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Rashid Ramzi of Bahrain stripped of Olympic 1,500-meter gold in doping retest 21 Nov 2009 05:55 GMT
... final during the athletics competitions at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Aug. 19, 2008. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/David J. ... of his 1,500-metre Olympic gold medal for doping, officials with knowledge of the decision told ...
Ramzi Stripped of Olympic Gold for Doping 21 Nov 2009 10:31 GMT
... Olympic 1,500-metre champion Rashid Ramzi has been stripped ... Bahrain's first ever Olympic gold medal in Beijing last summer, now faces a two-year ban. ... Athanasia Tsoumeleka have also been disqualified for doping. Although athletes returned negative tests at the ...
O'Rourke offers some perspective on cheating 21 Nov 2009 13:58 GMT
... won in the 1,500 metres in the Beijing Olympics. That was 15 months ago, but the ... Kaarlo Maaninka, who later admitted to blood doping. And look what they've done with the ...
Beijing Olympics 1,500m winner stripped of gold medal for doping 20 Nov 2009 00:50 GMT
... Beijing Olympics 1,500m winner Rashid Ramzi was stripped of ... International Olympic Committee sanctioned five athletes with doping violation on Thursday. "The International Olympic Committee ...
Ramzi stripped of Olympic title 20 Nov 2009 04:41 GMT
... , Posted: Thu, Nov 19, 2009 Bahrain's Olympic 1500m champion Rashid Ramzi has been stripped ... his gold medal after testing positive for doping at the 2008 Beijing Games. Ramzi, who was his country's first ...

The Swiss placed third during the men's 245.5km road race during the 2008 Beijing Games but was bumped up to second this week after Italian Davide Rebellin was stripped of his silver medal for doping. 20 Nov 2009 13:48 GMT
... swissinfo.ch a decision to award him an Olympic silver medal instead of a bronze does ... men's 245.5km road race during the 2008 Beijing Games but was bumped up to second ... was stripped of his silver medal for doping. "For me, the bronze was already gold," ...
Cyclist Fabian Cancellara tells swissinfo.ch a decision to award him an Olympic silver medal instead of a bronze does more for the record books than his pride. 20 Nov 2009 13:48 GMT
... swissinfo.ch a decision to award him an Olympic silver medal instead of a bronze does ... men's 245.5km road race during the 2008 Beijing Games but was bumped up to second ... was stripped of his silver medal for doping. "For me, the bronze was already gold," ...
"I ride my bike because I want to win" 20 Nov 2009 13:48 GMT
... swissinfo.ch a decision to award him an Olympic silver medal instead of a bronze does ... men's 245.5km road race during the 2008 Beijing Games but was bumped up to second ... was stripped of his silver medal for doping. "For me, the bronze was already gold," ...
Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi was stripped Wednesday of the gold medal he won in the 1,500 metres at the Beijing Olympics 15 months ago. 19 Nov 2009 05:50 GMT
... ET Rashid Ramzi exults in victory at Beijing on Aug. 19, 2008. Fifteen months after the Beijing Olympics, Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi was stripped ... four other athletes were disqualified because of doping at the games. The International Olympic Committee ...
Cyclist Davide Rebellin of Italy will be stripped of the silver medal in the road race from the 2008 Beijing Olympics because of doping. 17 Nov 2009 20:31 GMT
... Italian cyclist to be stripped of Olympic silver medal Last Updated: Tuesday, November 17, ... in the men's road race at the Beijing Olympic Games. Cyclist Davide Rebellin of Italy ... from the 2008 Beijing Olympics because of doping. The Italian Olympic Committee said it received ...

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David Rebellin, Stefan Schumacher disqualified from Beijing Olympics 19 Nov 2009 01:32 GMT
... of Germany have been disqualified from the Beijing Olympics, via an announcement from the International Olympic ... were disqualified from the Beijing Games for doping. ...
Olympics doping 18 Nov 2009 14:10 GMT
... Switzerland, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- The International Olympic Committee has withdrawn the gold medal won ... when retests of blood samples taken in Beijing were conducted in April. Ramzi's gold medal ... Kipruto Kiprop. The latest actions by international doping officials mean 13 athletes have been disqualified ...
Ramzi loses gold medal for doping 18 Nov 2009 22:55 GMT
... gold in the men’s 1500m race at the “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium during the Beijing Olympic Games. Ramzi lost his Olympic gold medal for doping, it was announced yesterday. (AFP Bahrain’s Olympic 1,500 metres champion Rashid Ramzi has been ...
Doping tests to target 1,500 athletes at 2010 Asian Games 16 Nov 2009 20:11 GMT
... TOKYO, Nov 16 (KUNA) -- Doping control measures at the 16th Asian Games ... analyzed by the China Anti-Doping Agency in Beijing, and negative results would be available after ... will also be carried out. "The National Olympic Committees (NOCs) must report athletes' whereabouts information ...
Ramzi of Bahrain stripped of Olympic 1,500-meter gold; 4 others DQed for doping 19 Nov 2009 03:51 GMT
... Ramzi of Bahrain stripped of Olympic 1,500-meter gold; 4 others DQed for doping LONDON - Fifteen months after the Beijing Olympics, Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi was stripped of his 1,500-metre gold medal Wednesday ...
Bahrain's Ramzi stripped of Olympic gold 19 Nov 2009 03:54 GMT
... ET Rashid Ramzi exults in victory at Beijing on Aug. 19, 2008. Fifteen months after the Beijing Olympics, Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi was stripped ... four other athletes were disqualified because of doping at the games. The International Olympic Committee ...
Olympic runner stripped of medal 19 Nov 2009 04:30 GMT
... LONDON — Fifteen months after the Beijing Olympics, Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi was stripped ... four other athletes were disqualified because of doping at the games. The International Olympic Committee ...
IOC strips Ramzi of '08 Olympic 1,500-meter gold 19 Nov 2009 06:15 GMT
... also strips Bahrain of its first ever Olympic medal. LONDON (AP) -- Fifteen months after the Beijing Olympics, Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi was ... four other athletes were disqualified because of doping at the games. The International Olympic Committee ...
Runner stripped of 2008 Olympic gold for doping 19 Nov 2009 14:55 GMT
... also strips Bahrain of its first ever Olympic medal. LONDON (AP) -- Fifteen months after the Beijing Olympics, Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi was ... four other athletes were disqualified because of doping at the games. The International Olympic Committee ...
Ramzi Stripped Of Olympic 1,500-meter Gold Medal 18 Nov 2009 19:56 GMT
... Ramzi Stripped Of Olympic 1,500-meter Gold Medal Fifteen months after the Beijing Olympics, Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi was ... four other athletes were disqualified because of doping at the games. The International Olympic Committee ...

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Rashid Ramzi of Bahrain stripped of Olympic 1,500-meter gold; 4 others DQed for Beijing doping 18 Nov 2009 20:14 GMT
... four other athletes were disqualified because of doping at the games. The took action against ... Ramzi was the only gold medalist from Beijing caught using performance-enhancing drugs. He had given ... drugs. He had given Bahrain its first Olympic track and field gold medal by winning ...
FEI seeks to end horse sport's Olympics drug problems, set to vote in new anti-doping program 17 Nov 2009 16:17 GMT
... FEI seeks to end horse sport's Olympics drug problems, set to vote in new anti-doping program LAUSANNE, Switzerland - International Equestrian Federation ... about Germany's treatment of horses at the Beijing Olympics where it topped the equestrian medal ...
Equestrian body OK's new anti-doping program 19 Nov 2009 23:55 GMT
... members voted overwhelmingly Thursday for a new anti-doping program to clean up their sport after a series of Olympic scandals. FEI president Princess Haya of Jordan ... positive for banned drugs at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She has led a modernizing campaign ...
Ramzi stripped of Olympic 1,500m gold medal 19 Nov 2009 08:26 GMT
... Ramzi stripped of Olympic 1,500m gold medal LONDON (AP) - Fifteen months after the Beijing Olympics, Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi was ... and four other athletes were disqualified for doping at the games. In this Wednesday, August ...
Bahraini Stripped of Olympic Gold Medal for Doping 18 Nov 2009 14:15 GMT
... * Olympic champion Ramzi stripped of 1,500 gold medal ... been stripped of his gold medal for doping at the Beijing 2008 Games, a source within the Olympic ...