In chess, as in heavyweight boxing, the people's champion is the contender who beat the previous champion.
Also riding will be Scotland's David Millar along with Australian Mathew Hayman, who is the defending champion.
Dave Berri, a sports economist at the University of Southern Utah, said that on the first day of class every semester, he asks his students: Who is the national champion in football?
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The fight between Klitschko and 27-year-old Chisora could now open up the possibility of fellow Londoner Haye taking on the Ukrainian's brother Vitali Klitschko, who is the WBC champion, in April or May.
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Among the entries for the Cheltenham race was Binocular, trained by Nicky Henderson, who is the current favourite for the Champion Hurdle and this year's winner Katchit, from the Alan King yard.
The first is a CEO who is a champion for the customer, who appreciates the connection between high net promoter score and superior profitability and who insists that all departments are committed to delivering great customer experiences.
And it is Yair, the champion of the possible, who is imprisoned by the actual.
"It's pretty impossible to put into words, " said the 23-year-old, who is now the youngest ever F1 champion.
The defending champion, who is president of the ATP Player Council, said a strike makes no sense.
Briton Haye, 29, says he now wants to fight either WBC champion Vitali Klitschko or his brother Wladimir, who is the WBO, IBF and IBO champion.
Another veteran on the grid next year will be Finland's Kimi Raikkonen , the 2007 world champion, who is returning to the sport after a two-season absence.
He is a third-term senator from a swing state who is positioning himself to be the liberal champion in 2008 (and is certainly a more appealing figure than Howard Dean).
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"Guys don't seem to care about striking out anymore, but when you strike out, you're not putting the ball in play, and when you don't do that, nothing can happen, " said Keith Hernandez, the former batting champion who is now a television analyst for the Mets.
According to the mythology, Chewie is a champion Dejarik player who put the Holochess table into the Millennium Falcon in order to keep his game up during the years of space piracy.
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The 24-year-old German, who is the son of former F1 world champion Keke Rosberg, switches from Williams where he has spent the last four seasons.
Today, though, the Chinese government seems to lack anyone who is willing to take leadership and champion the Internet in quite the same way.
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And he will be up against Australian Mitcham, the Olympic champion, who is an amazing diver: fit, on form and at the top of his game.
Deputy Gollop, who is also the States' disability champion, said double-decker buses would make it easier for some disabled passengers to travel because they offered more room on the lower deck for wheelchairs.
The crowd were behind the wild card, who is a three-time champion in Paris, throughout the match and, after a hug from Del Potro across the net, a host of Safin's current and former rivals came out on court to pay tribute to the Muscovite.
The team is without Paralympic champion Heather Frederiksen, who misses the event with a shoulder injury.
The 11-time grand slam champion, who is now ranked fifth in the world as he continues his recovery from knee surgery, will play 128th-ranked Federico Del Bonis.
But he is stepping down, and it is not clear who might champion the cause in the new leadership that takes office in November.
"It becomes easier to reach a higher level when you already have a road map to get there, " said Ligety, who is the defending World Cup giant slalom champion.
Vice-President Al Gore is keen to strengthen his ties with Richard Gephardt, the House minority leader and a champion of the steel industry, who is backing his presidential bid next year.
The Commonwealth super featherweight champion is out to emulate Watt, who won the world and European titles.
In the women's singles Svetlana Kuznetsova is the defending champion but faces stiff competition in the face of the Williams sisters, as well as four-time French Open champion Justine Henin, who is competing for the first time since coming out of retirement.
The gallery is owned by the art collector Charles Saatchi, who has become a champion of modern art in Britain, and the photographs are part of Mr Saatchi's private collection.
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