Gold rush: U.S. quickly grabs 9 medals

Senegal's Isabelle Sambou, in red, and Canadian Carol Huynh compete in women's freestyle 48-kilogram wrestling on Day 12 of the London 2012 Olympic Games on Wednesday, August 8. Check out Day 11 of competition from Tuesday, August 7. The Games run through Sunday, August 12. See all the action as it unfolds here.

The boats take off for the start of the men's 49er sailing in Weymouth Harbour.

Sweden's Jonas Larholm fights through Danish handball players during the men's quarterfinal match. Sweden beat Denmark 24-22.

Italian water polo player Valentino Gallo faces off with Hungarian Tamas Kasas, left, during the men's quarterfinal match.

A martial arts specialist performs stunts before the night session of taekwondo.

Exhibition riders perform on the BMX track.

French diver Audrey Labeau competes in the women's 10-meter platform preliminary.

Brent Newdick of New Zealand competes in the men's decathlon high jump.

Brazilian beach volleyball player Juliana Silva celebrates during the match against China. Brazil won the bronze medal.

Sweden's right back Kim Andersson, center, vies with Denmark's pivot Michael Knudsen during the men's quarterfinal handball match.

British hurdler Andrew Turner and Nigeria's Selim Nurudeen compete in the men's 110-meter hurdles semifinal.

U.S. hurdler Jason Richardson leads Cuba's Orlando Ortega and Great Britain's Lawrence Clarke in the men's 110-meter hurdles semifinal.

Denmark right back Kasper Sondergaard Sarup, center, shoots during the men's quarterfinal handball match against Sweden at the London Olympics on Wednesday, August 8.

Clarissa Kyoko Mei Ling Chun of the United States, top, faced Iwona Nina Matkowska of Poland in a women's freestyle 48-kilogram match.

Lee Dae-Hoon of South Korea competes against Alexey Denisenko of Russia during the men's 58-kilogram semifinal taekwondo match.

U.S. rider David Herman takes part in the BMX cycling seeding phase runs in Olympic Park.

Fans cheer the individual jumping equestrian event on Wednesday.

Prince Abdullah Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, on Davos, competes in the individual show jumping final.

Maik Baier of Germany powers down the track during the seeding run in the BMX competition.

South Korea's Joo Se-Hyuk returns a ball to China's Zhang Jike during the table tennis men's team final.

Jike Zhang of China, right, competes against Joo Se-Hyuk of South Korea.

Florent Piétrus of France goes up for a shot against Marc Gasol of Spain in the first half of their men's basketball quarterfinal game.

Florent PiÃ©trus of France goes up for a shot against Marc Gasol of Spain in the first half of their men's basketball quarterfinal game.

A freestyle BMX rider entertains the crowds during a break in the seeding phase runs.

James Clark of Australia looks on from the bench during the men's water polo quarterfinal match against Serbia.

Spain's Blai Mallarach Guell, center, makes a save in the men's water polo quarterfinal match against Montenegro.

Mariana Pajon of Colombia competes in the seeding run at the BMX track.

British Prime Minister David Cameron, left, takes a photo with Olympic volunteer Anita Akuwudike as he meets some of the volunteer work force at the ExCeL center in London.

Russia's Andrei Kirilenko, left, and Paulius Jankunas of Lithuania go up for a rebound during the men's basketball quarterfinal game.

Spain's Albert Rocas Comas shoots during the men's quarterfinal handball match against France.

Blair Tuke, left, and Peter Burling of New Zealand celebrate winning silver in the men's 49er sailing event in Weymouth, England.

New Zealand's Ella Gunson, left, and Kayla Sharland celebrate after Sharland scores their team's first goal during the women's field hockey semifinal match against the Netherlands.

Montenegro's water polo team celebrates its victory over Spain during the men's water polo quarterfinal match.

Brazil's Dante Amaral waits to serve the ball against Argentina during the men's volleyball quarterfinals.

Nikola Janovic, top, of Montenegro and Ivan Perez Vargas of Spain compete in the men's water polo quarterfinal match.

Ireland's Cian O'Connor riding Blue Loyd 12 celebrates winning the bronze in the individual jumping equestrian event.

Jinzi Li, left, of China battles Nadezda Torlopova of Russia during the women's middle 75-kilogram boxing semifinals.

Hungary's Gabor Csaszar scores on a fast break during the men's handball quarterfinal match against Iceland.

Morocco's Halima Hachlaf, left, and Caster Semenya of South Africa compete in round one of the women's 800-meter heats.

Portugal's Fernando Pimenta, left, and Emanuel Silva celebrate winning the silver medal during the men's kayak double 1,000-meter canoe sprint finals in Windsor, England.

Ashton Eaton of the United States competes in the men's decathlon shot put.

The crowd soaks up the atmosphere on Day 12 of the Olympics at Greenwich Park in London.

Nicola Adams of Great Britain gets refreshed during the women's fly (51-kilogram) boxing semifinal fight.

Ukraine's Irini Merleni, left, wrestles with Venezuela's Mayelis Yesenia Caripa Castillo during the women's 48-kilogram freestyle wrestling quarterfinal match.

American Ashton Eaton competes in the men's decathlon long jump qualifications.

Germany's Jan Felix Knobel competes in the men's decathlon's shot put qualifications.

Ireland's Cian O'Connor on Blue Loyd 12 competes during the equestrian individual jumping event.

Japan's Keisuke Ushiro competes in the men's decathlon long jump qualifications.

Marlen Esparza of the United States leaves the ring following her loss to Cancan Ren of China in the women's flyweight boxing semifinals.

Saudi Arabia's Sarah Attar, right, competes in round one of the women's 800-meter heats.

Chanatip Sonkham of Thailand competes against Kristina Kim of Russia during the women's taekwondo under 49-kilogram preliminary match.

Germany's Alexandra Engelhardt, right, competes against Mayelis Yesenia Caripa Castillo of Venezuela in women's freestyle 63-kilogram wrestling.

Eirik Veras Larsen of Norway celebrates the gold during the men's kayak single 1,000-meter canoe sprint finals in Windsor.

New Zealand's Peter Burling, left, and Blair Tuke celebrate winning silver in the men's 49er sailing final in Weymouth, England.

Russian center Timofey Mozgov, left, is challenged by Lithuanian guard Renaldas Seibutis during the men's quarterfinal basketball match.

Daniel Awde of Great Britain competes in the men's decathlon long jump.

Iceland's Sverre Jakobsson, top, vies with Hungary's Szabolcs Zubai during the men's quarterfinal handball match.

Japan's Murakami Ai, left, and Sulette Damons of South Africa vie for the ball during the women's field hockey classification match.

Australia's Craig Mottram leads in round one of the men's 5,000-meter heats at Olympic Stadium.

Palestinian runner Woroud Sawalha gets ready for round one of the women's 800-meter heats.

Peng Tang of Hong Kong competes in the men's team table-tennis bronze medal match.

Germany's Arne Gabius rests after round one of the men's 5,000-meter heats.

Pascal Behrenbruch of Germany competes in the men's decathlon long jump.

Mexico's Jannet Alegria Pena, left, competes against Raya Hatahet of Jordan during the women's taekwondo under 49-kilogram preliminary round.

Lukasz Michalski of Poland competes in the men's pole vault qualifications.

Hungary's Roland Kokeny and Rudolf Dombi celebrate winning gold in the men's kayak double 1,000-meter canoe sprint final in Windsor, England.

Sarah Attar of Saudi Arabia competes in round one of the women's 800-meter heats at Olympic Stadium.

From left, Trey Hardee of the United States, Luiz Alberto de Araujo of Brazil and Ashton Eaton of the United States compete in the men's decathlon 100-meter heats.

Seulki Kang, left, of the Central African Republic competes against Lucija Zaninovic of Croatia during the women's taekwondo under 49-kilogram preliminary round.

Liberia's Jangy Addy competes in the men's decathlon 100-meter heats.

Maksym Mazuryk of Ukraine competes in the men's pole vault qualifications.

Sebastian Brendel of Germany celebrates winning gold during the men's canoe single 1,000-meter sprint finals in Windsor.

Spectators cheer Daniel Awde of Great Britain after the men's decathlon 100-meter heats.

In Boat 5, from left, Hungary's Krisztina Fazekas, Katalin Kovacs and Danuta Kozak celebrate winning the gold medal in the women's kayak four 500-meter sprint final in Windsor.