Date:10/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/10/stories/2008081060971700.htm

Sport

A sad end to Russell Jr.’s campaign

BEIJING: Gary Russell Jr., 20, one of USA’s best hopes for a boxing medal, will not compete in the Olympics after collapsing early on Friday in a final effort to make weight. He was trying to shave a few extra pounds to get down to the required weight for a bantamweight, 119 pounds, when he fainted at the Olympic Village. — AP