Swimmers train at the National Aquatics Center in preparation for the upcoming 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
FOR THE RECORD: A previous version of this caption said the National Aquatics Center was also known as the Bird’s Nest. In fact, that is the nickname of the National Stadium, the main venue for the Beijing Olympics. (Francois-Xavier Marit AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. gymnast Morgan Hamm practices on the pommel horse in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
A gymnast from Colombia practices on the pommel horse in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
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Gold painted men watch from backstage at a Tiananmen Square reception for the Olympic torch relay. The men posed as statues representing various Olympic sports. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
A boy floats paper lanterns on the Motoyasu River at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, on the 63rd anniversary of the atomic bombing by the United States in 1945. In Japan, people float lanterns on the waters to send off spirits of the dead. (Kimimasa Mayama / EPA)
A student participates in a peace march to commemorate Hiroshima Day in Mumbai, India. (Rajanish Kakade / Associated Press)
U.S. President George W. Bush makes his way to the podium to address troops at the U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan in Seoul. (Mandel Ngan / AFP/Getty Images)
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A Kashmiri protester throws back the bamboo shield of a policeman after setting it on fire in Srinagar, India. Hundreds of Kashmiris clashed with police in a protest against the alleged assault on Muslims in the Himalayan state’s Jammu region. (Mukhtar Khan / Associated Press)
Lebanese people walk before sunrise in the Mount Hermon area, which Israel captured from Syria in the 1973 Mideast war. Lebanese civilians are allowed into the U.N.-controlled area on Aug. 5 and 6 every year for a Christian commemoration. (Mohammed Zaatari / Associated Press)
Hot-air balloons lift off from the Indiana State Fairgrounds at dawn in Indianapolis during the Giant Hot Air Balloon Race, the opening kickoff of the 152nd Indiana State Fair. (Charlie Nye / The Indianapolis Star)
Jugglers use lighted sticks at Guenther-Klotz-Anlage in Karlsruhe, Germany, at the European Juggling Convention. (Uli Deck / EPA)
