Still in shock after this twelfth hour withdrawal of Paul Hamm, the defending Olympic Champion — my next question is “Why Raj?”
I love the guy, as most fans do. He’s got the passion. Crowd appeal. And by almost any standards of “justice”, this proven veteran has “earned” the right to compete in the Olympics.
But who’s going to do Pommels for the USA in Beijing?
They could have one of the weaker teams on that apparatus of the 12 competing!
Andrew Thornton explains why in this post: Thoughts on Paul Hamm’s Replacement
Without Raj they will be even weaker on rings.
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