Olympics Day 5: Joy for hosts, scandal, U.S. gold medals

Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain cycles past a pub in Esher during a road cycling event on Day 5 of the London Olympics on Wednesday, August 1. Check out Day 4 of competition from Tuesday. The Games run through August 12. See all the action as it unfolds here.

The Netherlands team competes in the men's eight final in Windsor, England.

Daniele Molmenti of Italy celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's kayak single final.

Yamil Peralta Jara of Argentina, right, defends against Chouaib Bouloudinats of Algeria during their heavyweight boxing match.

Nathan Outteridge, right, and Iain Jensen of Australia compete in the men's 49er sailing event in Weymouth, England.

Danilo Luiz Da Silva of Brazil reacts after scoring against New Zealand during the first-round men's soccer match.

Ying Chen of China competes in the women's 25-meter pistol shooting final.

Amira Ben Chaabane of Tunisia celebrates a point against Xiaodong Chen of China in the women's saber individual round 32 match.

Brazilian center Clarissa Santos falls during the women's preliminary basketball match against Australia.

China's Qin Kai and Luo Yutong compete in the men's synchronized 3-meter springboard diving event.

The U.S. team stands wrapped in the American flag on the podium after winning the bronze medal in the women's quadruple sculls final of the rowing event.

U.S. archer Brady Ellison competes against Mark Javier of the Philippines in the men's individual elimination match.

U.S. archer Brady Ellison has a tattoo of the Olympics rings on the arm.

China's Ding Ning, right, serves during her table tennis women's gold medal singles match against compatriot Li Xiaoxia.

Russia's Sofya Velikaya celebrates her victory over U.S. fencer Dagmara Wozniak during their women's saber quarterfinal bout.

Joachim Fischer and Christinna Pedersen of Denmark celebrate beating Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thoungthongkam of Thailand in their mixed doubles badminton match.

Brazil's Erika Souza, center, vies with Australia's Lauren Jackson, right, and Elizabeth Cambage during a women's preliminary basketball match.

Italy's Federico Esposito leads the fleet in the RS:X sailing class in Weymouth.

Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after defeating Australia's Lleyton Hewitt in the third round men's singles tennis match.

Taylor Worth of Australia competes in an elimination archery match against Brady Ellison of the United States.

Egypt's Hossam Hassan, right, competes with Belarus' Stanislav Dragun during the men's soccer match in Glasgow, Scotland.

Britain's Bradley Wiggins celebrates after winning the men's individual time trial road cycling event.

Jong Sim Rim of North Korea competes in the women's 69-kilogram weightlifting event.

South Korea's Choi Hyeonju competes against Italy's Jessica Tomasi in a women's elimination match.

Germany's rowing team throws their cox, Martin Sauer, into the water after winning gold in the men's eight final.

Rowers Helen Glover, left, and Heather Stanning of Great Britain celebrate with their gold medals during the medal ceremony.

British fans wave Union Jacks as they enjoy the atmosphere at Eton Dorney.

Elizabeth Armitstead of Great Britain waves to the crowds after the women's individual time trial road cycling race.

Benjamin Boukpeti of Togo competes in the men's kayak semifinal.

Angola's Natalia Bernardo, center in red, vies with Montenegrin players during a women's preliminary handball match.

Great Britain's rowing team competes in the men's eight final.

South Korea's Jung Jinsun celebrates his victory over Germany's Jorg Fiedler at the end of their men's epee fencing bout.

Roberto Meloni of Italy, in white, competes with Parviz Sobirov of Tajikistan during a men's under 90 kilogram Judo event.

Egypt's Mohamed Salah, left, vies with Belarus' Renan Bardini Bressan during a men's soccer match.

U.S. fencer Mariel Zagunis gets ready to fence against Japan's Nakayama Seira for their women's saber bout.

Serena Williams of the United States serves to Vera Zvonareva of Russia during the third round of women's singles tennis.

Emma Pooley of Great Britain is in action during the time trial for women's individual road cycling.

Swimmers dive in for heat 5 of the men's 200-meter individual medley.

Great Britain's Helen Glover and Heather Stanning celebrate after winning gold in the women's pair final rowing event.

Team Japan bows to the fans after beating the Dominican Republic in women's volleyball Wednesday.

Michael Phelps of the United States, top, competes Wednesday in the men's 200-meter individual medley.

Felix Ekpo of Nigeria competes in the men's 77-kilogram weightlifting event Wednesday.

Korea's Hwang Ye-Sul celebrates after defeating Slovenia's Rasa Sraka in women's 70-kilogram judo on Wednesday.

Team Russia competes in the men's quadruple sculls semifinal rowing event Wednesday.

Michael Phelps competes in the men's 200-meter individual medley on Wednesday.

Zhang Jike of China serves during the men's singles table tennis quarter-final match against Tianyi Jiang of Hong Kong on Wednesday.

Carolina Morais of Angola throws over Milena Knezevic of Montenegro in a women's preliminary handball match Wednesday.

Jamaica's Alia Atkinson swims in a women's 200-meter breaststroke heat Wednesday.

Korean players huddle after tying with Norway in a women's preliminary handball match Wednesday.

Alexandre de Saedeleer of Belgium hits past Billy Bakker of the Netherlands during their field hockey match at Riverbank Arena in London on Wednesday.

Montenegro's center back Ana Radovic, left, vies with Angola's Natalia Bernardo during the women's preliminary handball match Wednesday.

Angolan forward Felizarda Jorge looks to pass Wednesday during the preliminary round basketball game against China.

Paris A. Inostroza Budinich of Chile competes against Max Heinzer of Switzerland in the men's individual epee fencing round of 32 on Wednesday.

Norway's Heidi Loke jumps as she shoots during the women's preliminaries handball match against South Korea on Wednesday.

China's Lin Dan plays against Indonesia's Hidayat Taufik in the men's singles badminton match Wednesday.

China's Tang Yi prepares for the women's 100-meter freestyle swimming event Wednesday.

Vasiliki Arvaniti of Greece hits the ball over the net during the women's beach volleyball match between China and Greece on Wednesday.

Great Britain fans watch and cheer during the men's single sculls semifinals Wednesday.

Maria Laura Abalo, left, and Gabriela Best of Argentina look on after finishing the women's pair B rowing finals Wednesday.

Sebastian Stoss of Austria competes in heat 1 of the men's 200-meter backstroke Wednesday.

Isabelle Yacoubou of France, center, fights Tamara Tatham of Canada for the ball during a women's preliminary basketball match Wednesday.

France's Yannick Borel, right, celebrates his victory over Ukraine's Dmitriy Karuchenko at the end of their men's epee fencing bout Wednesday.

Saori Kimura of Japan spikes the volleyball Wednesday as Prisilla Altagracia Rivera Brens, left, and Candida Estefany Arias Perez of the Dominican Republic try to block.