BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9: Mickens Donte of the United States competes in the Men's Group A Preliminaries Goalball event between the United States and Brazil at the Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium during day three of the 2008 Paralympic Games on September 9, 2008 in Beijing, China. Getty Images logo Getty Images 45 months ago

BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 9: Mickens Donte of the United States competes in the Men's Group A Preliminaries Goalball event between the United States and Brazil at the Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium during day three of the 2008 Paralympic Games on September 9, 2008 in Beijing, China.

More Photos of

Explore Photos of Related Topics

Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine performs at the Sydney Entertainment Center in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, May 24, 2012.
  2. Kenya's Pamela Jelimo attends a news conference in Ostrava May 24, 2012. Jelimo will compete in the 800 metres event at the IAAF World Challenge Ostrava Golden Spike meet on Friday.
  3. A surfer rides a wave off the southern California coast at Seal Beach, south of Los Angeles on May 23, 2012 in California. Surfing was introduced to California in 1907 when George Freeth was brought over from Hawaii to demonstrate surfboard riding as part of a publicity stunt promoting the opening of the Los Angeles-Redondo-Huntington railroad, and the sports development and culture since then has centered primarily in California, Hawaii, Australia.
  4. Musicians play their instruments during a protest by Association of Music Education and Culture (AMEC) against the procedure for collective redundancies that started in the last days, in Lisbon May 24, 2012.
  5. Russia's former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin speaks during a news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 24, 2012. Kudrin, Russia's former long-serving finance minister, has warned that Russia could face a dramatic drop in its GDP in case of a Greek default and a broader European debt crisis.
  6. Norway's Andreas Thorkildsen reacts during a news conference in Ostrava May 24, 2012. Thorkildsen will compete in the javelin event at the IAAF World Challenge Ostrava Golden Spike meet on Friday.
  7. An effigy representing a musician with a noose on its neck is displayed during a protest by Association of Music Education and Culture (AMEC) against the procedure for collective redundancies that started in the last days, in Lisbon May 24, 2012.
  8. MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 24: Andy Carroll during an England training session at Etihad Stadium on May 24, 2012 in Manchester, England.
  9. Tunisian Prime minister Hamadi Jebali (R) listens on May 24, 2012 to his Moroccan counterpart Abdelilah Benkirane after the latter's arrival in Tunis. Benkirane is on two-day official visit to Tunisia.
  10. Muslim women hold posters during a protest against Lady Gaga's concert that is scheduled for June 3, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, May 24, 2012. Lady Gaga might have to cancel her sold-out show in Indonesia because police worry her sexy clothes and dance moves undermine Islamic values and will corrupt the country's youth. The writings on the posters read "Reject cultural invasion" and "Infidel."
  11. Activists and supporters of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party burn an effigy of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to protest a steep hike in petrol price in Kolkata, India, Thursday, May 24, 2012.
  12. England's mid-fielder James Milner speaks during a press conference at the Lowry hotel in Manchester, north-west England on May 24, 2012 ahead of England's international friendly football match against Norway in Oslo on May 26, 2012.
  13. EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS - MAY 24: Kyra Feissner of Germany competes in the Solo Free routine preliminaries during the 2012 European Synchronised Swimming Championships at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swim Stadium on May 24, 2012 in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
  14. An Israeli army Apache helicopter hovers as it demonstrates live-fire during a military exercise in the Shivta Field Artillery School, south of Beer Sheva, on May 24, 2012.
  15. An Israeli solider rides on top a military vehicle through sand and dust during a joint air and land military exercise at Shivta Artillery Training School, southern Israel Negev desert ,Thursday, May 24, 2012.
  16. England's Joleon Lescott answers questions at a post training session press conference, Manchester, England, Thursday May 24, 2012. England play an international friendly soccer match against Norway on Saturday.