http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics Olympics on Yahoo! News Photos Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:24:33 GMT Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:24:33 GMT http://rss.news.yahoo.com/ 142 18 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090703/ids_photos_wl/r896899975.jpg (Reuters) - A visitor to the Beijing Environmental Protection Monitoring Center takes a photograph of a large screen displaying a satellite image of cloud patterns above Beijing July 3, 2009. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENVIRONMENT)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:24:33 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r896899975.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=CWsGsWmnUe1SlpWVUJulOg-- A visitor to the Beijing Environmental Protection Monitoring ... (Reuters) - A visitor to the Beijing Environmental Protection Monitoring Center takes a photograph of a large screen displaying a satellite image of cloud patterns above Beijing July 3, 2009. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENVIRONMENT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090703/ids_photos_wl/r942893752.jpg (Reuters) - An official stands in front of a large screen displaying a satellite image of cloud patterns above the city of Beijing at the Beijing Environmental Protection Monitoring Center July 3, 2009. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENVIRONMENT)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:22:18 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r942893752.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=qRnvpz17Rp6ZGMzg7cmxfw-- An official stands in front of a large screen displaying a satellite ... (Reuters) - An official stands in front of a large screen displaying a satellite image of cloud patterns above the city of Beijing at the Beijing Environmental Protection Monitoring Center July 3, 2009. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENVIRONMENT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090703/ids_photos_wl/r2533354935.jpg (Reuters) - People walk across footbridges that cross over a main road on a sunny day in central Beijing July 3, 2009. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:32:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r2533354935.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=9VnKSi.Aj6CdSgYnIARNEA-- People walk across footbridges that cross over a main road on ... (Reuters) - People walk across footbridges that cross over a main road on a sunny day in central Beijing July 3, 2009. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090703/ids_photos_wl/r2427498369.jpg (Reuters) - People walk near a bridge on Yu Yuan Tan Lake on a sunny day in central Beijing July 3, 2009. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:30:51 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r2427498369.jpg?x=130&y=69&q=85&sig=67_AETc32feOzjvVTow_jw-- People walk near a bridge on Yu Yuan Tan Lake on a sunny day ... (Reuters) - People walk near a bridge on Yu Yuan Tan Lake on a sunny day in central Beijing July 3, 2009. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090703/ids_photos_wl/r1058309920.jpg (Reuters) - People walk across a bridge on Yu Yuan Tan Lake on a hazy day in central Beijing October 20, 2008. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. Picture taken October 20, 2008. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:30:47 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r1058309920.jpg?x=130&y=69&q=85&sig=A1rE8gswyQKzoXp8G6c5Tw-- People walk across a bridge on Yu Yuan Tan Lake on a hazy day ... (Reuters) - People walk across a bridge on Yu Yuan Tan Lake on a hazy day in central Beijing October 20, 2008. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. Picture taken October 20, 2008. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090703/ids_photos_wl/r2371430091.jpg (Reuters) - A combo picture shows people walking across a bridge on Yu Yuan Tan Lake on a hazy day in central Beijing October 20, 2008 and a sunny day July 3, 2009. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:29:43 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r2371430091.jpg?x=120&y=130&q=85&sig=Wcz_zYxrWoYfwt3wIw7OEA-- A combo picture shows people walking across a bridge on Yu Yuan ... (Reuters) - A combo picture shows people walking across a bridge on Yu Yuan Tan Lake on a hazy day in central Beijing October 20, 2008 and a sunny day July 3, 2009. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090703/ids_photos_wl/r876132552.jpg (Reuters) - The National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, can be seen on a sunny day in Beijing July 3, 2009. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:20:20 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r876132552.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=3n_CRmkIlaCgonvynCPO0Q-- The National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, can ... (Reuters) - The National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, can be seen on a sunny day in Beijing July 3, 2009. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090703/ids_photos_wl/r3673705992.jpg (Reuters) - Haze can be seen engulfing the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing July 8, 2008. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. Picture taken July 8, 2008. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:19:17 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r3673705992.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=m1E8Od1LjfoU3s.rfxmSkA-- Haze can be seen engulfing the National Stadium, also known ... (Reuters) - Haze can be seen engulfing the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing July 8, 2008. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. Picture taken July 8, 2008. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090703/ids_photos_wl/r3097635099.jpg (Reuters) - A combo picture shows Beijing's National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, on a hazy day (top) on July 8, 2008, and a sunny day July 3, 2009. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:19:14 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r3097635099.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=R9Nv_UUwrDwm5oyEzMDCUQ-- A combo picture shows Beijing's National Stadium, also known ... (Reuters) - A combo picture shows Beijing's National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, on a hazy day (top) on July 8, 2008, and a sunny day July 3, 2009. Almost one year after the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games, levels of pollution in the Chinese capital have dropped dramatically. But environmental groups warn that the country still has a long way to go to clear its skies and may still pose a threat to the public's health. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090703/ids_photos_wl/r1793524788.jpg (Reuters) - Federica Pellegrini of Italy celebrates setting a world record in her women's 200 meters freestyle heat at the National Aquatics Center during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in an August 11, 2008 file photo. If swimming fans thought the row over revolutionary bodysuits was over, they can think again. To match feature SWIMMING/SUITS REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (CHINA SPORT SWIMMING)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:30:29 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r1793524788.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=zrF9JgkdkkrcQhvRAxhh.g-- Federica Pellegrini of Italy celebrates setting a world record ... (Reuters) - Federica Pellegrini of Italy celebrates setting a world record in her women's 200 meters freestyle heat at the National Aquatics Center during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in an August 11, 2008 file photo. If swimming fans thought the row over revolutionary bodysuits was over, they can think again. To match feature SWIMMING/SUITS REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (CHINA SPORT SWIMMING)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090703/ids_photos_wl/r3261316441.jpg (Reuters) - Federica Pellegrini of Italy swims next to Sara Isakovic (L) of Slovenia on her way to winning the gold medal in the women's 200 meters freestyle final at the National Aquatics Center during the Beijing 2008 Olympics in an August 13, 2008 file photo. If swimming fans thought the row over revolutionary bodysuits was over, they can think again. To match feature SWIMMING/SUITS REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/Files (CHINA SPORT SWIMMING)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:29:17 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r3261316441.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=RL09cmNthOzu7h0awEbpbw-- Federica Pellegrini of Italy swims next to Sara Isakovic (L) ... (Reuters) - Federica Pellegrini of Italy swims next to Sara Isakovic (L) of Slovenia on her way to winning the gold medal in the women's 200 meters freestyle final at the National Aquatics Center during the Beijing 2008 Olympics in an August 13, 2008 file photo. If swimming fans thought the row over revolutionary bodysuits was over, they can think again. To match feature SWIMMING/SUITS REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/Files (CHINA SPORT SWIMMING)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090702/483/a50320775e014c8f965c7f1b617d7f5a (AP) - Olympic sprint champion and world record holder Jamaica's Usain Bolt runs with young sprinters in London, Thursday July 2, 2009. Bolt met a group of youths from Sports Action Zone, a non-profit group at a London school. (AP Photo/Tom Hevezi)

]]> (AP) Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:57:28 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.a50320775e014c8f965c7f1b617d7f5a.britain_athletics_bolt_lth108.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=fEk7ZDZpPHI9AzNtcPI6HQ-- Olympic sprint champion and world record holder Jamaica's Usain ... (AP) - Olympic sprint champion and world record holder Jamaica's Usain Bolt runs with young sprinters in London, Thursday July 2, 2009. Bolt met a group of youths from Sports Action Zone, a non-profit group at a London school. (AP Photo/Tom Hevezi)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090702/photos_sp_wl_afp/4f6c85acaa36dffa4bc20109564e737e (AFP/File) - Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates after setting a new world record of 9.69 seconds after winning the 100 metres at the Beijing Olympics in August 2008.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)

]]> (AFP/File) Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:30:57 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246544910387-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=QDAKVjYJiv4QCp6VYs6rFw-- Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates after setting a new world ... (AFP/File) - Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates after setting a new world record of 9.69 seconds after winning the 100 metres at the Beijing Olympics in August 2008.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090702/photos_sp_wl_afp/708ef607eeae1a3b09f5f81e69f827c0 (AFP/File) - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt insists he can run the 100 metres in 9.5 seconds -- if he can get back into his gold medal-winning Beijing Olympics form.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)

]]> (AFP/File) Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:30:57 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246545013184-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=BMpla8qSVDw_m1IhuhvDag-- Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt insists he can run the 100 metres ... (AFP/File) - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt insists he can run the 100 metres in 9.5 seconds -- if he can get back into his gold medal-winning Beijing Olympics form.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090702/483/058eb47fadaf46c19b5e10fbe30ebf09 (AP) - Olympic sprint champion and world record holder Jamaica's Usain Bolt gestures as he speaks to young sprinters in London, Thursday July 2, 2009. Bolt met a group of youths from Sports Action Zone, a non-profit group at a London school. (AP Photo/Tom Hevezi)

]]> (AP) Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:30:54 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.058eb47fadaf46c19b5e10fbe30ebf09.britain_athletics_bolt_lth104.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=fjw9YmA__xSYUXfnhDaPLA-- Olympic sprint champion and world record holder Jamaica's Usain ... (AP) - Olympic sprint champion and world record holder Jamaica's Usain Bolt gestures as he speaks to young sprinters in London, Thursday July 2, 2009. Bolt met a group of youths from Sports Action Zone, a non-profit group at a London school. (AP Photo/Tom Hevezi)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090702/483/82b87f843f944e94bcd14fe2e140b662 (AP) - Olympic sprint champion and world record holder Jamaica's Usain Bolt, bottom left, speaks to young sprinters in London, Thursday July 2, 2009. Bolt met a group of youths from Sports Action Zone, a non-profit group at a London school. (AP Photo/Tom Hevezi)

]]> (AP) Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:30:30 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.82b87f843f944e94bcd14fe2e140b662.britain_athletics_bolt_lth106.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=ll7kpCw.E1QiUdXkYJN.qw-- Olympic sprint champion and world record holder Jamaica's Usain ... (AP) - Olympic sprint champion and world record holder Jamaica's Usain Bolt, bottom left, speaks to young sprinters in London, Thursday July 2, 2009. Bolt met a group of youths from Sports Action Zone, a non-profit group at a London school. (AP Photo/Tom Hevezi)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090702/483/092236d365ed43138723307ad9447673 (AP) - Olympic sprint champion and world record holder Jamaica's Usain Bolt, right, speaks to young sprinters in London, Thursday July 2, 2009. Bolt met a group of youths from Sports Action Zone, a non-profit group at a London school. (AP Photo/Tom Hevezi)

]]> (AP) Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:29:49 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.092236d365ed43138723307ad9447673.britain_athletics_bolt_lth102.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=DVouGegNiu.5YHhZ_zDWzw-- Olympic sprint champion and world record holder Jamaica's Usain ... (AP) - Olympic sprint champion and world record holder Jamaica's Usain Bolt, right, speaks to young sprinters in London, Thursday July 2, 2009. Bolt met a group of youths from Sports Action Zone, a non-profit group at a London school. (AP Photo/Tom Hevezi)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090702/ids_photos_wl/r2667862116.jpg (Reuters) - Olympic World Record holder sprinter Usain Bolt from Jamaica demonstrates sprinting techniques to school children at the Lillian Baylis Old School in South London July 2, 2009. Usain Bolt was at the school to lead a sports science class with a youth sport group. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN SPORT ATHLETICS EDUCATION)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:23:30 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090702/i/r2667862116.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=zschkexKjCT84b1zfFsRYw-- Olympic World Record holder sprinter Usain Bolt from Jamaica ... (Reuters) - Olympic World Record holder sprinter Usain Bolt from Jamaica demonstrates sprinting techniques to school children at the Lillian Baylis Old School in South London July 2, 2009. Usain Bolt was at the school to lead a sports science class with a youth sport group. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN SPORT ATHLETICS EDUCATION)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090702/ids_photos_wl/r1412212738.jpg (Reuters) - Double World Record holding sprinter Usain Bolt of Jamaica speaks to school children at the Lillian Baylis Old School in South London July 2, 2009. Usain Bolt was at the school to lead a sports science class with a youth sport group. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN SPORT ATHLETICS EDUCATION)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:07:22 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090702/i/r1412212738.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=5gB.SoC0Fk8AAhqOLrE7QQ-- Double World Record holding sprinter Usain Bolt of Jamaica speaks ... (Reuters) - Double World Record holding sprinter Usain Bolt of Jamaica speaks to school children at the Lillian Baylis Old School in South London July 2, 2009. Usain Bolt was at the school to lead a sports science class with a youth sport group. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN SPORT ATHLETICS EDUCATION)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090702/ids_photos_sp/r86383254.jpg (Reuters) - London's Olympic Games chief Sebastian Coe poses for a photo in Singapore July 2, 2009. The global financial crisis will in no way prevent London from hosting exactly the Olympic spectacle it promised in more affluent times, Coe told Reuters on Thursday. REUTERS/Ossian Shine (SINGAPORE SPORT OLYMPICS)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:17:28 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090702/i/r86383254.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=A1ld50zikmNEnsar04Cv0g-- London's Olympic Games chief Sebastian Coe poses for a photo ... (Reuters) - London's Olympic Games chief Sebastian Coe poses for a photo in Singapore July 2, 2009. The global financial crisis will in no way prevent London from hosting exactly the Olympic spectacle it promised in more affluent times, Coe told Reuters on Thursday. REUTERS/Ossian Shine (SINGAPORE SPORT OLYMPICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090702/ids_photos_sp/r2374227220.jpg (Reuters) - London's Olympic Games chief Sebastian Coe poses for a photo in Singapore July 2, 2009. The global financial crisis will in no way prevent London from hosting exactly the Olympic spectacle it promised in more affluent times, Coe told Reuters on Thursday. REUTERS/Ossian Shine (SINGAPORE SPORT OLYMPICS)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:16:23 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090702/i/r2374227220.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=KPBPvvqzOVRgQGxWFjTiIQ-- London's Olympic Games chief Sebastian Coe poses for a photo ... (Reuters) - London's Olympic Games chief Sebastian Coe poses for a photo in Singapore July 2, 2009. The global financial crisis will in no way prevent London from hosting exactly the Olympic spectacle it promised in more affluent times, Coe told Reuters on Thursday. REUTERS/Ossian Shine (SINGAPORE SPORT OLYMPICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090701/ids_photos_ts/r3682377930.jpg (Reuters) - A general view shows the 2012 Olympic stadium under construction in east London April 21, 2009. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty

]]> (Reuters) Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:36:48 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090701/i/r3682377930.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=yqn0p8Cr519NJ6Op7Cvmow-- A general view shows the 2012 Olympic stadium under construction ... (Reuters) - A general view shows the 2012 Olympic stadium under construction in east London April 21, 2009. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090701/photos_sp_afp/96b97ed11f12b0eef4105410cd6fe43f (AFP/Getty Images/File) - Three-time Olympian Mike Modano, pictured here in January 2009, was among 34 National Hockey League players named as invitees to the US Olympic orientation camp on August 17-19 at Woodridge, Illinois. The camp will help players come together and allow coaches to make some talent evaluations and choices ahead of the 2010 Winter Olympics next February at Vancouver, Canada.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Bruce Bennett)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images/File) Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:43:39 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246415292670-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=5Xsn7KNdY.isVY.LxvTTwg-- Three-time Olympian Mike Modano, pictured here in January 2009, ... (AFP/Getty Images/File) - Three-time Olympian Mike Modano, pictured here in January 2009, was among 34 National Hockey League players named as invitees to the US Olympic orientation camp on August 17-19 at Woodridge, Illinois. The camp will help players come together and allow coaches to make some talent evaluations and choices ahead of the 2010 Winter Olympics next February at Vancouver, Canada.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Bruce Bennett)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090630/ids_photos_sp/r124027080.jpg (Reuters) - China's hurdles star Liu Xiang is seen at a training base in Shanghai June 30, 2009. Liu's coach said the hurdler is recovering well from his ankle injury but he is not a hundred percent fit for competition. The former 110m hurdles record holder pulled out of the Beijing Olympics last year due to an injury and has not been in competition since. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA SPORT ATHLETICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:55:10 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090630/i/r124027080.jpg?x=124&y=130&q=85&sig=fTsuJxw3p1WM4TatmIk0eg-- China's hurdles star Liu Xiang is seen at a training base ... (Reuters) - China's hurdles star Liu Xiang is seen at a training base in Shanghai June 30, 2009. Liu's coach said the hurdler is recovering well from his ankle injury but he is not a hundred percent fit for competition. The former 110m hurdles record holder pulled out of the Beijing Olympics last year due to an injury and has not been in competition since. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA SPORT ATHLETICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090630/ids_photos_sp/r1022429745.jpg (Reuters) - China's Liu Xiang clears a hurdle at a training base in Shanghai June 30, 2009. Liu's coach said the hurdler is recovering well from his ankle injury but he is not a hundred percent fit for competition. The former 110m hurdles record holder pulled out of the Beijing Olympics last year due to an injury and has not been in competition since. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA SPORT ATHLETICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:22:18 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090630/i/r1022429745.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=xbECLhDTd7OiCStQkjLlsw-- China's Liu Xiang clears a hurdle at a training base in ... (Reuters) - China's Liu Xiang clears a hurdle at a training base in Shanghai June 30, 2009. Liu's coach said the hurdler is recovering well from his ankle injury but he is not a hundred percent fit for competition. The former 110m hurdles record holder pulled out of the Beijing Olympics last year due to an injury and has not been in competition since. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA SPORT ATHLETICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090630/ids_photos_sp/r459753406.jpg (Reuters) - China's Liu Xiang is seen at a training base in Shanghai June 30, 2009. Liu's coach said the hurdler is recovering well from his ankle injury but he is not a hundred percent fit for competition. The former 110m hurdles record holder pulled out of the Beijing Olympics last year due to an injury and has not been in competition since. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA ATHLETICS SOCIETY SPORT)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:21:11 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090630/i/r459753406.jpg?x=79&y=130&q=85&sig=gThmSmYOt8HQIgb0fMmq_A-- China's Liu Xiang is seen at a training base in Shanghai ... (Reuters) - China's Liu Xiang is seen at a training base in Shanghai June 30, 2009. Liu's coach said the hurdler is recovering well from his ankle injury but he is not a hundred percent fit for competition. The former 110m hurdles record holder pulled out of the Beijing Olympics last year due to an injury and has not been in competition since. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA ATHLETICS SOCIETY SPORT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090630/ids_photos_sp/r2192512023.jpg (Reuters) - China's Liu Xiang rides a bicycle as he leaves a training base in Shanghai June 30, 2009. Liu's coach said the hurdler is recovering well from his ankle injury but he is not a hundred percent fit for competition. The former 110m hurdles record holder pulled out of the Beijing Olympics last year due to an injury and has not been in competition since. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA SPORT ATHLETICS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:19:03 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090630/i/r2192512023.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=T9qLK.g1Lc1xk6pgKaEJtQ-- China's Liu Xiang rides a bicycle as he leaves a training ... (Reuters) - China's Liu Xiang rides a bicycle as he leaves a training base in Shanghai June 30, 2009. Liu's coach said the hurdler is recovering well from his ankle injury but he is not a hundred percent fit for competition. The former 110m hurdles record holder pulled out of the Beijing Olympics last year due to an injury and has not been in competition since. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA SPORT ATHLETICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090630/ids_photos_sp/r2920513567.jpg (Reuters) - China's Liu Xiang is seen at a training base in Shanghai June 30, 2009. Liu's coach said the hurdler is recovering well from his ankle injury but he is not a hundred percent fit for competition. The former 110m hurdles record holder pulled out of the Beijing Olympics last year due to an injury and has not been in competition since. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA SPORT ATHLETICS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:17:59 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090630/i/r2920513567.jpg?x=130&y=71&q=85&sig=iMb_R_4eRbswtppIzt.Cyg-- China's Liu Xiang is seen at a training base in Shanghai ... (Reuters) - China's Liu Xiang is seen at a training base in Shanghai June 30, 2009. Liu's coach said the hurdler is recovering well from his ankle injury but he is not a hundred percent fit for competition. The former 110m hurdles record holder pulled out of the Beijing Olympics last year due to an injury and has not been in competition since. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA SPORT ATHLETICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090630/ids_photos_sp/r2330388061.jpg (Reuters) - China's hurdles star Liu Xiang is seen at a training base in Shanghai June 30, 2009. Liu's coach said the hurdler is recovering well from his ankle injury but he is not a hundred percent fit for competition. The former 110m hurdles record holder pulled out of the Beijing Olympics last year due to an injury and has not been in competition since. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA SPORT ATHLETICS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:05:06 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090630/i/r2330388061.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=L1EIAQ06ZZ2c6CpCxmi9pw-- China's hurdles star Liu Xiang is seen at a training base ... (Reuters) - China's hurdles star Liu Xiang is seen at a training base in Shanghai June 30, 2009. Liu's coach said the hurdler is recovering well from his ankle injury but he is not a hundred percent fit for competition. The former 110m hurdles record holder pulled out of the Beijing Olympics last year due to an injury and has not been in competition since. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA SPORT ATHLETICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090629/1920/h2bg9sa12 (Canadian Press) - In this Aug. 24, 2008 file photo, Spain's Ricky Rubio scores as USA's Jason Kidd, left, looks on, during the men's gold medal basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Dusan Vranic, File

]]> (Canadian Press) Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:47:38 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/cpress/20090629/capt.v062913a.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=qGPY7Ux7_YJY9okMA1Q1YQ-- In this Aug. 24, 2008 file photo, Spain's Ricky Rubio scores ... (Canadian Press) - In this Aug. 24, 2008 file photo, Spain's Ricky Rubio scores as USA's Jason Kidd, left, looks on, during the men's gold medal basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Dusan Vranic, File

]]> (Canadian Press) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090629/483/687307a233e742be9969d3b55a26ea85 (AP) - John Furlong, VANOC Chief Executive Officer, right, shows the official poster of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games along with Jean Labonte, left, 2006 Paralympic gold medalist in sledge hockey, and Nathalie Lambert, thee-time Olympic medalist in short track speed skating, in Ottawa on Monday June 29, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadien Press, Sean Kilpatrick)

]]> (AP) Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:49:41 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090629/capt.687307a233e742be9969d3b55a26ea85.vanoc_official_poster_olympics_ottk101.jpg?x=130&y=117&q=85&sig=cSlK.qa83q1num3kQEULiQ-- John Furlong, VANOC Chief Executive Officer, right, shows the ... (AP) - John Furlong, VANOC Chief Executive Officer, right, shows the official poster of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games along with Jean Labonte, left, 2006 Paralympic gold medalist in sledge hockey, and Nathalie Lambert, thee-time Olympic medalist in short track speed skating, in Ottawa on Monday June 29, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadien Press, Sean Kilpatrick)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090629/ids_photos_wl/r3738282439.jpg (Reuters) - An iconic 'London cab' drives past the giant portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong that hangs in Beijing's Tiananmen Square June 29, 2009. The black cabs may soon become a common sight on the streets of inland Chinese cities with Geely Automobile Holdings, a major Chinese indigenous car maker and its British partner Manganese Bronze Holdings PLC, planning to sell about 1,000 of these cars in China this year. Already, 30 of the cabs are in service in the capital Beijing since last year's Olympic games. To match interview GEELY/BLACKCAB REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:18:50 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090629/i/r3738282439.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=uQbSQINKWWOwgjSiIq22gA-- An iconic 'London cab' drives past the giant portrait ... (Reuters) - An iconic 'London cab' drives past the giant portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong that hangs in Beijing's Tiananmen Square June 29, 2009. The black cabs may soon become a common sight on the streets of inland Chinese cities with Geely Automobile Holdings, a major Chinese indigenous car maker and its British partner Manganese Bronze Holdings PLC, planning to sell about 1,000 of these cars in China this year. Already, 30 of the cabs are in service in the capital Beijing since last year's Olympic games. To match interview GEELY/BLACKCAB REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090629/ids_photos_wl/r447077140.jpg (Reuters) - An iconic 'London cab' drives past the giant portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong that hangs in Beijing's Tiananmen Square June 29, 2009. The black cabs may soon become a common sight on the streets of inland Chinese cities with Geely Automobile Holdings, a major Chinese indigenous car maker and its British partner Manganese Bronze Holdings PLC, planning to sell about 1,000 of these cars in China this year. Already, 30 of the cabs are in service in the capital Beijing since last year's Olympic games. To match interview GEELY/BLACKCAB REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:14:39 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090629/i/r447077140.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=Nr6NPsCBpaX2yhY_2G6TgA-- An iconic 'London cab' drives past the giant portrait ... (Reuters) - An iconic 'London cab' drives past the giant portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong that hangs in Beijing's Tiananmen Square June 29, 2009. The black cabs may soon become a common sight on the streets of inland Chinese cities with Geely Automobile Holdings, a major Chinese indigenous car maker and its British partner Manganese Bronze Holdings PLC, planning to sell about 1,000 of these cars in China this year. Already, 30 of the cabs are in service in the capital Beijing since last year's Olympic games. To match interview GEELY/BLACKCAB REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090627/photos_ca_afp/7512cd137e741b81c17cc62cd90386a9 (AFP/File) - Canada's Governor General Michaelle Jean, seen here in April 2009, will officially open the 2010 Winter Olympic Games to be held in the western city of Vancouver, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Saturday.(AFP/File)

]]> (AFP/File) Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:34:37 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090629/capt.photo_1246134854852-1-0.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=NXGEL4MfOXaAWh6mjfWFmQ-- Canada's Governor General Michaelle Jean, seen here in April ... (AFP/File) - Canada's Governor General Michaelle Jean, seen here in April 2009, will officially open the 2010 Winter Olympic Games to be held in the western city of Vancouver, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Saturday.(AFP/File)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090627/ids_photos_sp/r2370498110.jpg (Reuters) - Olympic cyclist Chris Hoy of Britain, and his girlfriend Sarra Kemp, sit on Centre Court to watch the match between Andy Roddick of the U.S. and Jurgen Melzer of Austria at the Wimbledon tennis championships, in London June 27, 2009. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh (BRITAIN SPORT TENNIS)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:58:53 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090627/i/r2370498110.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=MaKlOz5PxJSHmToxsoV9VA-- Olympic cyclist Chris Hoy of Britain, and his girlfriend Sarra ... (Reuters) - Olympic cyclist Chris Hoy of Britain, and his girlfriend Sarra Kemp, sit on Centre Court to watch the match between Andy Roddick of the U.S. and Jurgen Melzer of Austria at the Wimbledon tennis championships, in London June 27, 2009. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh (BRITAIN SPORT TENNIS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090627/ids_photos_sp/r1417232946.jpg (Reuters) - Olympic cyclist Chris Hoy of Britain waves on Centre Court before the match between Venus Williams of the U.S. and Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain at the Wimbledon tennis championships, in London June 27, 2009. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh (BRITAIN SPORT TENNIS)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:01:02 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090627/i/r1417232946.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=qgI0aRr4AEVoep6MXdV.0g-- Olympic cyclist Chris Hoy of Britain waves on Centre Court before ... (Reuters) - Olympic cyclist Chris Hoy of Britain waves on Centre Court before the match between Venus Williams of the U.S. and Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain at the Wimbledon tennis championships, in London June 27, 2009. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh (BRITAIN SPORT TENNIS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090627/photos_sp_afp/acbfb288f46383cc4005c7a2107cf91b (AFP/File) - Clay Stanley, who helped spark the United States to Olympic men's volleyball gold in Beijing, scored eight points and served the winner in a World League victory over China(AFP/File/Alexander Joe)

]]> (AFP/File) Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:41:41 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090627/capt.photo_1246080295082-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=75&q=85&sig=XDSFS7Eznjp2GAv9rDuiYA-- Clay Stanley, who helped spark the United States to Olympic ... (AFP/File) - Clay Stanley, who helped spark the United States to Olympic men's volleyball gold in Beijing, scored eight points and served the winner in a World League victory over China(AFP/File/Alexander Joe)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090627/photos_sp_afp/a0951b681fadc246d775b193493bb516 (AFP/Getty Images/File) - Walter Dix runs in the 100m heats during day 1 of the USA Track and Field National Championships, on June 25, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Dix's hopes of improving on his Beijing Olympic bronze double at the 2009 World Championships ended with a hamstring injury during Friday's semi-final.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jonathan Ferrey)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images/File) Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:24:32 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090627/capt.photo_1246062138934-1-0.jpg?x=83&y=130&q=85&sig=x.oOnjcHgDMqIt1MJk.3pw-- Walter Dix runs in the 100m heats during day 1 of the USA Track ... (AFP/Getty Images/File) - Walter Dix runs in the 100m heats during day 1 of the USA Track and Field National Championships, on June 25, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Dix's hopes of improving on his Beijing Olympic bronze double at the 2009 World Championships ended with a hamstring injury during Friday's semi-final.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jonathan Ferrey)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090626/483/5d9b9c50cfe9436aa48ab0792b9e2152 (AP) - FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2008 file photo, United States' Dawn Harper celebrates winning the gold in the women's 100-meter hurdles final during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Harper, 25, is still getting accustomed to fame following Olympic gold in hurdles. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

]]> (AP) Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:59:17 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090626/capt.5d9b9c50cfe9436aa48ab0792b9e2152.harpers_hurdles_ny160.jpg?x=123&y=130&q=85&sig=vD8b2qztJ_pjC.xKJpdQ0g-- FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2008 file photo, United States' Dawn ... (AP) - FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2008 file photo, United States' Dawn Harper celebrates winning the gold in the women's 100-meter hurdles final during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Harper, 25, is still getting accustomed to fame following Olympic gold in hurdles. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090626/ids_photos_ts/r3041197394.jpg (Reuters) - China's greatest female table tennis player Deng Yaping (L) poses for photographs with former two-times Olympic 400M hurdles champion Edwin Moses (C, back) and China's deputy sports minister Cui Dalin (5th R, back), after they presented the Laureus World Sports Team Award trophy for 2009 to Chinese Olympic athletes during a ceremony in Beijing June 26, 2009. The athletes were representing China's Beijing Olympic Games team of 639 athletes, who won the award after they won 100 medals, including 51 gold, at last year's Olympic games. REUTERS/David Gray

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:50:18 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090626/i/r3041197394.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=bSd51mHH8g7AJ7iJJYSuOg-- China's greatest female table tennis player Deng Yaping ... (Reuters) - China's greatest female table tennis player Deng Yaping (L) poses for photographs with former two-times Olympic 400M hurdles champion Edwin Moses (C, back) and China's deputy sports minister Cui Dalin (5th R, back), after they presented the Laureus World Sports Team Award trophy for 2009 to Chinese Olympic athletes during a ceremony in Beijing June 26, 2009. The athletes were representing China's Beijing Olympic Games team of 639 athletes, who won the award after they won 100 medals, including 51 gold, at last year's Olympic games. REUTERS/David Gray

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090626/483/a0e1669206194213a7d419eda5f37745 (AP) - Laureus academy chairman Edwin Moses, fourth from left, poses with Chinese Olympic gold medalists, from left, Zhang Yining, Zou Kai, Xiao Qin, Deng Yaping, Chen Xiexia, Wu Minxia and He Chong, for photos after the 2008 Chinese Olympic Team was named the Laureus World Team of the Year in Beijing, China, Friday, June 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

]]> (AP) Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:22:22 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090626/capt.a0e1669206194213a7d419eda5f37745.china_laureus_award_olympics_xhg102.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=AqGiiO8Lv8QqUhtZeWQOrQ-- Laureus academy chairman Edwin Moses, fourth from left, poses ... (AP) - Laureus academy chairman Edwin Moses, fourth from left, poses with Chinese Olympic gold medalists, from left, Zhang Yining, Zou Kai, Xiao Qin, Deng Yaping, Chen Xiexia, Wu Minxia and He Chong, for photos after the 2008 Chinese Olympic Team was named the Laureus World Team of the Year in Beijing, China, Friday, June 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090626/ids_photos_en/r2620179382.jpg (Reuters) - China's greatest female table tennis player Deng Yaping (C) poses for photographs with former two-times Olympic 400M hurdles champion Edwin Moses, after they presented the Laureus World Sports Team Award trophy for 2009 to Chinese Olympic athletes during a ceremony in Beijing June 26, 2009. The athletes were representing China's Beijing Olympic Games team of 639 athletes, who won the award after they won 100 medals, including 51 gold, at last year's Olympic games. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENTERTAINMENT SPORT ATHLETICS OLYMPICS TABLE TENNIS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:34:37 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090626/i/r2620179382.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=0kxMFf6yLyYedG32JkXgbg-- China's greatest female table tennis player Deng Yaping ... (Reuters) - China's greatest female table tennis player Deng Yaping (C) poses for photographs with former two-times Olympic 400M hurdles champion Edwin Moses, after they presented the Laureus World Sports Team Award trophy for 2009 to Chinese Olympic athletes during a ceremony in Beijing June 26, 2009. The athletes were representing China's Beijing Olympic Games team of 639 athletes, who won the award after they won 100 medals, including 51 gold, at last year's Olympic games. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENTERTAINMENT SPORT ATHLETICS OLYMPICS TABLE TENNIS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090626/ids_photos_en/r306992222.jpg (Reuters) - China's greatest female table tennis player Deng Yaping (C) poses for photographs with former two-times Olympic 400M hurdles champion Edwin Moses, after they presented the Laureus World Sports Team Award trophy for 2009 to Chinese Olympic athletes during a ceremony in Beijing June 26, 2009. The athletes were representing China's Beijing Olympic Games team of 639 athletes, who won the award after they won 100 medals, including 51 gold, at last year's Olympic games. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENTERTAINMENT SPORT ATHLETICS OLYMPICS TABLE TENNIS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:29:16 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090626/i/r306992222.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=hlg2xXGShkMhW3AuTb3Ekg-- China's greatest female table tennis player Deng Yaping ... (Reuters) - China's greatest female table tennis player Deng Yaping (C) poses for photographs with former two-times Olympic 400M hurdles champion Edwin Moses, after they presented the Laureus World Sports Team Award trophy for 2009 to Chinese Olympic athletes during a ceremony in Beijing June 26, 2009. The athletes were representing China's Beijing Olympic Games team of 639 athletes, who won the award after they won 100 medals, including 51 gold, at last year's Olympic games. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENTERTAINMENT SPORT ATHLETICS OLYMPICS TABLE TENNIS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090626/ids_photos_en/r4211650382.jpg (Reuters) - China's greatest female table tennis player Deng Yaping (C) laughs as she presents with former two-times Olympic 400M hurdles champion Edwin Moses, the Laureus World Sports Team Award trophy for 2009 to Chinese Olympic athletes during a ceremony in Beijing June 26, 2009. The athletes were representing China's Beijing Olympic Games team of 639 athletes, who won the award after they won 100 medals, including 51 gold, at last year's Olympic games. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENTERTAINMENT SPORT ATHLETICS OLYMPICS TABLE TENNIS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:28:07 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090626/i/r4211650382.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=p_r2yw1OocNi1RF5Zewalg-- China's greatest female table tennis player Deng Yaping ... (Reuters) - China's greatest female table tennis player Deng Yaping (C) laughs as she presents with former two-times Olympic 400M hurdles champion Edwin Moses, the Laureus World Sports Team Award trophy for 2009 to Chinese Olympic athletes during a ceremony in Beijing June 26, 2009. The athletes were representing China's Beijing Olympic Games team of 639 athletes, who won the award after they won 100 medals, including 51 gold, at last year's Olympic games. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA ENTERTAINMENT SPORT ATHLETICS OLYMPICS TABLE TENNIS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090626/ids_photos_sp/r2778340594.jpg (Reuters) - Lopez Lomong leads the field en route to winning his heat of the men's 1500 meter race at the U.S. track and field championships in Eugene, Oregon June 25, 2009. Lomong was the flag bearer for the U.S. at the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremonies. REUTERS/Richard Clement (UNITED STATES SPORT ATHLETICS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:27:29 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090626/i/r2778340594.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=gDJ17Z4s8k4A4QwBDBzY9g-- Lopez Lomong leads the field en route to winning his heat of ... (Reuters) - Lopez Lomong leads the field en route to winning his heat of the men's 1500 meter race at the U.S. track and field championships in Eugene, Oregon June 25, 2009. Lomong was the flag bearer for the U.S. at the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremonies. REUTERS/Richard Clement (UNITED STATES SPORT ATHLETICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090625/photos_sp_afp/208a6fc439daa37a454d91c2ea192a81 (AFP) - 2008 Olympic gold medalist in decathlon Bryan Clay speaks after a press conference at the 2009 US Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Clay's hopes of adding a world title to the Olympic decathlon gold he claimed in Beijing were dashed by injury as he withdrew before the start of the US trials on Thursday.(AFP/Robyn Beck)

]]> (AFP) Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:02:20 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090626/capt.photo_1245960116219-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=1AOQom_uIcRfMGGblBL9uA-- 2008 Olympic gold medalist in decathlon Bryan Clay speaks after ... (AFP) - 2008 Olympic gold medalist in decathlon Bryan Clay speaks after a press conference at the 2009 US Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Clay's hopes of adding a world title to the Olympic decathlon gold he claimed in Beijing were dashed by injury as he withdrew before the start of the US trials on Thursday.(AFP/Robyn Beck)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090625/ids_photos_sp/r1782673603.jpg (Reuters) - Canadian men's Olympic hockey team head coach Mike Babcock (C) flanked by team executive director Steve Yzerman (L) and Kevin Lowe, general manager of the Edmonton Oilers, listen during a news conference in Montreal, June 25, 2009. Babcock was handed the toughest assignment at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics on Thursday when he was named head coach of the Canadian men's hockey team. They also announced the management and coaching staff who will compete in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS ICE HOCKEY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:15:58 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090625/i/r1782673603.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=9epTq4.N7aUF9tkdSnxLqw-- Canadian men's Olympic hockey team head coach Mike Babcock ... (Reuters) - Canadian men's Olympic hockey team head coach Mike Babcock (C) flanked by team executive director Steve Yzerman (L) and Kevin Lowe, general manager of the Edmonton Oilers, listen during a news conference in Montreal, June 25, 2009. Babcock was handed the toughest assignment at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics on Thursday when he was named head coach of the Canadian men's hockey team. They also announced the management and coaching staff who will compete in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS ICE HOCKEY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090625/ids_photos_sp/r2760426292.jpg (Reuters) - (L-R) Canadian men's Olympic hockey team head coach Mike Babcock and associate coaches Jacques Lemaire, Lindy Ruff and Ken Hitchcock and team executive director Steve Yzerman pose with their team jerseys after a news conference in Montreal June 25, 2009. Babcock was handed the toughest assignment at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics on Thursday when he was named head coach of the Canadian men's hockey team. They also announced the management and coaching staff who will compete in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS ICE HOCKEY)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:08:12 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090625/i/r2760426292.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=z64MY2UYVxIxEmUXH5hGGw-- (L-R) Canadian men's Olympic hockey team head coach Mike ... (Reuters) - (L-R) Canadian men's Olympic hockey team head coach Mike Babcock and associate coaches Jacques Lemaire, Lindy Ruff and Ken Hitchcock and team executive director Steve Yzerman pose with their team jerseys after a news conference in Montreal June 25, 2009. Babcock was handed the toughest assignment at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics on Thursday when he was named head coach of the Canadian men's hockey team. They also announced the management and coaching staff who will compete in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS ICE HOCKEY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090625/ids_photos_sp/r3333376843.jpg (Reuters) - Canadian men's Olympic hockey team head coach Mike Babcock (L) laughs with associate coach Lindy Ruff as they pose with their team jersey after a news conference in Montreal June 25, 2009. Babcock was handed the toughest assignment at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics on Thursday when he was named head coach of the Canadian men's hockey team. They also announced the management and coaching staff who will compete in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS ICE HOCKEY)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:05:48 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090625/i/r3333376843.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=wSpL9SuA83IaSFjLTVWFqA-- Canadian men's Olympic hockey team head coach Mike Babcock ... (Reuters) - Canadian men's Olympic hockey team head coach Mike Babcock (L) laughs with associate coach Lindy Ruff as they pose with their team jersey after a news conference in Montreal June 25, 2009. Babcock was handed the toughest assignment at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics on Thursday when he was named head coach of the Canadian men's hockey team. They also announced the management and coaching staff who will compete in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS ICE HOCKEY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/sp/092706olympics/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Olympics/ss/events/sp/092706olympics/im:/090625/ids_photos_sp/r1142422722.jpg (Reuters) - Canadian men's Olympic hockey team head coach Mike Babcock listens during a news conference in Montreal June 25, 2009. Babcock was handed the toughest assignment at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics on Thursday when he was named head coach of the Canadian men's hockey team. They also announced the management and coaching staff who will compete in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS ICE HOCKEY)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:03:18 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090625/i/r1142422722.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=0uB4NCczaDhZr3BhLSM6WA-- Canadian men's Olympic hockey team head coach Mike Babcock ... (Reuters) - Canadian men's Olympic hockey team head coach Mike Babcock listens during a news conference in Montreal June 25, 2009. Babcock was handed the toughest assignment at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics on Thursday when he was named head coach of the Canadian men's hockey team. They also announced the management and coaching staff who will compete in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS ICE HOCKEY)

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