Portugal celebrate winning silver during the men’s kayak double 1000-meter canoe sprint. (Chris Carlson / Getty Images)
Lazaro Borges of Cuba has his pole snap as he competes in the men’s pole vault qualifications. (Quinn Rooney / Getty Images)
