Paul Hamm comeback attempt comes through Colorado Springs
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Source: AP
Paul Hamm is ready to put his broken hand to the test. The Olympic gymnastics champion will take part in an intrasquad meet Saturday to show he's physically able to compete at the Beijing Games.
Hamm broke the fourth metacarpal in his right hand on May 22 in the closing seconds of his parallel bars routine. The men's selection committee put him on the Olympic team, with the condition he show readiness at this week's training camp in Colorado Springs.
Hamm still isn't 100 percent, but coach Miles Avery says the selection committee will like what it sees. The only event Hamm won't do a full routine on is the parallel bars, where flipping and swinging below the bars still presents a problem because of the twisting and force it puts on the hand.
The meet Saturday is not open to the public.
