In Pictures: The Olympics so far

Oh Jin-hyek of South Korea competes against Takaharu Furukawa of Japan during a men(***)s individual archery gold medal match

South Africa(***)s Chad le Clos and United States(***) Michael Phelps take the start in the men(***)s 100-metre butterfly swimming final

Russia(***)s Dmitry Ushakov performs during the men(***)s trampoline qualifying rounds

A combination of pictures shows Table Tennis players as they compete during the opening rounds of the Olympic Games

A combination of pictures shows weightlifters as they compete in various weight classes

Mathias Boe, left, and Carsten Mogensen, right, of Denmark celebrate their victory during the quarterfinal of the men(***)s doubles badminton competition

British policemen block a topless activist of Ukraine(***)s prominent feminist rights group FEMEN near the Tower Bridge in Central London. FEMEN(***)s activists organised an "Islamic marathon" to demonstrate against "Islamic regimes" they say being supported by the International Olympic Committee

France(***)s Laure Manaudou, right, competes in the heats for the women(***)s 200m backstroke swimming event

Italy(***)s Alessio Sartori, rear, and Romano Battisti, front, celebrate after winning the silver medal in the men(***)s double sculls final of the rowing event at Eton Dorney Rowing Centre

The US team celebrates after receiving their gold medals in the women(***)s eight rowing final

Competitors in the Finn sailing class sail through the rough conditions in Weymouth

Russia(***)s Tagir Khaibulaev, left, celebrates with Russian President Vladimir Putin after he won the men(***)s 100kg judo gold medal

Germany(***)s Kristina Vogel, right, and Miriam Welte, left, celebrate after winning the Women(***)s team sprint gold final as part of the track cycling event. Germany were crowned Olympic women(***)s team sprint champions in controversial fashion following the relegation of event winners China.

An artist scores a basket during a show held prior a women(***)s preliminary round basketball match

Latvia(***)s Maris Urtans competes in the men(***)s shot-put qualifying rounds at the athletics event

Runners compete in the women(***)s 400m heats, as the main athletics events begin to get underway

Duke Micah, left, of Ghana defends against Michael Conlan, right, of Ireland during their round of 16 Flyweight (52kg) match