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(240717) -- KABUL, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Children practice judo in a judo club in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan on July 17, 2024. Ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Afghan Olympian Mohammad Samim Faizad is now busy training at a judo club in Kabul. Coached by his uncle, a former Olympian who competed in the 2012 London Olympics, 22-year-old Faizad is also dedicated to mentoring young athletes. He hopes to cultivate future Olympians. Despite a harsh training environment, Faizad wasted no time in making full preparations. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-JUDO-OLYMPIAN

(240717) -- KABUL, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 17, 2024 shows Mohammad Samim Faizad at a judo club in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. Ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Afghan Olympian Mohammad Samim Faizad is now busy training at a judo club in Kabul. Coached by his uncle, a former Olympian who competed in the 2012 London Olympics, 22-year-old Faizad is also dedicated to mentoring young athletes. He hopes to cultivate future Olympians. Despite a harsh training environment, Faizad wasted no time in making full preparations. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-JUDO-OLYMPIAN

(240717) -- KABUL, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Athletes practice judo in a judo club in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan on July 17, 2024. Ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Afghan Olympian Mohammad Samim Faizad is now busy training at a judo club in Kabul. Coached by his uncle, a former Olympian who competed in the 2012 London Olympics, 22-year-old Faizad is also dedicated to mentoring young athletes. He hopes to cultivate future Olympians. Despite a harsh training environment, Faizad wasted no time in making full preparations. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-JUDO-OLYMPIAN

(240717) -- KABUL, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Mohammad Samim Faizad (1st R) watches other athletes practicing judo at a judo club in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, July 17, 2024. Ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Afghan Olympian Mohammad Samim Faizad is now busy training at a judo club in Kabul. Coached by his uncle, a former Olympian who competed in the 2012 London Olympics, 22-year-old Faizad is also dedicated to mentoring young athletes. He hopes to cultivate future Olympians. Despite a harsh training environment, Faizad wasted no time in making full preparations. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UK: Japanese Imperial Couple State Visit – The Mall Carriage Procession

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako commenced their 3-day state visit to the UK on Tuesday, June 25. King Charles and Queen Camilla met the imperial couple on Horse Guards Parade before traveling on royal carriages down The Mall to Buckingham Palace for a state banquet.

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UK: Japanese Imperial Couple State Visit – The Mall Carriage Procession 2

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako commenced their 3-day state visit to the UK on Tuesday, June 25. King Charles and Queen Camilla met the imperial couple on Horse Guards Parade before traveling on royal carriages down The Mall to Buckingham Palace for a state banquet.

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Boxing: Ex-Olympic, WBA middleweight champ Murata

File photo taken on Aug. 11, 2012 shows Japanese boxer Ryota Murata posing for a photo with the gold medal following his victory in the men's middleweight final at the London Olympics. Murata, the first Japanese boxer to win both an Olympic gold medal and a professional world title, announced his retirement on March 28, 2023.

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Boxing: Former Olympic, WBA middleweight champ Murata

Photo taken in August 2012 shows Japanese boxer Ryota Murata (L) punching Brazil's Esquiva Falcao Florentino en route to winning the men's middleweight final at the London Olympics. On Feb. 22, 2023, Murata, who became the first Japanese boxer to win both an Olympic gold medal and a professional world championship, said he has effectively retired.

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Boxing: Former Olympic, WBA middleweight champ Murata

File photo taken in August 2012 shows Japanese boxer Ryota Murata posing for a photo with the gold medal following his victory in the men's middleweight final at the London Olympics. Murata, the first Japanese boxer to win both an Olympic gold medal and a professional world title, said on Feb. 22, 2023, he has effectively retired.

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Gymnast Tanaka announces retirement

TOKYO, Japan - Gymnast Rie Tanaka announces her retirement at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2013. Tanaka competed in the 2012 London Olympics.

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S. Korea's Park up before IOC

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - South Korean soccer player Park Jong Woo heads for a disciplinary hearing by the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 11, 2013. The IOC held the hearing for Woo, who stirred controversy at the 2012 London Olympics by raising a banner in the bronze-medal match against Japan proclaiming his country's sovereignty over the Sea of Japan islets known as Takeshima in Japanese and Dokdo by Koreans.

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Downsized London Olympics pool opens to public

TOKYO, Japan - Peter Tudor, director of venues at London Legacy Development Corp., speaks during an interview on the downsized spectator stands of the London Aquatics Centre in the British capital on Oct. 30, 2014. The 2012 London Olympics venue has been modified by deconstructing two temporary spectator wings to reduce the capacity and minimize maintenance costs before opening to the public in March.

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London Olympics pool prior to downsizing

TOKYO, Japan - The London Aquatics Centre during the 2012 London Olympics at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is shown in this file photo taken in June 2012. The two temporary spectator wings were deconstructed after the Games to reduce the capacity from 17,500 to 2,500 and minimize maintenance costs.

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London Olympics pool downsized

TOKYO, Japan - The London Aquatics Centre is shown in a downsized form after the deconstruction of two wings of temporary spectator stands in this file photo taken on Oct. 30, 2014, in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the British capital. The modification reduced the capacity from 17,500 during the 2012 London Olympics to 2,500 to minimize maintenance costs.

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Tokyo governor meets with London mayor

TOKYO, Japan - Yoichi Masuzoe (L), governor of Tokyo, talks with London Mayor Boris Johnson on Oct. 28, 2014, at Olympic Park in the British capital. Masuzoe was visiting the city to tour several 2012 London Olympics venues prior to the Japanese capital hosting the 2020 Olympic Games.

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Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London

LONDON, Britain - Adults and children play in water at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, a sporting complex used for major events for the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics, on July 23, 2014, in London.

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UK gov't official discusses hosting successful Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Jonathan Sevens, a senior British government official involved in the London Olympic Games in 2012, speaks about his experience in organizing the event successfully at the British Embassy in Tokyo on April 17, 2014.

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Father of Olympic wrestling champion Yoshida dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 2012 shows Japan's Saori Yoshida (bottom) celebrating with her father and coach Eikatsu on her shoulders after winning her third consecutive gold medal in the women's wrestling 55-kilogram class at the London Olympics. Eikatsu Yoshida, 61, was found collapsed in his car in Tsu, Mie Prefecture and later confirmed dead at a hospital on March 11, 2014.

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Macao draws attention as venue for pro boxing matches

MACAO, China - Macao, China, draws international attention as an increasingly popular venue for professional boxing matches featuring star fighters such as Japan's 2012 London Olympics middleweight gold medalist Ryota Murata. He fought a nontitle match at Cotai Arena at a luxury hotel in the former Portuguese colony on Feb. 22, 2014, as shown in this photo.

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Sakai scores 1st Bundesliga goal

BREMEN, Germany - Hanover 96's Hiroki Sakai scores during the first half of a game against Werder Bremen in Bremen, Germany, on Nov. 3, 2013. It was his first goal since the former Kashiwa Reysol player joined the Bundesliga club following the 2012 London Olympics. Hanover lost 3-2.

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British foreign secretary in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) raises a London 2012 Olympics torch after receiving it from British Foreign Secretary William Hague (L) in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2013. Hague presented the torch to Abe to congratulate Tokyo for securing the right to host the 2020 Summer Games.

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World Athletics Championships

MOSCOW, Russia - U.S. sprinter Allyson Felix speaks during a press conference in Moscow on Aug. 7, 2013, ahead of the World Athletics Championships. Felix was the women's 200 meter gold medalist at the 2012 London Olympics.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda is pictured at a press conference on Jan. 31, 2013, at Kodokan in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. Sonoda said he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda is pictured at a press conference on Jan. 31, 2013, at Kodokan in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. Sonoda said he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda is pictured at a press conference on Jan. 31, 2013, at Kodokan in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. Sonoda said he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda (C) taking part in a training session in Saga Prefecture in June 2012. Sonoda said Jan. 31, 2013, he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda (far R) bows at the end of a press conference on Jan. 31, 2013, at Kodokan in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. Sonoda said he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda is pictured at a press conference on Jan. 31, 2013, at Kodokan in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. Sonoda said he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda (C) arrives for a press conference on Jan. 31, 2013, at Kodokan in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. Sonoda said at the press conference he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation, following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda bows at the start of a press conference on Jan. 31, 2013, at Kodokan in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. Sonoda said he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda (R front) leaves a press conference on Jan. 31, 2013, at Kodokan in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. Sonoda said he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda is pictured at a press conference on Jan. 31, 2013, at Kodokan in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. Sonoda said he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda (R) taking part in a training session in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2012. Sonoda said Jan. 31, 2013, he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda is pictured at a press conference on Jan. 31, 2013, at Kodokan in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. Sonoda said he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda (R) and Kaori Matsumoto after her victory in the women's 57-kilogram division at ExCel during the London Olympics in July 2012. Sonoda said Jan. 31, 2013, he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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Sasaki reappointed as coach of women's soccer team

TOKYO, Japan - Norio Sasaki, who guided Japan to a remarkable victory at the 2011 Women's World Cup soccer final and the silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics, smiles at a press conference in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Nov. 1, 2012. The 54-year-old Sasaki will continue as Nadeshiko coach, the Japan Football Association said the same day.

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Japan's Olympic captain Yoshida joins Southampton

NARITA, Japan - Japan defender Maya Yoshida, who captained the Under-23 national side to fourth place at the London Olympics, holds the team logo of English Premier League club Southampton at Narita airport near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2012. Yoshida has agreed to join the club from Dutch side VVV Venlo.

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N. Korea Olympic athletes back home

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean athletes who returned from the London Olympics visit the statues of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son and late leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Aug. 16, 2012.

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N. Korea Olympic athletes back home

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People cheer North Korean athletes who returned from the London Olympics in Pyongyang on Aug. 16, 2012.

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N. Korea Olympic athletes back home

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean athletes respond to people's cheers in Pyongyang on Aug. 16, 2012, after their return from the London Olympics.

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Japanese medalists at London Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese gold medalists at the London Olympics, (from L front) Ryota Murata (men's middleweight boxing), Kohei Uchimura (men's gymnastics individual all-around), Hitomi Obara (women's wrestling 48-kilogram class), Saori Yoshida (women's wrestling 55-kilogram class), Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu (men's 66 kilogram freestyle wrestling), Kaori Icho (women's wrestling 63-kilogram class) and Kaori Matsumoto (women's judo 57-kilogram category) pose for photos with other medalists in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2012.

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Japanese medalists at London Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese medalists at the London Olympics pose for photos in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2012. Kosuke Kitajima, Koji Murofushi, Koji Yamamuro and Yuki Ogimi were not present for the photo session.

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Japan delegation's ceremony after London Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Saori Yoshida (C), who won her third consecutive Olympic title in the women's wrestling 55 kilograms and represented Japan as flag-bearer at the London Olympics, returns the flag to Japanese Chef de Mission Haruki Uemura during a ceremony to conclude the Summer Games in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2012, after arriving back in Japan with other members of the Japanese delegation that evening from London. To the right is javelin thrower Yukifumi Murakami, Japan Olympic team captain.

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Japanese Olympic delegation arrives back in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Saori Yoshida arrives at Narita airport on Aug. 14, 2012, with other members of the Japanese delegation, after participating at the London Olympics. Yoshida won her third consecutive Olympic title in the women's wrestling 55 kilograms and represented her country as flag-bearer at the London Games.

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Japanese Olympic delegation arrives back in Japan

NARITA, Japan - (From front) Kaori Icho, Hitomi Obara and Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu arrive at Narita airport from London on Aug. 14, 2012, with other members of the Japanese Olympic delegation. Icho, Obara and Yonemitsu respectively won the gold medal in the women's wrestling 63-kilogram class, the women's wrestling 48-kilogram class and the men's 66-kilogram freestyle wrestling at the London Olympics.

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Japanese Olympic delegation arrives back in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Ryota Murata holds up his gold medal after arriving at Narita airport from London on Aug. 14, 2012, with other members of the Japanese Olympic delegation. Murata won the gold in the men's middleweight class boxing at the London Olympics.

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London Olympics closing ceremony

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows a scene from the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.

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London Olympics closing ceremony

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows a scene from the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.

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London Olympics closing ceremony

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows a scene from the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.

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London Olympics closing ceremony

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows a scene from the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.