CNN:
Olympic 1500 meter champion Rashid Ramzi has been stripped of his gold medal after testing positive for doping at the 2008 Beijing Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced.
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CNN:
After starring in the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, classical pianist Lang Lang rocketed to international stardom.
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BBC:
Bahrain's Olympic 1500m champion Rashid Ramzi is stripped of his gold medal after testing positive for doping at the 2008 Beijing Games. (Read More)
Reuters: Sports News:
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has already begun to throw the considerable weight of its state-run sports system behind the game of golf after it won a place at the 2016 Olympics last month.
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Reuters: Sports News:
BERLIN (Reuters) - Michael Phelps, who won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, is not expecting to produce any eye-popping displays at this weekend's World Cup event in the German capital.
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LONDON (Reuters) - The 2012 Olympic Games in London may be the biggest security challenge for Britain since World War Two, a government minister said Friday.
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Reuters: Sports News:
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) has named former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue to head a committee examining its governance structure after Chicago's failure to win the right to host the 2016 Summer Games.
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Reuters Video: Top News:
Nov 11 - The wave-shaped steel roof of the Aquatics Centre, built for the London 2012 Olympic Games, is set into place in Stratford, east London.
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CNN:
All Olympic eyes will be on Whistler Blackcomb next year as it hosts the 2010 Winter Games' alpine skiing events. But those in the know will be heading to British Columbia's vast, snowy interior for its cool old-school mountain towns and the best powder and terrain in North America.
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CNN:
In the 3rd and final exercise before Canada hosts the Olympic Games a simulated disaster was staged at one of the venue locations. Some participants in the exercise were stripped of their clothing while emergency responders, with help from the USA doused them with frigid water. (Read More)
BBC:
British Olympic Association boss Andy Hunt says preparations for the London 2012 event must not overshadow the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. (Read More)
Reuters:
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a move that puts him at the cutting edge of sport sponsorships, comedian Stephen Colbert and his fans will back the U.S. Speedskating team at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, the talk show host said.
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