US sweep gymnastics all-around finals

PAN AMERICAN GAMES The US increased their lead atop the medal count as Shawn Johnson led a podium sweep in the women's gymnastics individual all-round finals

AP , RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

"I'm particularly sad because I went there prepared for a party," Silva said in his Coffee with the President radio show. "It's like I was invited for a friend's birthday and a group of people at the party didn't want me there."

Silva was jeered every time his name was mentioned, and did not give the scheduled speech to officially open the games. He was hastily replaced by Brazilian Olympic Committee president Carlos Arthur Nuzman.

"There were some operational problems," Sports Minister Orlando Silva said.