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How do they do it? Amazing pictures of gymnasts in action

Look at them there, lepping around…

THE OLYMPICS MAY be drawing to a close but that doesn’t mean we can’t cast our minds back to the wonders of the gymnastics arena.

Hands up if you were wincing while they did their lepping around, twisting their bodies into the most amazing of shapes?

Feast your eyes…

How do they do it? Amazing pictures of gymnasts in action
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    Russia's Daria Dmitrieva during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around qualifications at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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    Russia compete with five balls during the Rhythmic Gymnastics Group All Round Qualification at Wembley Arena, London. PA Photo
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    Bronze medal Gymnast Hamilton Sabot from France at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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    USA's Gabrielle Douglas competes during the Artistic Gymnastics women's uneven bars final at the North Greenwich Arena, London Anthony Devlin/PA Wire.
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    USA's Samuel Mikulak competes during the Artistic Gymnastics men's vault final at the North Greenwich Arena, London
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    Korea's Hak Seon Yang on his way to winning gold in the men's vault final at North Greenwich Arena on day ten of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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    The artistic gymnastics men's apparatus finals at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
  • London Olympics Artistic Gymnastics Men

    Silver medal Italy's gymnast Matteo Morandi during the artistic gymnastics men's apparatus finals at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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    The Art of Gymnastics show is performed ahead of the Artistic Gymnastics men's Floor final at the North Greenwich Arena, London, Sunday August 5, 2012. Anthony Devlin/PA Wire.
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    Italy's gymnast Alberto Busnari during the artistic gymnastics men's pommel horse final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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    Great Britain's Hannah Whelan competes on the beam during the Artistic Gymnastic Women's All Round Final at the North Greenwich Arena, London, on the sixth day of the London 2012 Olympics.
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    Romania's gymnast Japanese gymnast Rie Tanaka during the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around competition final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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    Ireland's Kieran Behan competes in the floor exercise at the 2012 London Olympics Artistic Gymnastics quailfication in the North Greenwich Arena. Photo-William Cherry/Presseye

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