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2012 London Olympics - Day 9
The start
The nine fastest runners in the world shoot out of their starting blocks at the start of the men's 100m final at the Olympic Stadium. Usain Bolt of Jamaica won in a new Olympic record time of 9.63.
Comfortable victory
Usain Bolt completed a remarkably comfortable victory given the quality and strength of the field in the 100m final.
Unbeatable again
Usain Bolt was slow out of the blocks but once his giant stride got going he was unbeatable once again, leaving Ryan Bailey (L) and 2004 Olympic champion Justin Gatlin (R, bronze) in his wake with the second-fastest time in history.
Lightning strikes again
Usain Bolt lived up to all the hype of becoming a "living legend" at the London Games, decisively defending his 100m title by beating Jamaican training partner Yohan Blake in the defining race of the Olympics on Sunday.
Bolt and Blake celebrate
Gold medalist Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates with silver medalist Yohan Blake of Jamaica (L) after winning the men's 100m final on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympics in the Olympic Stadium on Sunday.
Olga Rypakova
Olga Rypakova of Kazakhstan won the women's triple jump gold medal Sunday at the London Olympics.
Sanya Richards-Ross
American Sanya Richards-Ross won the women's 400m Olympic title on Sunday in a time of 49.55sec to end a 28-year gold drought in the event for the United States.
Olympic Torch
Competitors in the men's 1 500m semifinal run past the Olympic torch on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday.
Andy Murray
Britain's Andy Murray demolished Roger Federer 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 in the Olympic men's final on Sunday to win his first gold medal and avenge his Wimbledon final defeat against the world number one.
Ben Ainslie
Britain's Ben Ainslie has won his fourth straight Olympic gold medal and fifth Games medal overall, making him the most successful sailor in Olympic history. Ainslie clinched the historic gold by finishing ninth in the Finn class race in Weymouth Bay.
Zou Ka
Chinese gymnast Zou Kai successfully defended his Olympic men's floor title at the North Greenwich Arena.
Lin Dan
Lin Dan of China celebrates winning his men's singles badminton Gold Medal match against Chong Wei Lee of Malaysia at the Wembley Arena.
Lasse Norman Hansen
Denmark's Lasse Norman Hansen won the men's inaugural Olympic omnium crown on Sunday to break British dominance of the track cycling at the Velodrome.
lancarte Delgado
lancarte Delgado and Nuria Diosdado of Mexico compete in the women's duets synchronised swimming technical routine at the Aquatics Centre.
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