One World, Different Dream.
By EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP)—The Beijing Olympics ended a month ago and still, not a single American athlete has been reported for a positive doping test.
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By Allan DowdVANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Organizers of the 2010 Winter Olympics denied on Thursday they were trying to lay claim to Canada’s national anthem, “O Canada”, by trademarking part of it for the Games’ official slogan.
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By NANCY ARMOUR, AP National Writer
One of the Chinese gymnasts whose age has been called into question is blaming the discrepancy on a slip of the tongue.
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By DAVID GINSBURG, AP Sports Writer
BALTIMORE (AP)—Michael Phelps’ long-awaited return home was little more than a stopover in a whirlwind journey that has been both tiring and exhilarating.
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LONDON (AP)—Global financial turmoil is hindering efforts by London 2012 organizers to raise money for key Olympic construction projects.
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MOSCOW (AP)—Russian triathlete Olga Selekhova has been banned for two years for doping after testing positive for a banned diuretic.
Selekhova tested positive for furosemide following the Russian championships, Russian Triathlon Federation secretary-general Lyudmila Sarayeva said Wednesday.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP)—Kenyan 400-meter runner Elizabeth Muthuka was banned for two years after testing positive for the steroid nandrolone.
Athletics Kenya secretary-general David Okeyo said Wednesday that Muthuka returned a positive test in July after setting a Kenyan record of 50.2 seconds at the national championships. She broke the 24-year-old mark by 3.1 seconds.
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