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Former Olympic champion skier Prokurorov dies
AP - Saturday, October 11Alexi Prokurorov, a Russian cross country skier who won a gold medal at the 1988 Olympics, died Friday after he was hit by a car while crossing a road. More »
Report: Countries fail to share athletes' location
AP - Friday, October 10Nearly half the countries that participated in the Beijing Olympics failed to tell organizers where their athletes were so they could be drug tested outside of competition. More »
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Lim Uy sets sights on Olympics
Philstar.com - Friday, October 10Fresh from winning three gold medals enroute to smashing two UAAP records, UP swimmer Kendrick Lim Uy said yesterday he's working double time to improve his clocking in the 50-meter freestyle for the chance to compete in the 2012 London Olympics. More »
IOC to retest doping samples from Beijing
AP - Thursday, October 9Any athletes who thought they got away with doping at the Beijing Olympics shouldn't rest easy. More »
IOC exec: cycling's Olympic future in limbo
AP - Wednesday, October 8The future of men's road cycling in the Olympics could be threatened unless the sport cleans up its doping record. More »
Names in the Game
AP - Tuesday, October 7Norway dropped plans to bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics on Monday after new estimates doubled the projected cost of hosting the games in the Arctic city of Tromsoe. More »
Equestrian stripped of Beijing result for doping
AP - Saturday, October 4Equestrian rider Rodrigo Pessoa has been stripped of his fifth-place finish at the Beijing Olympics and banned from competing for 4 1/2 months after a positive drug test on his horse. More »
2010 Olympic ticket sales begin Friday
AP - Friday, October 3Ticket for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics go on sale Friday and organizers promise purchasers won't have to race to get a seat. More »
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Chinese gymnasts cleared for Beijing but not for Sydney
AFP - Thursday, October 2Gymnastics officials on Wednesday cleared Chinese gymnasts of underage claims for the Beijing Olympics, but said there were doubts regarding those who competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. More »
- Australia's Trickett swaps swimming coach, city ahead of 2012AFP - Wednesday, October 1
- Rogge says global crisis won't hurt Olympic citiesAP - Wednesday, October 1
- China celebrates National Day in tumultuous yearAP - Tuesday, September 30
- Official says 2012 security increase necessaryAP - Tuesday, September 30
- Olympics: France bid for 2018 Games with summer Olympics in viewAFP - Thursday, September 25
- 2012 Olympics rule: Toilets that don't face MeccaAP - Thursday, September 25
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