Gymnast Paul Hamm Replaced in Beijing Olympics
Posted on July 29, 2008
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Paul Hamm‘s dreams of back-to-back Olympic golds have been dashed. The reigning Olympic champion announced that he will not make the trip to Beijing because his hand, which he broke on May 22 at the National Championships, has not properly healed. Adding insult to injury or just injury to injury Hamm tore his rotator cuff when compensating in training for his hand injury.
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