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Jan Ullrich in firing line as cycling unearths more dodgy gold from Sydney Olympics

In light of recent admissions of blood doping, the IOC has made suggestions it will investigate the possibility of blood doping at the 2000 Games. Posted June 05, 2007 by Robin Parisotto

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Why Twenty20 could be the next great hit at the Olympic Games

Full of excitement and fun - cricket should be an Olympic sport. The IOC are missing out on a showcase opportunity. Posted May 13, 2008 by Chris Goldsmith

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How Jesse Owens proved that sport has the beating of politics

The Australian government have stepped in to stop the world champions' cricket tour of Zimbabwe. But not all political interference has been quite so successful. Posted May 16, 2007 by Craig Hackney

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Time for athletes to foot the tab for catching drug cheats

The World Anti-Doping Agency is in danger of running out of funding, so why not make the men and women who earn millions chip in to keep their sports clean? Posted November 22, 2007 by Robin Parisotto

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Why legalised doping in sport can never be acceptable

The whole fabric of sporting excellence would be damaged if the pro-legalising lobby had their way. Posted October 14, 2007 by Robin Parisotto

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IOC impressed by South Korea's 2014 bid

Posted February 17, 2007 by Reuters

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Pit-bull Pound keeps digging despite IOC reprimand over Lance Armstrong

The WADA boss still insists that Armstrong has "something to explain" about allegations that he used EPO at the 1999 Tour de France, even though a May 2006 report by the UCI's independent investigator cleared Armstrong of any wrong-doing. Posted February 16, 2007 by rant-your-head-off.com

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Why no investigation by the IOC or IGF into China's under-age Olympic gymnasts?

The adults are the ones to blame for encouraging kids to cheat – and the authorities have an appalling track record of failing to uphold the Olympic spirit. Posted August 17, 2008 by Mark Hauser

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Juan Antonio Samaranch and the curious case of why China bagged the Olympics

The last significant act of the former IOC president was to award the Games to a closed community with questionable human rights, an environmental nightmare and a history of doping. Welcome to Beijing... with or without the internet. Posted July 31, 2008 by Craig Hackney

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If baseball and softball can be Olympic sports, it's ridiculous to exclude rugby union!

Until 1924, rugby union was an Olympic sport and it's time it was reinstated as a Sevens event. With no fewer than 96 international sides making up the IRB rankings, the case is overwhelming. Posted July 06, 2008 by Iestyn Stevens

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