Sports / Michael Phelps 10 Buzz-Worthy Olympians Phelps, Bolt, Xiang take sport's center stage By Paul Stinson, Newser User Posted Aug 7, 2008 11:49 AM CDT Copied Usain Bolt competes in the men's 200m during the Aviva London Athletics Grand Prix at Crystal Palace, London. Bolt will do battle against world record-holder and fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell. (AP Photo/Sang Tan) Competing in 20 Olympic events and going for a record eight gold medals, American swimming phenom Michael Phelps is first off the block in the BBC's list of 10 to watch in Beijing. Here are some of the others: Natalie du Toit: This South African swimmer and Paralympic gold-medalist will make a splash as the first female amputee to compete at the Summer Games. Kenenisa Bekele: Can the Ethiopian runner win the both the 5,000- and the 10,000-meter races? Usain Bolt: The Jamaican 100 meter world record-holder could dominate Beijing if he achieves a sprint double: wins in both the 100- and 200-meter races. Liu Xiang: The hopes of 1.3 billion rest on the legs of China's famed hurdler. Yelena Isinbayeva: Will the world record-holder pole vault her way to another gold? For the rest, click the link below. (More Michael Phelps stories.) Report an error