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Pictures of the Week: July 27 - August 3

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The Gold Standard: James Nachtwey Photographs China's Female Weight Lifters

By Alissa Ambrose

Pictures of the Week: July 20 - July 27

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A Young Olympian: Diver Carolina Mendoza's Path to London

By Vaughn Wallace
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The Wrestlers of Chechnya: Photographs by Yuri Kozyrev

The dusty Russian town of Khasav-Yurt, which the locals like to call the Wrestlers' Mecca, boasts the greatest concentration of wrestling champions in the world. Photographer Yuri Kozyrev documented the young athletes at their school in the North Caucasus.

By Simon Shuster

Best Magazine Assignment Ever: Neil Leifer's 1984 Olympic Odyssey Around the World

Neil Leifer spent a year traversing the globe to photograph athletes for TIME's 1984 Olympics special issue. From the plains of Kenya to Russia's Red Square to The Great Wall of China, Leifer used grand backdrops to photograph the athletic stars of the day.

By Susanna Schrobsdorff

For a Female Boxer from Afghanistan, An Olympic Journey Ends

Afghan boxer Sadaf Rahimi's path to London has ended after the International Boxing Association decided on July 18 that she could not compete, citing concerns that boxing against opponents of much higher standards might threaten her safety in the ring.

By Aryn Baker

Pictures of the Week: July 13 - July 20

From America's worst drought in 50 years and fierce fighting in Syria to the shootings in Colorado and the start of Ramadan, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.

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The Way We Were: 1948 London Olympians Look Back

Olympic medalists from the 1948 games in London remember their experiences in the post-war 'austerity' Olympics. Even with a tiny budget and a war-worn country, the athletes managed to have a good time.

By Sonia van Gilder Cooke

Behind the Covers: Martin Schoeller's Portraits of the 2012 U.S. Olympians

In his portrait series of gold-medal hopefuls for TIME’s 2012 Olympics special issue, Martin Schoeller shows three U.S. team members—gymnast Gabby Douglas, runner Lolo Jones and swimmer Ryan Lochte—whose passion for sport isn’t contained by training center walls.

By Feifei Sun

Camp Karolyi: An Enduring Legacy for U.S. Olympic Gymnasts

This is where every girl who wants to be an elite gymnast must come, at some point in her career, to pay tithings, in the form of blood, sweat, and often tears, to Martha Karolyi.

By Alice Park

Pictures of the Week: June 29 - July 5

From South Sudan's refugee crisis and Spain's historic Euro 2012 win to the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team trials and a polar bear cub's piggyback, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.

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Pictures of the Week: May 25–June 1

From Memorial Day observances in the United States and an exchange of bodies in the West Bank to the massacre in Syria and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in England, TIME's photo department presents the best images of the week.

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Pictures of the Week: May 11 – May 18

From violence in Colombia and a huge fire in Manila to soccer championships across Europe and the presidential handover ceremony in France, TIME's photo department presents the best images of the week.

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Pictures of the Week: May 4 – May 11

From violence in Cairo and France's presidential elections to flash floods in Nepal and the 138th Kentucky Derby, TIME's photo department presents the best images of the week.

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Pictures of the Week: April 20 — April 27

From the first round of voting in the French presidential elections and the crisis between Sudan and South Sudan to the continuing eruption of Mt. Etna and a plane crash in Pakistan, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.

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Pictures of the Week: April 6 — April 13

From North Korea's rocket Unha-3 and the Trayvon Martin case to wildfires in the New York City metropolitan area and the 100th anniversary of the Titanic, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.

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Pictures of the Week: March 23 – March 30

From student protests in Jakarta and Tibetan self-immolations in India to Pope Benedict XVI's Cuba visit and fires in Colorado, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.

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1952 Winter Olympics: American Skiers in Training

Sixty years ago, in February 1952, when (as LIFE magazine put it) “a gay and gaudy invasion” of athletes descended on Norway’s capital, Oslo, to take part in the sixth Olympic Winter Games, “a select...

By Liz Ronk

Pictures of the Week: March 9 — March 16

From the conflict in Afghanistan and a tragic bus accident in Switzerland to Purim celebrations in Israel and the one-year anniversary of the Japanese tsunami, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.

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