WORLD GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Slovenian gymnast Mitja Petkovsek performs his parallel bars routine in the apparatus finals at the Rod Laver Arena for the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Melbourne, Australia on November 27, 2005. Petkovsek, 28, scored 9.700 points to win the gold medal. (UPI Photo / Grace Chiu)
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