UPDATED: The Olympics — in photos and interactive graphics

U.S. tennis player Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova of Russia to win the women's singles gold-medal match on Saturday. Williams won the most lopsided women's final in Olympic history by beating Sharapova

U.S. tennis player Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova of Russia to win the women's singles gold-medal match on Saturday. Williams won the most lopsided women's final in Olympic history by beating Sharapova

A focus on the Olympics, from The New York Times News Service:

1. Photographs: London 2012 in Pictures — Emotional victories, stunning defeats and fierce competition from the Olympic Games: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/07/28/sports/olympics/london2012-index.html?nl=multimedia&emc=edit_fs_20120731

And NEW — numerous Olympic slide-shows: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/multimedia/index.html

2. Interactive Feature: One With The Water — Dana Vollmer, the American record holder in the 100-meter butterfly, plans to move with the water in her London effort: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/07/27/sports/olympics/dana-vollmer-100-meter-butterfly.html?nl=multimedia&emc=edit_fs_20120731

3. Interactive Graphic: Tracking Phelps and Lochte — Compare the Olympic results for Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/07/27/sports/olympics/swim-tracker.html?nl=multimedia&emc=edit_fs_20120731

4. Nearly Flawless Precision From the Chinese Synchronized Divers — Cao Yuan and Zhang Yanquan won the men’s 10-meter synchronized diving event with almost perfect execution: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/07/30/sports/olympics/synchronized-diving-analysis.html?nl=multimedia&emc=edit_fs_20120731

5. Interactive Feature: Passing the Torch: An Evolution of Form — A design history of the Olympic torch from 1936 to the present day: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/07/30/sports/olympics/passing-the-torch-an-evolution-of-form.html?nl=multimedia&emc=edit_fs_20120731

6. Interactive Feature: A Storied Life — Simon P. Gillis was a hammer thrower on the 1908 and 1912 United States Olympic teams, a carpenter, a New York City policeman, an actor in silent movies and an engineer. He recorded his life story in a scrapbook: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/07/27/sports/olympics/scrapbook-slideshow.html?nl=multimedia&emc=edit_fs_20120731

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