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Chinese gymnast Yang Wei waits to perform

Chinese gymnast Yang Wei waits to perform on the pommel horse in the Men's Individual All-Around Final, at the National Indoor Stadium, August 14, 2008, at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Yang won the gold medal over Japan's Kohei Uchimura, who won the silver and France's Benoit Caranobe won the bronze. (UPI Photo/Mike Theiler)

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