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Olympians not unified on whether to protest

SPORTS / NEWS Wed Apr 9, 2008 @ 8:21am neoform
MSNBC -- German fencer Imke Duplitzer has said she will not take part in the ceremony if she qualifies. Cyclist Thor Hushovd of Norway told his country's Faderlandsvennen newspaper that he, too, could join such a protest. "As actors at the games, we have to mak.. Read More
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China's policies a tricky topic for Olympic athletes

SPORTS / NEWS Tue Apr 15, 2008 @ 8:14am neoform
SF Gate -- American athletes may not wave Tibetan flags or hold up gloved fists to protest the genocide in Darfur during the Beijing Olympics this summer, but some of them used an Olympic conference Monday to voice their concerns about China's policies. Most athl.. Read More
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Dope cheats will get Olympics ban

SPORTS / NEWS Fri Aug 24, 2007 @ 8:17am neoform
BBC News -- Athletes given more than a six-month ban for doping will be banned from the next Olympics, the International Olympic Association has said. The move was announced by IOC president Jacques Rogge on the eve of the World Athletics Championships in Osaka... Read More
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Swimmers back Stanford coach / Past, present athletes say he puts team first, but criticize his deletion of records

SPORTS / NEWS Fri Mar 16, 2007 @ 8:25am neoform
SF Gate -- Since Stanford coach Skip Kenney was suspended last week for expunging swimmers from the program's record books, dozens of his former athletes have lined up in his defense. They say he's a coach who values character- and team-building above all else. ".. Read More
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Swimmers back Stanford coach / Past, present athletes say he puts team first, but criticize his deletion of records

SPORTS / NEWS Fri Mar 16, 2007 @ 8:25am neoform
SF Gate -- Since Stanford coach Skip Kenney was suspended last week for expunging swimmers from the program's record books, dozens of his former athletes have lined up in his defense. They say he's a coach who values character- and team-building above all else... Read More
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A Wider Front in Doping Battle

SPORTS / NEWS Fri Mar 2, 2007 @ 1:30am neoform
Washington Post -- The battle against the use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs by athletes is increasingly being led by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies as part of an expanding cooperative effort with the U.S. Olympic Committee's primary anti-doping b.. Read More
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