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IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the London 2012 Olympic Games

During the Period of the London Olympic Games, all Doping Controls initiated by the IOC shall include testing for all Prohibited Substances and all Prohibited Methods referred to in the Prohibited List. The Period of the London Olympic Games is defined as “the period commencing on the date of the opening of the Olympic village […]

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London 2012 celebrates 100 days to go!

London 2012 celebrates 100 days to go to the Olympic Games today by confirming that millions of people around the UK are getting ready to welcome the world to London. Among those getting ready are a total of 70,000 volunteers, already a significant way through the million hours of training they will receive ahead of […]

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European Qualification Event – update on Olympic Quota

The European Championships – Continental Olympic Qualification Event ended in Antalya, Turkey. According to the Non-Final Results, the following countries obtained 1 Olympic Quota: Women: AZE, ROU, ESP, BUL, ALB, FRA Men: MDA, BUL, LTU, HUN, SVK, CZE, ESP Click here for the Results

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Bodybuilding.com CEO admits selling steroids

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The founder of an online fitness and bodybuilding company in Idaho pleaded guilty to illegally selling misbranded dietary supplements that contained steroids, according to federal prosecutors. The plea agreement says that while DeLuca was CEO between 2007 and 2009, the Meridian company sold five products as dietary supplements that the Food […]

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USOC lifted the bar for Muslim woman

A year later, competing for Pakistan, she hopes for Olympic chance by Philip Hersh / Chicago Tribune Next week at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in South Korea, a computer engineer from Atlanta will take another step she hopes could lead to the 2012 London Olympics. That Kulsoom Abdullah has gotten this far is nothing short […]

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