Men's Basketball

Cameras employed above the action gives access to some of the most intense and emotional images of the Olympics; stills that would simply go unnoticed from your average perspective. Here's a selection of the best aerial shots from the 2012 Games.

Some of the best images come from the basketball competition, such as this one, which sees players from both Russia and the U.S. fix their eyes firmly on the ball following Andrei Kirilenko's effort.