The Olympics aren't just about winning medals and creating history in sports. For the athletes, just representing their country is a very emotional moment. Whether its during the competition or after, their faces reveal all. Here are some images of athletes caught in their emotional moments.
McKayla Maroney of the US celebrates with her silver medal in the women’s vault victory ceremony. Reuters
South Korea’s Woo Young Won celebrates during his men’s sabre team quarterfinals fencing match against Germany’s Nicolas Limbach. Reuters
South Korea’s Hyeonwoo Kim celebrates his victory after defeating Hungary’s Tamas Lorincz on the final of the Men’s 66Kg Greco-Roman wrestling. Reuters
China’s Ruixue Jing (L) fights with North Korea’s Un Gyong Choe on the Women’s 63Kg Greco-Roman wrestling. Reuters
Turkey’s Merve Aydin cries after she came in last in her women’s 800m round 1 heat at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Reuters
Italy’s gold medallist Daniele Molmenti stands with his eyes closed during the victory ceremony for the men’s kayak (K1) finals. Reuters
Nitish Kumar’s fate today might swing on six independents. Four of them have extended their support, and two are undecided. Here we give you the low-down on who the decision-makers might be today
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Many patients who were administered blood from the same blood bank fear the worst.
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Political parties need to have a process for electing leaders. This problem relates more to cadre-based parties such as BJP and CPM.
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