London: 10 athletes to watch for

Updated On Jul 10, 2012 05:32 pm IST
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Track and field sprint athlete Allyson Felix of the US, who won an Olympic gold medal in Beijing, trains for the London 2012 Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Track and field sprint athlete Allyson Felix of the US, who won an Olympic gold medal in Beijing, trains for the London 2012 Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson

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David Rudisha of Kenya celebrates winning the men's 800 metres final at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu. Reuters/Lee Jae-Won expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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David Rudisha of Kenya celebrates winning the men's 800 metres final at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu. Reuters/Lee Jae-Won

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Italy's Federica Pellegrini reacts after winning the women's 200m freestyle final at the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai. Reuters/Christinne Muschi expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Italy's Federica Pellegrini reacts after winning the women's 200m freestyle final at the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai. Reuters/Christinne Muschi

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Katie Taylor of Ireland fights against Yana Zavyalova of Ukraine during their women's European Championships amateur boxing semi-final bout in Vejle. Reuters/Scanpix/Claus Fisker expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Katie Taylor of Ireland fights against Yana Zavyalova of Ukraine during their women's European Championships amateur boxing semi-final bout in Vejle. Reuters/Scanpix/Claus Fisker

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Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia wins the men's 10000 metres race at the Memorial Van Damme, IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting in Brussels. Reuters/Thierry Roge expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia wins the men's 10000 metres race at the Memorial Van Damme, IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting in Brussels. Reuters/Thierry Roge

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Team Sky's Mark Cavendish greets fans as he arrives with the team at the official presentation of the Giro d'Italia in Herning, Denmark. Reuters/Stefano Rellandini expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Team Sky's Mark Cavendish greets fans as he arrives with the team at the official presentation of the Giro d'Italia in Herning, Denmark. Reuters/Stefano Rellandini

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Michael Phelps swims in the men's 400 meter individual medley finals during day two of the Indy Grand Prix @ the Nat at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images/AFP expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Michael Phelps swims in the men's 400 meter individual medley finals during day two of the Indy Grand Prix @ the Nat at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images/AFP

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Nataliya Dobrynska of Ukraine competes during the javelin throw event of the women's heptathlon at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona. Reuters/Dominic Ebenbichler expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Nataliya Dobrynska of Ukraine competes during the javelin throw event of the women's heptathlon at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona. Reuters/Dominic Ebenbichler

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Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia reacts during the women's pole vault final during the world indoor athletics championships at the Atakoy Athletics Arena in Istanbul. Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia reacts during the women's pole vault final during the world indoor athletics championships at the Atakoy Athletics Arena in Istanbul. Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach

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Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates after crossing the finish line ahead of Jimmy Vicaut of France and Kamil Krynski of Poland during the men's 4x100 metre relay final at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu. Reuters/Michael Dalder expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates after crossing the finish line ahead of Jimmy Vicaut of France and Kamil Krynski of Poland during the men's 4x100 metre relay final at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu. Reuters/Michael Dalder

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