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Hundreds of Olympians are updating blogs about ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:22:00 GMT

(AFP) - Hundreds of Olympians are updating blogs about their experiences in Beijing and the unwritten rule appears to be: The bigger the star the blander the blog Photo:Justin Sullivan/AFP

Canada's Gary Reed, from Kamloops, B.C., reacts as he looks ...

(CP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:56:22 GMT

(CP) - Canada's Gary Reed, from Kamloops, B.C., reacts as he looks at his time in the mens 800 meter qualifying heats at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Reed finished in third place. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Jamaica's Usain Bolt reacts after winning a semifinal of the ...

(CP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:48:46 GMT

(CP) - Jamaica's Usain Bolt reacts after winning a semifinal of the men's 200-meter in the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

Canada's pitcher Lauren Bay Regula walks past Australia's Kelly ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:34:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Canada's pitcher Lauren Bay Regula walks past Australia's Kelly Hardie and Natalie Ward, right, following their 5-3 loss to Australia in the women's softball semi-final at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Wednesday, August 20, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Jamaica's Usain Bolt reacts to his winning time in the men's ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:32:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Jamaica's Usain Bolt reacts to his winning time in the men's 200 meter semi-final at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Tuesday, August 19, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Deputy head of the International Olympic Committee-accredited ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:26:00 GMT

(AFP) - Deputy head of the International Olympic Committee-accredited Beijing Olympic anti-doping centre, Zhao Jian, shows a drug testing kit in the lead up to the Beijing Olympics in the capital city in early June. The IOC has insisted that the low number of positive doping cases is proof that they were winning their battle against drug cheats Photo:Mark Ralston/AFP

Britain's Chris Hoy, right, shows the gold medal of the Track ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:58:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Britain's Chris Hoy, right, shows the gold medal of the Track Cycling Men's Sprint race, flanked by fellow countryman and silver medallist Jason Kenny, at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing,Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Christophe Ena

Italy's goalkeeper Stefano Tempesti, in red cap, gets set for ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:54:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Italy's goalkeeper Stefano Tempesti, in red cap, gets set for a shot in the quarter-final match against Canada in the men's water polo at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Italy won 13-11. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Mark Humphrey)

Canada's Simon Whitfield looks at his silver medal he won in ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:44:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Canada's Simon Whitfield looks at his silver medal he won in the men's triathlon at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/David Guttenfelder

Canada's Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, right, from Whitby, Ont., ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:05:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Canada's Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, right, from Whitby, Ont., takes a victory lap after winning the bronze medal women's 100 meter hurdle final at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Tuesday, August 19, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Canada's Priscilla Lopes-Schliep celebrates winning the bronze ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:02:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Canada's Priscilla Lopes-Schliep celebrates winning the bronze medal in the women's 100-meter hurdles during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Mark J. Terrill

Canada's Simon Whitfield, from Kingston, Ont., celebrates after ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:28:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Canada's Simon Whitfield, from Kingston, Ont., celebrates after wininng the silver medal in the mens triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Tuesday, August 19, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Canada's Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, right, from Whitby, Ont., ...

(CP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:22:47 GMT

(CP) - Canada's Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, right, from Whitby, Ont., celebrates on the podium after winning the bronze medal women's 100 meter hurdle final at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Tuesday, August 19, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Canada's Alexandre Despatie of Laval, Que. celebrates his silver ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:11:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Canada's Alexandre Despatie of Laval, Que. celebrates his silver medal win following the 3 meter diving final. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Canada's Jason Burnett, from Etobicoke, Ont. holds up his silver ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:09:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Canada's Jason Burnett, from Etobicoke, Ont. holds up his silver medal following competition in the mens trampoline final at the the Beijing Olympics in Beijing, China Tuesday, Aug.19, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Britain's track cyclist Chris Hoy celebrates ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:02:00 GMT

(AFP) - Britain's track cyclist Chris Hoy celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's sprint final at the Laoshan Velodrome during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Flying Scotsman Hoy equalled a 100-year-old British Olympic record on his way to winning his third gold medal of the Games. Photo:Daniel Garcia/AFP

Canada's Alexandre Despatie of Laval, Que. holds up his silver ...

(CP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:22:08 GMT

(CP) - Canada's Alexandre Despatie of Laval, Que. holds up his silver medal following the 3 meter diving final at the Beijing Olympics in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Canada's Alexandre Despatie of Laval, Que. celebrates his ...

(CP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:12:19 GMT

(CP) - Canada's Alexandre Despatie of Laval, Que. celebrates his silver medal win following the 3 meter diving final at the Beijing Olympics in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Canada's Jason Burnett, from Etobicoke, Ont. waves after winning ...

(CP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:27:02 GMT

(CP) - Canada's Jason Burnett, from Etobicoke, Ont. waves after winning silver medal in the men's trampoline final at the the Beijing Olympics in Beijing, China Tuesday, Aug.19, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Canada's Jason Burnett, from Etobicoke, Ont. holds up his ...

(CP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:24:28 GMT

(CP) - Canada's Jason Burnett, from Etobicoke, Ont. holds up his silver medal following competition in the mens trampoline final at the the Beijing Olympics in Beijing, China Tuesday, Aug.19, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Track cyclist Chris Hoy of Britain celebrates ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:02:00 GMT

(AFP) - Track cyclist Chris Hoy of Britain celebrates after winning the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games men's sprint final at the Laoshan Velodrome in Beijing. Photo:Carl de Souza/AFP

Canadian Isabelle Rampling (left) and Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:47:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Canadian Isabelle Rampling (left) and Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon perform during the free routine preliminary in synchronized swimming. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-COC-Andre Forget

Canada's Simon Whitfield shows off his silver medal he won ...

(CP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:12:26 GMT

(CP) - Canada's Simon Whitfield shows off his silver medal he won in the men's triathlon at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)

Canada's Simon Whitfield, from Kingston, Ont., holds up his ...

(CP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:39:42 GMT

(CP) - Canada's Simon Whitfield, from Kingston, Ont., holds up his silver medal after the mens triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Tuesday, August 19, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Canada's Simon Whitfield celebrates winning of his silver ...

(CP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:33:13 GMT

(CP) - Canada's Simon Whitfield celebrates winning of his silver medal in the men's triathlon at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)

Canada's Adrienne Power, from Halifax, watches the scoreboard ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:50:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Canada's Adrienne Power, from Halifax, watches the scoreboard after competing in the women's 200 meter heats during athletics competition at the Beijing Olympics in Beijing, China Tuesday Aug. 19, 2008. Power placed fifth in her heat with a time of 23.40seconds. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Canada's Simon Whitfield, right, races Igor Sysoev of Russia ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:59:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Canada's Simon Whitfield, right, races Igor Sysoev of Russia to the finish line during the Elite Men's World Triathlon in Vancouver, Sunday, June 8, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Brazil's Ronaldinho (centre) shares a laugh with ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:45:00 GMT

(AFP) - Brazil's Ronaldinho (centre) shares a laugh with teammates on August 18 ahead of the Olympic football semi-finals in Beijing. US athlete Lolo Jones is leading her country's charge to build Olympic momentum as China maintain their stranglehold on the medals table and are poised to replace the US as the global sports power Photo:Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP

Cheerleaders and Beijing Olympics Fuwa mascot ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:06:00 GMT

(AFP) - Cheerleaders and Beijing Olympics Fuwa mascot dance around the stadium during a football match between Sweden and Canada in Beijing Photo:Frederic J. Brown/AFP

Virgil Hodge of Saint Kitts and Nevis (L), Susanthika Jayasinghe ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:15:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Virgil Hodge of Saint Kitts and Nevis (L), Susanthika Jayasinghe of Sri Lanka (C) and Allyson Felix of the U.S. compete in their women's 200m heat of the athletics competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Stadium August 19, 2008. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn

Kerri Walsh of the U.S. sets the ball during their women's beach ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Kerri Walsh of the U.S. sets the ball during their women's beach volleyball semifinal match against Brazil at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 19, 2008. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Susanthika Jayasinghe of Sri Lanka (L) and Allyson Felix of ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Susanthika Jayasinghe of Sri Lanka (L) and Allyson Felix of the U.S. compete in their women's 200m heat of the athletics competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Stadium August 19, 2008. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn (CHINA)

Basketball player Kobe Bryant of the U.S. watches the women's ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:07:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Basketball player Kobe Bryant of the U.S. watches the women's beach volleyball semifinal match between Brazil and the U.S. at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 19, 2008. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (CHINA)

Allyson Felix of the U.S. competes in her women's 200m heat ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:07:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Allyson Felix of the U.S. competes in her women's 200m heat of the athletics competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Stadium August 19, 2008. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn (CHINA)

Martinka Ratej of Slovenia competes in the women's javelin throw ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:03:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Martinka Ratej of Slovenia competes in the women's javelin throw qualifying round at the National Stadium during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 19, 2008. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (CHINA)

Steffi Nerius of Germany competes in the women's javelin throw ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:02:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Steffi Nerius of Germany competes in the women's javelin throw qualifying round at the National Stadium during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 19, 2008. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (CHINA)

Zahra Bani of Italy competes in the women's javelin throw qualifying ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:01:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zahra Bani of Italy competes in the women's javelin throw qualifying round at the National Stadium during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 19, 2008. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (CHINA)

Talita Rocha (R) and Renata Ribeiro of Brazil celebrate winning ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:01:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Talita Rocha (R) and Renata Ribeiro of Brazil celebrate winning a point during their women's beach volleyball semifinal match against the U.S. at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 19, 2008. REUTERS/Carlos Barria(CHINA)

Silvia Cruz of Portugal competes in the women's javelin throw ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:59:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Silvia Cruz of Portugal competes in the women's javelin throw qualifying round at the National Stadium during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 19, 2008. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (CHINA)

Maria Abakumova of Russia competes in the women's javelin throw ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:58:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Maria Abakumova of Russia competes in the women's javelin throw qualifying round at the National Stadium during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 19, 2008. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (CHINA)

Kerri Walsh of the U.S. celebrates winning their women's beach ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:58:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Kerri Walsh of the U.S. celebrates winning their women's beach volleyball semifinal match against Brazil at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 19, 2008. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (CHINA)

Mercedes Chilla of Spain competes in the women's javelin throw ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:57:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Mercedes Chilla of Spain competes in the women's javelin throw qualifying round at the National Stadium during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 19, 2008. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (CHINA)