London 2012 Olympics: Day 13 Photo Gallery

Olympic flame alongside the flags of Great Britain and the Olympics

The Olympic flame continues to burn brightly in Stratford as the stadium prepares for the start of an exciting Day 13 at London 2012

Ashton Eaton of the United States looks on prior to competing in the men's Decathlon 110m Hurdles, he finished second in a personal best time of 13.54 seconds

Peter Kretschmer (L) and Kurt Kuschela of Germany win the Gold medal in the men's kayak double 1000m canoe sprint final at Eton Dornay

In an pose that echoes back to the time of the first Olympic Games, Ilya Shkurenev of Russia competes during the men's decathlon discus at the Olympic Stadium

In front of a packed Olympic Stadium Romania's Esthera Petre clears her height in the women's high Jump qualification

A view of the second to third change over during the Men's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 heats taking place at the Olympic Stadium

Women's 10k marathon swimming competitors

Competitors dive into the water to start the women's marathon 10km swimming at Hyde Park

South Korea's Yeon Jae Son manages to keep the hoop under control in her individual all-around gymnastics qualification routine at Wembley Arena

Noemi Batki makes a splash in the semi-finals of the women's 10m platform diving competition at the Aquatics Centre

Great Britain wrestler Olga Butkevych (in red) grapples with Alexandra Antes Castillo of Ecuador during their first round match in the women's 55kg freestyle competition at ExCEL

Canada's Diana Matheson taps the ball into an empty net past France goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi in injury time to secure the bronze medal in a 1-0 win at the City of Coventry Stadium

Spain's women's synchronised swimming team take the plunge at the start their of their technical routine at the Aquatics Centre

Riders clear the jump during the Men's BMX cycling quarter-finals

It's not all so plain sailing for some BMX riders though, picking themselves up here after a heavy crash

Charlotte Dujardin of Britain riding Valegro performs to win gold in the equestrian individual dressage competition at Greenwich Park

Britain's second gold medal of the day soon follows with Nicola Adams becoming the first woman to win Olympic boxing gold with victory over China's Ren Cancan in the flyweight division at ExCEL

After Adams, Ireland's boxing sensation Katie Taylor wins her country's first gold medal of London 2012 by beating Sofya Ochigava in the lightweight division

Germany players celebrate after beating Australia 4-2 at the Riverbank Arena to reach the gold medal match of the men's hockey tournament

Great Britain's Jade Jones celebrates after her victory over Chinese Taipei's Tseng Li-Cheng to reach the gold medal bout in the under 57 kg category

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