London Olympics | Athletes’ tattoos
British diver Nicholas Robinson Baker during a training session at the Aquatics Center. (Fabrice Coffin / AFP / Getty Images)
A close-up of the arm of Larry Godfery of Great Britain during the men’s archery individual elimination event. (Jewel Samad / AFP / Getty Images)
Brazil’s Paulo Branco pauses during a beach volleyball training session. (Ben Stansall / AFP / Getty Images)
A tattoo of two feet with “Champion” inscribed above them is visible on the chest of Mongolia’s Tsagaanbaatar Khashbaatar as he competes in the men’s 66kg event in judo. (Franck Fife / AFP/Getty Images)
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A tattoo that says “Queen” is on the right arm of U.S. lightweight boxer Queen Underwood during a practice session. (Patrick Semansky / Associated Press)
Fanny Lecluyse of Belgium competes in the women’s 200-meter breaststroke. (Patrick B. Kraemer / EPA)
A tattoo on the arm of top-ranked Chinese badminton player Lin Dan says “Until the End of World.” (Saurabh Das / Associated Press)
The right arm of Swedish handball player Fredrik Petersen is adorned in Polynesian tribal ink. (Javier Soriano / AFP / Getty Images)
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Italy’s Federica Pellegrini stands on the starting platform awaiting her swimming heat. (Martin Bureau / AFP / Getty Images)