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Rogge says IOC more credible on doping since Beijing
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is a more credible organisation on doping since the Beijing Games where only eight athletes were suspended for using banned substances, said president Jacques Rogge.
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Sailing Home Athletes Schedule Results Medals America’s Cup spat goes on in appeals court
By BERNIE WILSON, AP Sports Writer
SAN DIEGO (AP)—San Francisco’s Golden Gate Yacht was back in a New York court Monday to begin its last-chance appeal to become the Challenger of Record and help set the rules for the next America’s Cup.
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Official says 2012 security increase necessary
SYDNEY, Australia (AP)—The chairman of the British Olympic Association said Monday any increase in the security budget for the 2012 London Games is a “price you absolutely have to pay” to make the Olympics secure.
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Track & Field Home Athletes Schedule Results Medals Gebrselassie smashes world marathon record
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By Kevin Fylan
BERLIN, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie shattered his own world marathon record on Sunday when he became the first man to run under two hours four minutes.
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Phelps returns to Michigan, his 2nd home
By LARRY LAGE, AP Sports Writer
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP)—Michael Phelps returned to the University of Michigan, his home for four years before the Beijing Games.
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Wasting time looking for underage gymnasts
By TIM DAHLBERG, AP Sports Columnist
They’re looking under the balance beam, asking questions around the uneven bars. International gymnastic investigators won’t rest until they finally know for sure whether China has been using underage gymnasts to win Olympic medals.
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Mohamed wins men’s 30K race at Lidingoloppet
LIDINGO, Sweden (AP)—Mustafa Mohamed won the men’s 30-kilometer race Saturday at the Lidingoloppet, the world’s biggest cross country festival.
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