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Losing the Olympic dream

Egypt's Hesham Mesbah reacts after losing against Kazakhstan's Timur Bolat during their men's -90kg judo contest match of the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 1, 2012 at the ExCel arena in London. PHOTO: AFP

Egypt's Hesham Mesbah reacts after losing against Kazakhstan's Timur Bolat during their men's -90kg judo contest match of the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 1, 2012 at the ExCel arena in London. PHOTO: AFP

Egypt's Hesham Mesbah reacts after losing against Kazakhstan's Timur Bolat during their men's -90kg judo contest match of the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 1, 2012 at the ExCel arena in London. PHOTO: AFP

Michael Maze of Denmark reacts after losing a point against Dimitrij Ovtcharov of Germany during a table tennis men's singles round match of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Excel centre in London July 31, 2012. PHOTO: AFP

Denmark's Michael Maze reacts after losing to Germany's Dimitrij Ovtcharov in their table tennis men's singles round match at the Excel centre in London on July 31, 2012 during the London 2012 Olympic Games. PHOTO: AFP

Turkey's Mete Binay reacts after failed lift on the men's 69Kg Group A weightlifting competition at the ExCel venue at the London 2012 Olympic Games July 31, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

Russia's Ivan Nifontov reacts after losing to South Korea's Kim Jae-Bum in their men's -81kg semi-final B judo match at the London 2012 Olympic Games July 31, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

Travis Stevens of the U.S. reacts after losing to Germany's Ole Bischof (blue) in their men's -81kg semi-final A judo match at the London 2012 Olympic Games July 31, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

Travis Stevens of the U.S. reacts after losing to Germany's Ole Bischof (blue) in their men's -81kg semi-final A judo match at the London 2012 Olympic Games July 31, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

Honduras' Bayron Molina Figueroa reacts after his loss to India's Devendro Singh Laishram in the Men's Light Fly (49kg) Round of 32 boxing match during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 31, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

Japan's Kenta Chida reacts after being defeated by France's Victor Sintes during their men's individual foil round of 32 fencing competition at the ExCel venue at the London 2012 Olympic Games July 31, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

Azerbaijan's Sardar Hasanov reacts after failed lift on the men's 69Kg Group B weightlifting competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games July 31, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

Britain's Gemma Howell reacts after she was disqualified in the women's -63kg elimination round of 32 judo match against France's Gevrise Emane at the London 2012 Olympic Games July 31, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

India's Kashyap Parupalli reacts during his men's singles group play stage Group D badminton match against Vietnam's Nguyen Tien Minh during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Wembley Arena July 31, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

Japan's Katsuaki Susa reacts after his loss to Cuba's Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana in the men's Fly (52kg) Round of 32 boxing match at ExCeL venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 30, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

South Korea's Shin A Lam reacts after being defeated by Germany's Britta Heidemann (not seen) during their women's epee individual semifinal fencing competition at the ExCel venue at the London 2012 Olympic Games July 30, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

Czech Republic's Ilona Burgrova (C) reacts after they were defeated by Turkey during the women's preliminary round Group A basketball match at the Basketball Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 30, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

Many Olympic participants failed to achieve their dream. Here are pictures of their losing moments.