U.S. women's gymnasts set

Now it’s official: Chellsie Memmel, Alicia Sacramone and Samantha Peszek are going to the Beijing Olympics. And they’re bringing Bridget Sloan with them.

Considered all but locks after strong showings at last month’s nationals and Olympic trials, Memmel, Peszek and Sacramone looked even better Saturday night in New Waverly, Texas, to earn spots on the U.S. women’s gymnastics team. Sloan, the alternate on last year’s world championship team, upgraded herself with an impressive performance at the two-day selection camp.

The four join Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin, who secured spots with their 1-2 finish at trials, on the last U.S. team to be finalized.

In Beijing, the Americans will be favorites to add Olympic gold to the one they won at last year’s world championships.

Their biggest competition likely will come from the home team, China.

Shayla Worley watched Saturday from the bleachers, crutches at her side and a big black boot on her right leg.

“It hurts. My heart hurts worse,” said Worley, who had a strong shot to make the team until she broke her right fibula during warm-ups Friday.

About two months after breaking a bone in his right hand, Paul Hamm proved to USA Gymnastics officials Saturday that his injury — and the pain that comes with it — would not keep him from trying to defend his Olympic all-around title in Beijing.

The officials decided to allow Hamm to retain his spot on the team after watching him during an intrasquad competition in Colorado Springs. He performed in all six events, slightly watering down his performance in each to keep from aggravating his injury.

Sprinters Craig Pickering and Tyrone Edgar were selected Saturday for Britain’s Olympic 100-meter squad a day after a London judge refused to overturn Dwain Chambers’ lifetime doping Olympic ban.

Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius was left off South Africa’s 1,600-meter relay team Saturday. He couldn’t hit the 400-meter qualifying time of 45.55 seconds, despite running a personal best 46.25 Wednesday on his prosthetic blades in Lucerne, Switzerland.