Olympics
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Britain searches for 'Tall and Talented' athletesJan 08, 2010 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Wanted: Tall people with athletic ability. Males must be over 6-foot-3, females over 5-11. Apply now for a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to become an Olympi...
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Snowboarder remains in critical condition in UtahJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - SALT LAKE CITY -- American snowboarder Kevin Pearce remains hospitalized in critical condition in Utah after sustaining a severe brain injury in a training accident. His...
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Snowboarder in critical condition after accident
Jan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - SALT LAKE CITY -- American snowboarder Kevin Pearce was in critical condition at a Utah hospital Friday after suffering a head injury while training in Park City, his pu...
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Gymnasts suspected of being underage have hearing
Dec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- A decision on whether two Chinese gymnasts were old enough to compete at the Sydney Olympics is expected in February after the athletes appeared...
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IAAF now lists Thanou as winner of 100 in Sydney
Dec 13, 2009 10:00 pm - MONACO -- The IAAF has amended its results to list disgraced Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou as winner of the 100 meters at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The International As...
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IOC redistributes Jones' 2000 medals
Dec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Olympic leaders have reallocated two individual medals stripped from Marion Jones but withheld the 100-meter gold from disgraced Greek sprinter ...
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Germans restore 1936 high jump recordNov 23, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Gretel Bergmann matched a German high jump record on June 30, 1936. Two weeks later, the 5 feet, 3 inches she jumped in Stuttgart, Germany, was all but oblit...
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South African ministry says Semenya to keep gold medal
Nov 18, 2009 10:00 pm - JOHANNESBURG -- South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800-meter gold medal from the world championships, and the results of her gender tests will be kept con...
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Ramzi stripped of Olympic 1,500-meter gold
Nov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - LONDON -- The IOC has stripped Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi of his 1,500-meter Olympic gold medal and disqualified four other athletes because of doping ...
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2012 Games pose biggest security risk in decades
Nov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - LONDON -- London faces the largest security challenge since World War II when it hosts the 2012 Olympics, British security minister Alan West said Friday. West told a Lo...