30 March 2011 Last updated at 18:32

Your pictures: Defeat

A beggar lying down outside a railway station in India

Every week we publish a gallery of readers' pictures on a set theme. This week the theme was defeat and we start with a photograph taken by Yasir Hasan of a man lying down at a railway station in India who he thought appeared "defeated by poverty and hunger."

Shaan Foltz: "This is a photo taken of a dragonfly eating a delicious meal. Not sure what species of bug it is eating, but it was certainly defeated."

Laurence Ang: "One eye was enough to see the reality of defeat during a Tae Kwon Do competition at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore."

Sylviane Moss: "The Douaumont ossuary cemetery, Verdun. Victorious or defeated, remember them."

Dana Pasca-Hossu: "A tough math question caused a burst of frustration. Defeated? Nothing a coffee break and a new pencil cannot fix."

Jasper Dalgliesh: "This lion had been fighting and had lost judging from his recent scar. He was in the Ruaha National Park in Tanzania."

Action figures positioned to suggest combat

Sanjay Wadh: "Good and Evil - arch nemesis, yet no one accepts defeat!"

Abigail Foulsham: "A spider moves slyly towards a moth!"

Tarl Vetter: "A team fail to stop a steer during a ranch rodeo in Burden, Kansas, USA. Although it looks painful, the downed woman was fine and returned to compete in the next event."

A cat sits at the foot of a tree, apparently looking at a bird on a bough.

And finally...a picture sent in by Sean Anderson. Our next theme is playtime. If you'd like to enter, send your pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk. Further details and terms can be seen on the photo blog; just follow the link below this gallery.

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Your pictures: Defeat

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