BEIJING - AUGUST 18: Angelo Taylor of the United States competes in the Men's 400m Hurdles Final at the National Stadium on Day 10 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 18, 2008 in Beijing, China. Angelo Taylor of the United States finished the event in first to win the gold medal.
BEIJING - AUGUST 18: Angelo Taylor of the United States competes in the Men's 400m Hurdles Final and wins the gold medal at the National Stadium on Day 10 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 18, 2008 in Beijing, China.
BEIJING - AUGUST 15: (L-R) Dai Tamesue of Japan and Kerron Clement of the United States compete in the Men's 400m Hurdles Heats at the National Stadium on Day 7 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 15, 2008 in Beijing, China.
BEIJING - AUGUST 15: (L-R) Aleksey Pogorelov of Kyrgyzstan, Markino Buckley of Jamaica and Marek Plawgo of Poland compete in the Men's 400m Hurdles Heats at the National Stadium on Day 7 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 15, 2008 in Beijing, China.
BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Felix Sanchez of the Dominican Republic carries his country's flag during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.