DELETE? Michael Who? More Hot Olympians Worth Watching

August 10, 2008
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You may have heard that there's some kind of big international sporting event going on in China these days. You may have even heard that one of the athletes taking part in that competition is hot in a dorky kinda way and that he tends to wear skimpy, crotch-hugging swimsuits a lot. (Oh yeah, he's apparently very good at what he does too.)

But big-name swimmers aren't the only ones who will be keeping us glued to our screens this next couple of weeks--in fact, there are dozens of sexy sportsmen out there, and given their need for speed they often wear little more than two ankle braces and a gob of Silly Putty. After the jump, check out some of our favorite Olympic studs you might be missing.

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Guillaume and Bertrand Gille are French, they're brothers, and they play handball. (Not the gay kindeither: honest-to-goddess competitive handball! We've never heard of it either, but for them we'd be willing to watch.

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Thomas Bimis is a world-class Greek diver. He is also very, very lucky, having waltzed to a gold medal in 2004 after a freak incident during which the American, Russian, and Chinese teams all tanked. Surely that's at least worth a first date?

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We don't have much to say about Kevin Tan: he's young, he's ripped, he's hot. And on Tuesday, he helped score a bronze medal for the US team. Patriots and muscle fans, commence worshiping!

Orestes Kindelan...sigh. Is it just us, or do Cuban baseball players named Orestes--Orestes, y'all--push all the right buttons or what? We suppose those fuzzy forearms don't hurt...

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We've saved the best for last: Raj Bhavsar. A swarthy, muscle-bound gymnast with a great smile and possibly the Best Armpits on Planet Earth, Raj is also another friend of Fatima: a last-minute addition to the 2008 Olympic team, he was one of the key reasons that the US walked away with a totally unexpected bronze. He is also one of the key reasons that we're considering booking a flight to his hometown of Houston to welcome him back, all personally and stuff.