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Posted: 12/24/2012 12:23:29 PM EST
FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2012 file photo, Usain Bolt, right, of Jamaica, crosses the finish line ahead of Ryan Bailey, of the United States, to win the men's 4x100-meter relay final and set a new world record with a time of 36.84 seconds during the athletics in the Olympic Park at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Bolt's performance in the 4x100-meter relay final capped a dominant showing in which he easily won the 100-meter dash in an Olympic-record time, then captured the 200-meter dash four days later. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
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Posted: 12/24/2012 12:23:28 PM EST
FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2012 file photo, Michael Phelps, of the United States, hoists a trophy after being honored as the most decorated Olympian, at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. In all, 22 medals, 18 of them gold, the last four golds coming at the London Olympics. And in his final race, the third leg of the 400-meter medley relay, Phelps got to hear "The Star-Spangled Banner" play in his honor one last time. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
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Posted: 12/24/2012 12:23:28 PM EST
FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2012 file photo, silver medallist McKayla Maroney, of the United States, stands during the podium ceremony for the artistic gymnastics women's vault finals at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Maroney's unimpressed reaction following her performance let the world know, in a moment that became one of the sports photos of the year and the sports-meme-generator of the year, that she wasn't exactly thrilled over not doing enough to take the gold. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)
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Posted: 12/21/2012 11:33:45 AM EST
FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2012, file photo, Gabrielle Douglas, of the United States, embraces coach Liang Chow after her final and deciding performance on the floor during the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Douglas, who became the first African-American gymnast to claim the prize all-around Olympic title, is The Associated Press’ 2012 female athlete of the year. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)
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Posted: 12/21/2012 11:33:42 AM EST
FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2012, file photo, Gabrielle Douglas of the United States displays her gold medal in the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Douglas, who became the first African-American gymnast to win the all-around Olympic title, is The Associated Press’ 2012 female athlete of the year. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)
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Posted: 12/21/2012 11:03:37 AM EST
FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2012, file photo, Gabrielle Douglas, of the United States, acknowledges the crowd after receiving her gold medal in the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Douglas, who became the first African-American gymnast to claim gymnastics’ biggest prize _ the all-around Olympic title _ is The Associated Press’ 2012 female athlete of the year. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
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Posted: 12/21/2012 11:03:37 AM EST
FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2012, file photo, Gabrielle Douglas, of the United States, performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Douglas, who became the first African-American gymnast to claim gymnastics’ biggest prize _ the all-around Olympic title _ is The Associated Press’ 2012 female athlete of the year. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
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Posted: 12/20/2012 11:38:38 AM EST
FILE - In this July 31, 2012, file photo, from left, Conor Dwyer, Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte and Ricky Berens, all of the United States, pose with their gold medals after their win in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle swimming relay at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Phelps has added another triumph to his list of accomplishments: The Associated Press male athlete of the year, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa De Olza, File)
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Posted: 12/20/2012 11:38:38 AM EST
FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2012, file photo, Michael Phelps, of the United States, poses with his gold medal in the men's 4x100-meter medley swimming relay at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Phelps has added another triumph to his list of accomplishments: The Associated Press male athlete of the year, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
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Posted: 12/20/2012 11:38:38 AM EST
FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2012, file photo, Michael Phelps, of the United States, throws flowers to his mother Debbie after winning gold in the men's 4x100-meter medley swimming relay at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Phelps has added another triumph to his list of accomplishments: The Associated Press male athlete of the year, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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Posted: 12/20/2012 11:38:38 AM EST
FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2012, file photo, Michael Phelps, of the United States, touches the wall ahead of Chad le Clos, of South Africa, for the win in the men's 100-meter butterfly final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Phelps has added another triumph to his list of accomplishments: The Associated Press male athlete of the year, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
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Posted: 12/17/2012 4:13:36 PM EST
FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 file photo, Samantha Arevalo Salinas of Ecuador starts in a women's 800-meter freestyle swimming heat at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Posted: 12/12/2012 1:23:25 PM EST
FILE - This Sunday Aug. 12, 2012 file photo shows models, from left, Lily Cole, Karen Elson, Stella Tennant, Kate Moss, Lily Donaldson, Naomi Campbell, Jourdan Dunn and Georgia May Jagger walking with a male model during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Gold was the new black at the closing ceremony with a parade of supermodels wearing gilded gowns in a tribute to British fashion. Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell both had on Alexander McQueen, Georgia May Jagger's was by Victoria Beckham, Karen Elson was in Burberry, and Stella Tennant donned a Christopher Kane Swarovski-crystal catsuit. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, file)
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Posted: 12/8/2012 5:53:22 AM EST
FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2012 file photo Italy's Irene Vecchi, left, competes with Britain's Sophie Williams during women's individual sabre fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The inaugural European Games in Baku in 2015 have been approved. The European Olympic Committees voted Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012 to create the multi-sport event in June 2015. The capital of Azerbaijan was the sole candidate. The secret ballot passed with 38 in favor, eight against and three abstaining. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
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Posted: 11/30/2012 12:33:25 PM EST
FILE - This Sept. 30, 2000, file photo shows U.S. cyclist Lance Armstrong waving after receiving the bronze medal in the men's individual time trials at the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. His seven Tour de France titles erased from cycling's record books, Armstrong still holds claim to one piece of sports silverware: an Olympic medal. The fate of Armstrong's medal will be addressed when the International Olympic Committee executive board meets next week in Lausanne, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan, File)
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Posted: 11/9/2012 1:18:24 PM EST
FILE - This Aug. 1, 2012 file photo shows Missy Franklin, of the United States, reacting after a women's 100-meter freestyle swimming semifinal at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Franklin already has five Olympic medals, and she hasn't finished her senior year in high school yet. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
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Posted: 11/7/2012 2:01:17 PM EST
Sebastian Coe, chairman of the organising committee for the London Olympics speaks at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, central England October 10, 2012. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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Posted: 11/6/2012 2:48:20 PM EST
FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2012, file phto, bonze medalist Soslan Tigiev, of Uzbekistan, participates in the medals ceremony for men's 74-kg freestyle wrestling competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Two officials with knowledge of the decision said on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, that the International Olympic Committee has disqualified Tigiev. Tigiev tested positive for the banned stimulant methylhexaneamine, and the result wasn't confirmed until after the games finished Aug. 12, the officials said. The officials spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the ruling hasn't been announced yet. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
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Posted: 11/6/2012 2:48:20 PM EST
FILE - An Aug. 10, 2012 photo from files showing Uzbekistan's Soslan Tigiev, in red, competing against Hungary's Gabor Hatos for the bronze medal during a 74-kg men's freestyle wrestling competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The Olympic wrestler from Uzbekistan has been stripped of his bronze medal from the London Games because of a positive doping test, officials familiar with the case told The Associated Press on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. Two officials with knowledge of the decision said the International Olympic Committee disqualified Soslan Tigiev, a freestyle wrestler who won bronze in the 74-kilogram class. The officials spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the ruling hasn't been announced yet. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
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Posted: 11/6/2012 6:10:02 AM EST
London 2012 Olympics gold medallist runner Allyson Felix arrives at the 2012 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 15, 2012. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok
