Romain Mesnil, French Pole Vaulter, Runs Naked Through Paris (VIDEO)

Romain Mesnil, who won a silver medal at the 2007 Athletics World Championships in Osaka, used to be sponsored by U.S. sports brand Nike (NKE.N) but says his contract expired last year and was not renewed.
"It was probably for budgetary and strategic reasons. It's the crisis," he wrote on his website.