Photos: Medal Round – Badminton at 2012 London Olympics on August 4

Posted Aug 04, 2012

Photos from the medal round of the badminton event at the 2012 London Olympics on Saturday, Aug. 4.

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China's Fu Haifeng, left, and Cai Yun celebrate after beating Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong, of Malaysia, in a men's doubles badminton semifinal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
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Boon Heong Tan and Kien Keat Koo of Malaysia compete against Yun Cai and Haifeng Fu of China in their Men's Doubles Badminton Semi Final match on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Wembley Arena on August 4, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
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China's Tian Qing, top, and Zhao Yunlei, play against Japan's Reika Kakiiwa and Mizuki Fujii, unseen, at the final of women's doubles badminton of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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Russia's Valeria Sorokina, right, and Nina Vislova celebrate after winning the women's doubles badminton bronze medal match over Canada's Alex Bruce and Michelle Li at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
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Japan's Reika Kakiiwa, left, and Mizuki Fujii,play against China's Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei, unseen, at the final of women's doubles badminton of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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China's Wang Yihan plays against compatriot Li Xuerui in the gold medal match of the badminton women's singles at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. Wang took the silver medal. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
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Denmark's Mathias Boe, left, and Carsten Mogensen, play against South Korea's Chung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae, unseen, at a men's doubles badminton semifinal match of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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China's Wang Yihan plays against compatriot Li Xuerui in the gold medal match of the badminton women's singles at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. Wang took the silver medal. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
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Canada's Alex Bruce, right, and Michelle Li play against Russia's Valeria Sorokina and Nina Vislova, unseen, at a women's doubles badminton bronze medal match of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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China's Li Xuerui celebrates after beating Wang Yihan, also from China, in the women's singles gold medal badminton match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
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Yihan Wang of China competes during her Women's Singles Badminton Gold Medal match against Xuerui Li of China on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Wembley Arena on August 4, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
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China's Wang Yihan plays against compatriot Li Xuerui in the gold medal match of the badminton women's singles at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. Wang took the silver medal. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
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China's Tian Qing, foreground facing camera, hugs her doubles partner Zhao Yunlei, after winning the women's doubles badminton gold medal defeating Japan's Reika Kakiiwa, background left, and Mizuki Fujii, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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China's Li Xuerui plays against compatriot Wang Yihan during the gold medal match of the badminton women's singles at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
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Japan's Reika Kakiiwa, left, and Mizuki Fujii play against China's Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei in the women's singles badminton gold medal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
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China's Wang Xin is looked at by team officials as she sits down in pain while playing against India's Saina Nehwal in a women's singles badminton bronze medal match of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. Wang conceded the bronze to Nehwal retiring hurt after she won the first game 21-18 and up in the second 1-0. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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Malaysia's Koo Kien Keat, right, and Tan Boon Heong play against China's Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng in a men's doubles badminton semifinal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
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Yunlei Zhao of China competes against Reika Kakiiwa and Mizuki Fujii of Japan during her Women's Doubles Badminton Gold Medal match on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Wembley Arena on August 4, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
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Denmark's Carsten Mogensen (front) and Mathias Boe play a shot during the semi-final men's doubles badminton match against Chung Jae Sung and Lee Yong Dae of South Korea at the London 2012 Olympic Games in London on August 4, 2012. Denmark won the match 17-21, 21-18, 22-20. ADEK BERRY/AFP/GettyImages
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China's Wang Xin plays against India's Saina Nehwal in a women's singles badminton bronze medal match of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. Wang conceded the bronze to Nehwal retiring injured after she won the first game 21-18 and was up in the second 1-0. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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Denmark's Carsten Mogensen (L) and Mathias Boe celebrate after victory with over Chung Jae Sung and Lee Yong Dae of South Korea during the semi-final men's doubles badminton match at the London 2012 Olympic Games in London on August 4, 2012. Denmark won the match 17-21, 21-18, 22-20. ADEK BERRY/AFP/GettyImages
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Malaysia's Koo Kien Keat, left, and Tan Boon Heong play against China's Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng in a men's doubles badminton semifinal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
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Valeria Sorokina and Nina Vislova (L) of Russia celebrate winning their Women's Doubles Badminton Bronze Medal match against Alex Bruce and Michelle Li of Canada on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Wembley Arena on August 4, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
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Haifeng Fu of China celebrates victory in his Men's Doubles Badminton Semi Final match against Boon Heong Tan and Kien Keat Koo of Malaysia on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Wembley Arena on August 4, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
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Denmark's Mathias Boe, left, returns the shuttlecock as Carsten Mogensen looks on while playing against South Korea's Chung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae in a men's doubles badminton semifinal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
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Denmark's Mathias Boe, fright foreground, and Carsten Mogensen, huddle together in an aembrace after beating South Korea's Chung Jae-sung, background, and Lee Yong-dae, unseen, at a men's doubles badminton semifinal match of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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Gold medalists, China's Zhao Yunlei, third from right, and Tian Qing, third from left, silver medalists, Japan's Reika Kakiiwa, far left, and Mizuki Fujii, bronze medalists, Russia's Valeria Sorokina, far right, and Nina Vislova pose at the podium of the badminton women's doubles at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)