August 7, 2012

London 2012 Olympics: the pain Games – in pictures

China's Liu Xiang falls while competing in the men's 110m hurdles heats. For some competitors, the Olympics end in painful disappointment

Olympic pain: China's Liu Xiang reacts after falling in the men's 110m hurdles heats — China's Liu Xiang sits up after falling while competing in the men's 110m hurdles heats Photograph: Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images

Olympic pain: Zsofia Kovacs of Hungary has a graze injury after a crash — Zsofia Kovacs of Hungary sports a graze from a crash during the cycling leg of the Women's triathlon Photograph: Ian McIlgorm/NOPP

Olympic pain: Sebastian Bachmann of Germany has his injury tended to in the Fencing — Sebastian Bachmann of Germany has an injury tended to during the bronze medal match in the men's foil team fencing final Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Olympic pain: Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba leaves the field in a wheelchair — Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba leaves the track in a wheelchair after sustaining an injury at the end of the women's 1500m heats Photograph: Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images

Olympic pain: France's Ugo Legrand with his nose taped after being injured — France's Ugo Legrand with his nose taped after being injured during the elimination round of the men's 73kg judo competition Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters

Olympic pain: Birhan Getahun of Ethiopia lies on the track in men's 3000m steeplechase — Birhan Getahun of Ethiopia lies on the track after sustaining an injury during heat 2 of the men's 3000m steeplechase Photograph: David Gray/Reuters

Olympic pain: Korea's Jeon Hee Sook has a hand injury attended to in the fencing — South Korea's Jeon Hee Sook has a hand injury tended to during the women's foil team fencing semi-final Photograph: Jonathan Brady/EPA

Olympic pain: Montenegro's Katarina Bulatovic screams during a women's handball match — Montenegro's Katarina Bulatovic screams following a back injury during a women's handball preliminary match against Russia Photograph: Vadim Ghirda/AP

Olympic pain: Qatar's Noor Hussain Al-Malki reacts after sustaining an injury — Qatar's Noor Hussain Al-Malki reacts after sustaining an injury while competing in the women's 100m heats Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

Olympic pain: South Korea's Jaehyouk Sa shouts after getting injured — South Korea's SA Jae-hyouk grabs his arm after getting injured during the men's 77Kg group A weightlifting competition Photograph: Grigory Dukor/Reuters

Olympic pain: Alan Khugaev of Russia tapes up an injury in Greco Roman Wrestling — Alan Khugaev of Russia tapes up an injury to his forehead during his fight with Vladimer Gegeshidze of Georgia in the men's 84kg Greco-Roman wrestling semi final Photograph: Orestis Panagiotou/EPA

Olympic pain: Britain's Kate Walsh falls onto the pitch after getting hit in the face — Britain's Kate Walsh falls after getting hit in the face by Japan's Nagisa Hayashi during their women's group A hockey match Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

Olympic pain: Denmark's Lasse Norman Hansen crashes during the omnium — Danish cyclist Lasse Norman Hansen crashes during the men's omnium 15km scratch race Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images

Olympic pain: Elsabeth Black of Canada is injured in the women's gymnastics vault final — Elsabeth Black of Canada is injured after competing in the women's gymnastics vault final Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters

Olympic pain: Andre Ho of Canda gets medical treatment after an nose injury — Andre Ho of Canda gets medical treatment after a nose injury in the table tennis competition Photograph: Bernd Thissen/EPA

Olympic pain: Japan's Sayaka Sato lies in pain during the women's singles badminton match — Japan's Sayaka Sato lies in pain during the women's singles badminton match Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images

Olympic pain: Petra Cetkovska of Czech Republic is helped to her feet — Petra Cetkovska of Czech Republic is helped to her feet after receiving treatment for an injury during the women's singles tennis match Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Olympic pain: Shaunae Miller of Bahamas cries after suffering an injury in her 400m heat — Shaunae Miller of Bahamas cries after sustaining an injury during her women's 400m heat Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

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