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The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday re-awarded Norway's team showjumping bronze at the 2008 Beijing Games to Switzerland after Norwegian rider Tony Andre Hansen's doping ban was confirmed.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Olympic leaders reallocated two individual medals stripped from Marion Jones because of doping on Wednesday, but withheld the 100-meter gold from Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou because of her "disgraceful" behavior in evading drug tests.
It's time to rewrite the Olympic record books: There was no gold medal winner in the women's 100 meters at the 2000 Sydney Games.
It's not that Usain Bolt breaks records. It's the records he breaks and the way he breaks them. In the short span of two years, Bolt has done a decade's worth of restructuring to track and field's record book. He has made himself a candidate for The Associated Press' Athlete of the Decade by making people rethink what's possible in one of the most basic measures of athleticism: how fast a human ...
COLORADO SPRINGS — In recognition of the USA’s outstanding gold medal performance at the inaugural FIBA Americas U16 Championship, as well as two USA Men’s Developmental National Team training camps in 2009, USA Basketball recently announced Mid-Prairie High School head coach Don Showalter as the 2009 USA Basketball Developmental Coach of the Year.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) have opted not to re-award the women's 100m gold medal at the Sydney Games in 2000, which was stripped from Marion Jones two years ago.
The machinery is fully cranked. Cameras are aimed, stories are in process (including one in Sports Illustrated), video packages have been assembled. In just over two months, the 2010 Winter Olympic Games will unfold in Vancouver and one U.S. skier will play the role of Michael Phelps, the athlete who can win multiple gold medals over the course of the Games, while delivering eyeballs to ...
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Olympic leaders reallocated two individual medals stripped from Marion Jones because of doping on Wednesday, but withheld the 100-meter gold from disgraced Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou.
The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday re-awarded Norway's team showjumping bronze at the 2008 Beijing Games to Switzerland after Norwegian rider Tony Andre Hansen's doping ban was confirmed.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The International Olympic Committee has reallocated medals from the 2000 Sydney Games events in which Marion Jones, who has since been disqualified, competed.
Jerusalem - Thousands of right-wing Israelis protested in Jerusalem Wednesday evening against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to partially suspend construction in West Bank settlements. Dozens of buses transported settlers from all over ...
American Marion Jones' 200 meters gold medal and long jump bronze from the 2000 Sydney Olympics were reallocated by the IOC on Wednesday who decided not to redistribute her 100 gold.
Washington - The US government said Wednesday it has taken personnel action against transport security employees and consultants who made top secret information about safety screening available online. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano tol...
For the country's best halfpipe riders, the journey to the Olympics officially begins this weekend. Starting Thursday with women's qualifying heats, the U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix kicks off at Copper Mountain, and all the top names in snowboarding are expected to be in attendance. In a 110-rider field, Olympic gold medalist Shaun White and Breck's Steve Fisher, a two-time X Games pipe champ ...
It's time to rewrite the Olympic record books: There was no gold medal winner in the women's 100 meters at the 2000 Sydney Games. The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday reallocated two individual medals stripped from Marion Jones for doping but, in an unprecedented move, withheld her 100-meter prize from Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou because of her "disgraceful"...
Olympic leaders reallocated two individual medals stripped from Marion Jones because of doping on Wednesday, but withheld the 100-meter gold from Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou because of her "disgraceful" behavior in evading drug tests. Nine years after the Sydney Games, the International Olympic Committee executive board awarded Jones' gold in the 200 meters and bronze in the long jump to the ...
Washington - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday backed a compromise between his fellow Democratic lawmakers that would allow passage of major health care reform legislation, his top domestic priority. Majority Leader Harry Reid, the Senate's top ...
Lausanne, Switzerland - Olympic officials Wednesday decided against giving the 100-metre gold stripped from Marion Jones to Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board has reallocated other individual med...
Olympic leaders reallocated two individual medals stripped from Marion Jones because of doping on Wednesday, but withheld the 100-metergold from Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou because of her "disgraceful" behavior in evading...
Lausanne, Switzerland » Olympic leaders reallocated two individual medals stripped from Marion Jones because of doping on Wednesday, but withheld the 100-meter gold from disgraced Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou.
