Yamaguchi Runa performs with the rope

Yamaguchi Runa, of Japan, performs with the rope during the Individual All-Around at the 30th Rhythmic Gymnastics world championships in Moscow

A boy practices Mallakhamb, a combination of traditional Indian gymnastics and martial arts

A boy practices Mallakhamb, a combination of traditional Indian gymnastics and martial arts

A chinese boy hangs from gymnastic rings while attending a gymnastics class

A chinese boy hangs from gymnastic rings while attending a gymnastics class for children aged between seven and ten at the Shichahai Sports School

Young gymnasts take part in a training session for four to seven-year-olds

Young gymnasts take part in a training session for four to seven-year-olds at the gymnastics hall of a sports school in Jiaxing

Honorable mention, UNICEF Photo of the Year Boys hang on a bar for five minutes

Honorable mention, UNICEF Photo of the Year Boys hang on a bar for five minutes as part of a training session at the Gymnastics Hall of the Shanghai University of Sports August 7, 2007. 
Credit: REUTERS/Nir Elias

The Week in Sports Pictures

President Barack Obama escorts Hall of Fame baseball player Willie Mays on his arrival at Lambert St. Louis International airport Tuesday for the All-Star game.

Brazil's Ricardo Campello falls after going airborne during the wave sailing competition at the Gran Canaria PWA Grand Slam in the Canary Islands on Friday.

Argentina's Daniela Sruoga falls as she blocks a shot during a field hockey match against the Netherlands in Sydney on Thursday.

Australia's Lauren Mitchell competes in the uneven bars event at the Japan Cup gymnastics competition in Chiba, Japan on Saturday.


Jovon Johnson of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers is taken down by a string of Hamilton Tiger-Cats during a CFL game in Hamilton on Saturday.

Yekaterina Toloknova performs during freestyle competition at the Russian Aquabike Championship in Moscow on Sunday.



Horses run around a marker during their race in Duhnen, Germany on Sunday, July 19, 2009. About 150 horses are taking part in the various races across a coastal tidal area.


Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners waves to spectators as he arrives at Busch Stadium before the MLB All-Star baseball game in St. Louis on Tuesday.

Players compete in mud at the Swamp Soccer World Championships in Hyrynsalmi, Finland on Friday.

Qin Kai of China competes in the men's 1m springboard diving final at the World Championships in Rome on Friday.
Tour de France riders make their way past fields of sunflowers during stage 11 of the 2009 Tour de France in Vatan to Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry on Wednesday.

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