1.   Popov has been recovering from stab wounds suffered in an attack by a Moscow watermelon vendor during a visit to his homeland after the Olympics.

2.   Popov, whose life was threatened when he was stabbed a year ago in a skirmish in Moscow with a watermelon vendor, has swum little since then.

3.   But Fadi, a Palestinian agent who tracks down informers and recently unmasked the watermelon vendor in Nablus, said he believes more people will face the firing squad.

4.   He was stabbed in the stomach by a watermelon vendor in a fight on a Moscow street.

5.   Less than a month after the Atlanta Games, Popov was stabbed in Moscow after an argument with watermelon vendors.

6.   Shortly after his triumphs in Atlanta Popov was stabbed in the stomach by a Moscow watermelon vendor.

7.   This is his first major meet since winning two golds in Atlanta and then being stabbed a few weeks after in a skirmish with a watermelon vendor in Moscow.

8.   Watermelon vendor stabs swimming champion.

9.   Police investigators told ITAR-TASS news agency that Popov was stabbed during a street fight with watermelon vendors in southwestern Moscow.