SPEED SKATING GOLD MEDALIST BANNED FROM CHINA: ‘Joey Cheek won the gold medal in the 500-meter speed skating event at the 2006 Winter Olympics, and he had hoped to join tens of thousands of visitors from around the world in attending the Summer Olympics. But he won’t be permitted on Chinese soil. Cheek co-founded Team Darfur, which raises awareness about human rights violations in the Sudan.’

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