Spain's depth of talent and growing appetite for Davis Cup success mean the only team that could have given them a real run for their money in this year's final would have been "Spain B".
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown launched a 3.6m pound initiative to develop Indian athletes for the Olympics.
Thorpe scooped his third gold medal in four days to stretch his record number of world titles to 11.
The Aussie ace is chasing a third successive world title in the 400 metres freestyle at the World swimming championships.
Australians Matt Welsh and Leisel Jones claimed the first two and Japan's Kosuke Kitajima concluded the hectic spree with the third.
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