Competitors run in front of the Tiananmen Gate with the portrait of Chairman Mao after the start of the men's marathon at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 24, 2008. (L-R) Samuel Kamau Wanjiru from Kenya, Deriba Merga from Ethiopia, Martin Lel from Kenya, Yonas Kifle from Eritrea, Luke Kibet from Kenya, Jaouad Gharib from Morocco and Yared Asmerom from Eritrea. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause (CHINA)