Paul Hamm, the reigning Olympic champion in the all-around, had not healed in time from broken bone in his right hand.

蝉联奥林匹克冠军宝座的全能人才，右臂骨折未能及时愈合。

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Gymnast Paul Hamm won't be going to Beijing after all. The reigning Olympic gold medalist announced he's withdrawing from the US team.

体操运动员保罗。汉姆将不会去到北京，这位上届奥运金牌得住宣称他将会退出美国队。

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Starring (voices): Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews, Justin Timberlake, Jon Hamm, Paul McCartney, Amy Sedaris and Maya Rudolph

配音：麦克·梅尔斯，艾迪·墨菲，卡梅隆·迪亚茨，安东尼奥·班德拉斯，朱丽·安德鲁斯，贾斯汀·汀布莱克，乔·汉姆，保罗·麦卡特尼，艾米·塞达里斯，玛雅·鲁道夫

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Missing Athens individual champion Paul Hamm and his brother Morgan, the American exceeded expectations to lead China by 0.825 points at the halfway mark.

CNN: China secure men's gymnastics victory

The system was introduced after last year's Olympics when America's Paul Hamm was awarded the all-round title after South Korea's Yang Tae-young was incorrectly docked a 10th of a point from his parallel bars routine.

BBC: World Gymnastics highlights

Still, being able to capitalize on a gold-medal win is most appealing, which is why global brands try to hedge against the potential of injuries (U.S. gymnast Paul Hamm) and falters (U.S. gymnast Alicia Sacramone) by enlisting a slew of athletes rather than relying on just one.

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