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Paris found almost 50 doping cases before, during Olympics

UNBELIEVABLE DISCOUNTS AT AMAZON.COM || Sep 19, 2024, 07:49 AM ETLAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The anti-doping program for the Paris Olympics caught five athletes after earlier finding 40 rule violations among competitors who had been expected to take part in the Games, the agency that ran the operation said Thursday.Summing up its Olympic program, the International Testing Agency said 6,130 samples were collected during the Games period in July and August
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Diamond League to increase prize pool to over $9M in 2025

UNBELIEVABLE DISCOUNTS AT AMAZON.COM || Sep 18, 2024, 06:38 AM ETThe Diamond League will increase its prize money to more than $9 million in 2025, the highest in the history of the series, organizers said Wednesday.Athletes will make a total of $18 million, with top athletes also receiving promotional fees. Male and female athletes will be paid at the same rate, the Diamond League said in a statement."The new total
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Queensland urged not to panic over 2032 Olympics amid criticism of ‘cringeworthy’ suburban stadium plan | Brisbane Olympic Games 2032

UNBELIEVABLE DISCOUNTS AT AMAZON.COM || Queensland’s Liberal National party leader says people are “embarrassed” by a Labor proposal to host major Olympic events at a suburban athletics stadium, which the 2032 Games’ organising committee says needs to be properly costed.David Crisafulli on Wednesday renewed criticism of the bid to use the ageing Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (Qsac) for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics as “neither visionary nor cost effective” and
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Track and field athlete Odile Ahouanwanou missing in France

UNBELIEVABLE DISCOUNTS AT AMAZON.COM || Sep 17, 2024, 06:53 AM ETPARIS -- French police are looking for Benin track and field athlete Odile Ahouanwanou, who has been missing since last week.French authorities launched an appeal for witnesses Tuesday to find the 33-year-old athlete, who they said has not been seen since Sept. 10 near the city of Rouen. Ahouanwanou trains in France.Police said she dropped off her kid at the
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Jordan Chiles appeals to Supreme Court over stripping of Olympic bronze medal

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Jordan Chiles appeals to Supreme Court over 2024 Paris Olympics bronze medal

UNBELIEVABLE DISCOUNTS AT AMAZON.COM || American gymnast Jordan Chiles has filed an appeal in the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland after being denied a bronze medal in the women’s floor event at the 2024 Olympics.It is the latest appeal from Chiles, 23, who has already had two rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).Romania’s Ana Barbosu was awarded bronze instead by the International Gymnastics Federation (Fig) following a
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Jordan Chiles appeals to Swiss supreme court over stripping of Olympic bronze | Gymnastics

UNBELIEVABLE DISCOUNTS AT AMAZON.COM || Jordan Chiles is asking Switzerland’s supreme court to overturn a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that stripped the gymnast of a bronze medal in the floor exercise at the 2024 Olympics.Chiles, with the support of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and USA Gymnastics, filed the appeal on Monday.Chiles was initially given the bronze in Paris after an appeal over how
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Jordan Chiles takes bid to restore Olympic bronze to Swiss Supreme Court

UNBELIEVABLE DISCOUNTS AT AMAZON.COM || Sep 16, 2024, 07:08 PM ETLAUSANNE, Switzerland -- American gymnast Jordan Chiles is asking Switzerland's Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that stripped Chiles of a bronze medal in floor exercise at the 2024 Olympics.Chiles, with the support of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and USA Gymnastics, filed the appeal Monday, a little over a month
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How to watch ‘Stolen Gold’ 30 for 30 on ESPN

UNBELIEVABLE DISCOUNTS AT AMAZON.COM || Sep 16, 2024, 03:25 PM ETRamón Torres and Spain's intellectually disabled basketball team won gold at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics. Directed by Suemay Oram, ESPN Films' latest 30 for 30 documentary "Stolen Gold" tells the true story of Spain's journey and exposes the shocking aftermath of its victory. Torres discovers some of his teammates aren't who they seem. Within the team lies an undercover journalist
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Lord Coe among seven candidates to be new IOC president

UNBELIEVABLE DISCOUNTS AT AMAZON.COM || World Athletics president Lord Coe has been named as one of seven confirmed candidates to succeed Thomas Bach as International Olympic Committee (IOC) president.Bach announced at the Paris Olympics last month that he intends to stand down after the end of his second term next year.Britain’s two-time Olympic 1500m champion Coe faces competition from Spaniard Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr, France’s David Lappartient, Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry,