Six-time US Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps plays soccer games with the school children during the McDonald's 2008 Olympic Games sponsorship platform and its newest program, McDonald's Champion Kids, in Beijing, China, Thursday, August 9, 2007. The program, led by Phelps as Global Ambassador, will enable up to 300 kids from around the world to travel to the 2008 Olympic Games, meet Olympic athletes, visit cultural sights and interact with kids from across the globe.

US Olympic and World swimming champion Michael Phelps speaks during the McDonald's 2008 Olympic Games sponsorship platform and its newest program, McDonald's Champion Kids, in Beijing, China, Thursday, August 9, 2007.

China's Olympic diving champion Guo Jingjing speaks during the McDonald's 2008 Olympic Games sponsorship platform and its newest program, McDonald's Champion Kids, in Beijing, China, Thursday, August 9, 2007. The program, led by Phelps as Global Ambassador, will enable up to 300 kids from around the world to travel to the 2008 Olympic Games, meet Olympic athletes, visit cultural sights and interact with kids from across the globe.

US Olympic and World swimming champion Michael Phelps (second left) and China's synchronized swimming star Jiang Wenwen and Jiang Tingting pose with children during the McDonald's 2008 Olympic Games sponsorship platform and its newest program, McDonald's Champion Kids, in Beijing, China, Thursday, August 9, 2007. The program, led by Phelps as Global Ambassador, will enable up to 300 kids from around the world to travel to the 2008 Olympic Games, meet Olympic athletes, visit cultural sights and interact with kids from across the globe.

(Xinhua News Agency, AP August 9, 2007)