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Beijing Olympic silver medalist Vencelas Dabaya Tientcheu of ...

(AP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:30:37 GMT

(AP) - Beijing Olympic silver medalist Vencelas Dabaya Tientcheu of France strains in the clean and jerk of the men's group A 69-kilogram category of the World Weightlifting Championships in Goyang, west of Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

Beijing Olympic silver medalist Vencelas Dabaya Tientcheu of ...

(AP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:25:06 GMT

(AP) - Beijing Olympic silver medalist Vencelas Dabaya Tientcheu of France balances in the snatch of the men's group A 69-kilogram category of the World Weightlifting Championships in Goyang, west of Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

Beijing Olympic silver medalist Yoon Jin-hee of South Korea ...

(AP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:29:09 GMT

(AP) - Beijing Olympic silver medalist Yoon Jin-hee of South Korea strains in the clean and jerk during the 20th women's group A 53-kilogram category of the World Weightlifting Championships in Goyang, west of Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. Yoon won the bronze medal scoring total of 209 kilograms. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

Beijing Olympic silver medalist Yoon Jin-hee of South Korea ...

(AP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:28:59 GMT

(AP) - Beijing Olympic silver medalist Yoon Jin-hee of South Korea strains in the snatch during the 20th women's group A 53-kilogram category of the World Weightlifting Championships in Goyang, west of Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. Yoon won the bronze medal scoring total of 209 kilograms. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

Beijing Olympic gold medallist Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:26:06 GMT

(Reuters) - Beijing Olympic gold medallist Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon of Thailand drops the weights as she makes an unsuccessful attempt in the women's 53kg Group A weightlifting snatch competition at the World Weightlifting Championship in Goyang, north of Seoul, November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA SPORT WEIGHTLIFTING)

Beijing Olympic gold medallist Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:25:04 GMT

Beijing Olympic Gold medalist Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon ...

(AP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:10:38 GMT

(AP) - Beijing Olympic Gold medalist Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon of Thailand reacts as she fails her attempt in the snatch during the 20th women's group A 53-kilogram category of the World Weightlifting Championships in Goyang, west of Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

Beijing Olympic Gold medalist Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon ...

(AP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:10:07 GMT

(AP) - Beijing Olympic Gold medalist Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon of Thailand strains as she fails her attempt in the snatch during the 20th women's group A 53-kilogram category of the World Weightlifting Championships in Goyang, west of Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

Beijing Olympic Gold medalist Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon ...

(AP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:09:41 GMT

FILE - In this Sept. 3., 2008 file photo, Oprah Winfrey, center, ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:39:55 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Sept. 3., 2008 file photo, Oprah Winfrey, center, hugs Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin, as some of the 150 Olympians invited look on for the taping of the season premiere of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' in Chicago's Millennium Park. Winfrey's announcement Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, that she was taking her show off the air in December 2011 after 25 years is a blow to the 'Second City' where she has remained the city's ambassador and kept the spotlight shining on it. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Ski jumping athletes, from left, Meaghan Reid, of Calgary, Alta., ...

(Canadian Press) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:25:28 GMT

(Canadian Press) - Ski jumping athletes, from left, Meaghan Reid, of Calgary, Alta., Lindsey Van, of Park City, Utah, Karla Keck, of Oconomowoc, Wisc., and Jessica Jerome, of Park City, Utah, pose for a photograph outside British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

In this Aug. 9, 2008 file photo Italy's Davide Rebellin stands ...

(Canadian Press) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:02:39 GMT

(Canadian Press) - In this Aug. 9, 2008 file photo Italy's Davide Rebellin stands on the podium after clinching the silver medal of the Men's Road Cycling Race, at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing,China. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ivan Sekretarev, Files)

In this undated photo released Thursday Nov. 19, 2009, by the ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:11:04 GMT

(AP) - In this undated photo released Thursday Nov. 19, 2009, by the London Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), showing an aerial view of the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) and Main Press Centre (MPC) together in large white building at centre, and car park at foreground right, part the construction site at Stratford in London which is the location for upcoming 2012 Olympics. (AP Photo/Anthony Charlton, ODA)

NHL hockey star and Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:31:34 GMT

(AP) - NHL hockey star and Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, of Canada,answers questions at a news conference as team communications director Frank Buonomo holds Crosby's Olympic torch in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Mike Dembeck)

NHL hockey star and Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:52:18 GMT

(AP) - NHL hockey star and Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, of Canada, carries the Olympic flame in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Andrew Vaughan)

NHL hockey star and Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:51:27 GMT

Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee Chief Executive Officer ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:51:16 GMT

(Reuters) - Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee Chief Executive Officer John Furlong (R) talks with newly appointed chairman Rusty Goepel following a news conference in Vancouver, British Columbia November 18, 2009. Goepel took over following the death of former chairman Jack Poole last month. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS)

Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee CEO John Furlong (R) ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:47:01 GMT

(Reuters) - Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee CEO John Furlong (R) talks with newly appointed chairman Rusty Goepel following a news conference in Vancouver, British Columbia November 18, 2009. Goepel took over following the death of former chairman Jack Poole last month. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS)

NHL hockey star and Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:44:22 GMT

NHL hockey star and Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:43:47 GMT

Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee Chief Executive Officer ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:40:35 GMT

(Reuters) - Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee Chief Executive Officer John Furlong (R) and newly appointed chairman Rusty Goepel (L) watch a video tribute to former chairman Jack Poole during a news conference in Vancouver, British Columbia November 18, 2009. Goepel took over as chairman following the death of Poole last month. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS)

Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee Chief Executive Officer ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:37:17 GMT

(Reuters) - Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee Chief Executive Officer John Furlong (C) and newly appointed chairman Rusty Goepel (L) watch a video tribute to former chairman Jack Poole during a news conference in Vancouver, British Columbia November 18, 2009. Goepel took over as chairman following the death of Poole last month. On the right is VANOC Executive Vice-president Dave Cobb. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS)

NHL star and Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, of Canada, ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:20:10 GMT

(AP) - NHL star and Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, of Canada, carries the Olympic flame in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Andrew Vaughan)

Patrick Chan of Canada performs during the Exhibition Program ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:46:00 GMT

(AFP/File) - Patrick Chan of Canada performs during the Exhibition Program of the 2009 World Figure skating Championships at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, in March 2009. The elite among the figure skaters competing at HomeSense Skate Canada International this weekend have come here with something to prove ahead of the fast-approaching 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver in February.(AFP/File/Gabriel Bouys)

The official 2010 Winter Olympic emblem, is unveiled in Vancouver ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:47:44 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - The official 2010 Winter Olympic emblem, is unveiled in Vancouver in 2005. Rusty Goepel was named the new chairman of the organizing committee for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics on Wednesday, replacing Jack Poole who died last month.(AFP/HO/File)

U.S. Olympic figure skater silver medallist Sasha Cohen poses ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:41:31 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Olympic figure skater silver medallist Sasha Cohen poses for a portrait in New York November 17, 2009. Cohen said on Tuesday she was confident she would be ready to compete at January's U.S. nationals for a berth in the Vancouver Games despite a calf injury that has marred her preparation. Picture taken November 17, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES SPORT FIGURE SKATING)

Bahrain's Rashid Ramzi, seen winning gold in the men's ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:36:16 GMT

(AFP/File) - Bahrain's Rashid Ramzi, seen winning gold in the men's 1500m race during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, has been stripped of his gold medal for doping, the secretary-general of Bahrain's Olympic Committee has told AFP.(AFP/File/Valery Hache)

Olympic sprint canoe medallist Steve Giles paddles with the ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:27:55 GMT

(AP) - Olympic sprint canoe medallist Steve Giles paddles with the Olympic flame on the historic Shubenacadie Canal in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Andrew Vaughan)

Olympic sprint canoe paddler Andrew Russell, right, and teammate ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:26:31 GMT

(AP) - Olympic sprint canoe paddler Andrew Russell, right, and teammate Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny, head from the dock with the Olympic falme on the historic Shubenacadie Canal in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Andrew Vaughan)

Olympic sprint canoe paddler Andrew Russell, right, and teammate ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:25:52 GMT

(AP) - Olympic sprint canoe paddler Andrew Russell, right, and teammate Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny, paddle with the Olympic flame on the historic Shubenacadie Canal in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Andrew Vaughan)

Olympic sprint canoe paddler Andrew Russell, right, and teammate ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:24:51 GMT

Bahrain's Rashid Ramzi celebrates winning the gold in the men's ...

(Canadian Press) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:16:44 GMT

(Canadian Press) - Bahrain's Rashid Ramzi celebrates winning the gold in the men's 1500-meter final during the athletics competitions at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Aug. 19, 2008. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/David J. Phillip)

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008 file photo, Men's 1,500-meter ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:26:06 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008 file photo, Men's 1,500-meter gold medalist Rashid Ramzi of Bahrain licks his medal during the awarding ceremony in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, China. Rashid Ramzi has been stripped of his 1,500-meter Olympic gold medal for doping, officials with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

Rashid Ramzi of Bahrain celebrates after winning the men's ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:08:40 GMT

(Reuters) - Rashid Ramzi of Bahrain celebrates after winning the men's 1,500m athletics final during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium August 19, 2008. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Japan's two-time double Olympic breaststroke champion Kosuke ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:59:58 GMT

(AFP/File) - Japan's two-time double Olympic breaststroke champion Kosuke Kitajima has returned to competition after a break of 15 months on the road to the 2012 London Games. The 27-year-old swimmer swept all before him in time trials at the weekend in Fullerton, California, a one-hour drive from his training base in Los Angeles.(AFP/File/Martin Bureau)

Two-time defending World Marathon Majors champion Irina Mikitenko ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:53:06 GMT

(AFP/File) - Two-time defending World Marathon Majors champion Irina Mikitenko (pictured in April) has been lined up for this month's Great Australian Run, organisers said on Wednesday. The 37-year-old German, who has won last two London Marathons, joins men's Olympic champion Sammy Wanjiru in the 15-kilometre (nine-mile) race around Melbourne on November 29.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)

U.S President Barak Obama and his wife U.S. first lady Michelle ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:21:48 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S President Barak Obama and his wife U.S. first lady Michelle Obama arrive to promote the city of Chicago's candidature for the 2016 Olympic Games to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) members during the 121st IOC session in Copenhagen October 2, 2009. The IOC will decide the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics later today. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (DENMARK)

Brazil's Sergio Cabral, Governor of Rio de Janeiro (L), ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:20:44 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazil's Sergio Cabral, Governor of Rio de Janeiro (L), and Eduardo Paes, Rio de Janeiro city Mayor, celebrate during a news conference after Rio was chosen to host the 2016 Olympic Games at the 121st International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Copenhagen October 2, 2009. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (DENMARK SPORT OLYMPICS)

Brazilian President, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva (R), celebrates ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:20:43 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazilian President, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva (R), celebrates after hearing that Rio de Janeiro had been chosen to host the 2016 Olympic Games during the 121st International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Copenhagen October 2, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (DENMARK SPORT OLYMPICS)

Spain's King Juan Carlos (2nd L), shakes hands with International ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:18:27 GMT

(Reuters) - Spain's King Juan Carlos (2nd L), shakes hands with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, Jacques Rogge (L), watched by Prime Minister Rodriguez Zapatero (R) and Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr, following a presentation for Madrid's's candidature for the 2016 Olympic Games to IOC members during the 121st IOC session in Copenhagen October 2, 2009. The IOC will decide the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics later today. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (DENMARK SPORT OLYMPICS)

Japanese athletes (L-R) Koji Murofushi, Mikako Kotani and Yuko ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:18:25 GMT

(Reuters) - Japanese athletes (L-R) Koji Murofushi, Mikako Kotani and Yuko Arakida, present Tokyo's candidature for the 2016 Olympic Games to International Olympic Committee (IOC) members during the 121st IOC session in Copenhagen October 2, 2009. The IOC will decide the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics later today. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (DENMARK SPORT OLYMPICS)

U.S.first lady, Michelle Obama, arrives in Copenhagen to present ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:17:18 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S.first lady, Michelle Obama, arrives in Copenhagen to present the city of Chicago's candidature for the 2016 Olympic Games to International Olympic Committee (IOC) members during the 121st IOC session in Copenhagen October 2, 2009. The IOC will decide the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics later today. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (DENMARK SPORT OLYMPICS)

Delloreen Ennis-London of Jamaica clears a hurdle between Jeimy ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:41:14 GMT

(Reuters) - Delloreen Ennis-London of Jamaica clears a hurdle between Jeimy Bernardez of Honduras (L) and Tatyana Dektyareva of Russia in the women's 100 metres hurdles first heat during the world athletics championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin, August 18, 2009. REUTERS/Michael Dalder (GERMANY SPORT ATHLETICS)

Brigitte Foster-Hylton (R) of Jamaica, Priscilla Lopes-Schliep ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:26:43 GMT

(Reuters) - Brigitte Foster-Hylton (R) of Jamaica, Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (C) of Canada and Delloreen Ennis-London of Jamaica clear the last hurdles in the women's 100 metres hurdles final during the world athletics championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin, August 19, 2009. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (GERMANY)

Brigitte Foster-Hylton (R) of Jamaica wins, followed by Priscilla ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:25:37 GMT

(Reuters) - Brigitte Foster-Hylton (R) of Jamaica wins, followed by Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (C) of Canada and Delloreen Ennis-London of Jamaica, in the women's 100 metres hurdles final during the world athletics championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin, August 19, 2009. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY)

Brazilian President, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, presents the ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:12:01 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazilian President, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, presents the city of Rio de Janeiro's candidature for the 2016 Olympic Games to International Olympic Committee (IOC) members during the 121st IOC session in Copenhagen October 2, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (DENMARK SPORT OLYMPICS)

Brazilian Olympic sailor, Isabel Swan, gestures during a presentation ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazilian Olympic sailor, Isabel Swan, gestures during a presentation for Rio de Janeiro's candidature for the 2016 Olympic Games to International Olympic Committee (IOC) members during the 121st IOC session in Copenhagen October 2, 2009. The IOC will decide the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics later today. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (DENMARK SPORT OLYMPICS)

U.S.President, Barack Obama, congratulates U.S. first lady, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:11:59 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S.President, Barack Obama, congratulates U.S. first lady, Michelle Obama on her speech, as he prepares to present the city of Chicago's candidature for the 2016 Olympic Games to International Olympic Committee (IOC) members during the 121st IOC session in Copenhagen October 2, 2009. The IOC will decide the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics later today. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (DENMARK SPORT OLYMPICS)

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, Jacques Rogge, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:41:47 GMT

(Reuters) - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, Jacques Rogge, holds a card with the name of Rio de Janeiro, chosen as the city to host the 2016 summer games, after presentations for the candidature of the 2016 Olympic Games to IOC members during the 121st IOC session in Copenhagen October 2, 2009. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (DENMARK SPORT OLYMPICS)

Olympic short track speed skater Apolo Ohno waves from inside ...

(AP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:30:51 GMT

(AP) - Olympic short track speed skater Apolo Ohno waves from inside the cockpit of an Alaska Airlines jet as it arrives Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, in Seattle. The airline added the likeness of Ohno to the fuselage of the 737-800 in support of the skater's bid for a gold medal in the 2010 Vancouver Games. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)