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USATODAY.com - IOC closes book on two dozen U.S. drug cases Six medalists came from track and field, four from swimming, three from basketball, two each from speedskating and Greco-Roman wrestling, and one each from judo, tennis, gymnastics, volleyball, boxing, equestrian and snowboarding. LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The International Olympic Committee on Monday closed the cases of two dozen U.S. Olympic medalists who failed drug tests in the 1980s and 1990s. Of the 24 medalists, 19 tested positive for stimulants commonly found in cold medicines or caffeine, the USOC said. www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/2004-05-18-drug-cases-closed_x.htm   (500 words)

Sport in New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia New Zealand's most popular sports are rugby (primarily rugby union but also rugby league), soccer (the most popular sport amongst children), cricket, and netball (the sport with the most players); golf, tennis, rowing and a variety of water sports, particularly sailing. See, for example, New Zealand Olympic medalists and New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Olympics. New Zealand is world-famous among glider pilots for hosting the 1995 Gliding World Cup at Omarama in North Otago near the centre of the South Island. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sport_in_New_Zealand   (500 words)

Boxing Boxing, however, probably grew most specifically out of the demonstrations held at the Fives Court and the Tennis Court in London in the early 19th century. In amateur boxing (the version of the sport found at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games) the primary emphasis is on landing scoring punches rather than concern with doing actual physical damage to one's opponent (though it still occurs). Women's boxing first appeared in the Olympic Games as a demonstration bout in 1904. www.yotor.com /wiki/en/bo/Boxing.htm   (3760 words)

INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES Steffi Graf concluded her Grand Slam tennis season by winning Olympic gold. Although the drug disqualification of sprinter Ben Johnson was the biggest story of the 1988 Olympics, the Seoul Games were highlighted by numerous exceptional performances. For the first time, all the medalists in dressage were women. www.olympic.org /uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1988   (200 words)

Olympic medalists to receive 2 million rials monthly The football pitch of Kish is ready and at present 7 tennis courts, two swimming pools, one beach volleyball field, one boxing hall, facilities for equestrian, one multipurpose gym, and one chess hall have been set up, explained the NOC secretary general. Tehran, July 11, IRNA -- The Olympic medalists of Iran will receive a liftime salary of two million rials (USD 2,500) per month as of July 23 on the basis of a bill recently ratified by the Executive Committee of National Olympic Committee (NOC). Afsharzadeh said that 18 sports committees are active on Kish Island and added that a four-sided soccer tournament would be held from August 16-23 in which the favorite team of Tehran, Esteghlal, Isfahan-based Sepahan, juniors' national team of Iran, and representative of Kish would participate. www.payvand.com /news/01/jul/1049.html   (252 words)

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INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES Steffi Graf concluded her Grand Slam tennis season by winning Olympic gold. Although the drug disqualification of sprinter Ben Johnson was the biggest story of the 1988 Olympics, the Seoul Games were highlighted by numerous exceptional performances. For the first time, all the medalists in dressage were women. www.olympic.org /uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1988   (195 words)

USATODAY.com - USATODAY.com - Olympic sports coverage PARIS — International Olympic Committee member Guy Drut was given a 15-month suspended sentence and fined $60,000 Wednesday in a corruption and party-financing trial, raising the possibility of sanctions from the Olympic body. Also approved were increases in women's teams in soccer, field hockey and handball, and the use of team events in table tennis. Women's boxing, an emerging sport thrust under a harsh spotlight by a fighter's death in April, soon could be in the Olympics. www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/front.htm   (503 words)

Olympic medalists to receive 2 million rials monthly The football pitch of Kish is ready and at present 7 tennis courts, two swimming pools, one beach volleyball field, one boxing hall, facilities for equestrian, one multipurpose gym, and one chess hall have been set up, explained the NOC secretary general. Tehran, July 11, IRNA -- The Olympic medalists of Iran will receive a liftime salary of two million rials (USD 2,500) per month as of July 23 on the basis of a bill recently ratified by the Executive Committee of National Olympic Committee (NOC). Afsharzadeh said that 18 sports committees are active on Kish Island and added that a four-sided soccer tournament would be held from August 16-23 in which the favorite team of Tehran, Esteghlal, Isfahan-based Sepahan, juniors' national team of Iran, and representative of Kish would participate. www.payvand.com /news/01/jul/1049.html   (252 words)

usolympicteam.com, official site of the 2006 U.S. Olympic Team Olympians on TV Watch 2004 U.S. Olympian Andy Roddick compete against the world's best tennis players in the Western and Southern Financial Group Masters tournament on ESPN2. Tony Gunawan and Howard Bach won the United States' first world title in badminton Sunday night at the World Badminton Championships. Your purchase helps support the U.S. Olympic Team. www.usolympicteam.com   (252 words)

Getting a lift from an angel - Beach volleyball - MSNBC.com She believes with all her heart that her mother was looking over her at the Olympics, the spirit as real as the vial of ashes she sprinkled on the beach volleyball sand before the gold medal match she won Tuesday night with partner Kerri Walsh against Brazil. He spoke of the inner strength, the single-minded drive that his wife had in life and on the tennis court, and that his daughter inherited. But nothing has been more important to her than the belief throughout the Olympics that her mom influenced her matches from heaven. www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5810592   (252 words)

Overview of NCCU Athletics Women's intercollegiate teams include basketball, volleyball, indoor and outdoor track, tennis, softball, bowling and cross country. Heading the charge of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games was Dr. Under Walker's reign, the Eagles produced 30 national titles, 77 all-americans, and eight Olympic medalists. www.nccu.edu /campus/athletics/overview.html   (418 words)

Overview of NCCU Athletics Heading the charge of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games was Dr. Other men's intercollegiate teams include football, indoor and outdoor track, tennis, golf and cross country. Fifteen men's and women's sports teams participate in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) competition at the Division II level. www.nccu.edu /campus/athletics/overview.html   (418 words)

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Volleyball search results at b2bYellowpages.com USA VOLLEYBALL ANNOUNCES 2004 ATHLETES, TEAMS OF YEAR COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 1, 2005) Beach volleyball Olympic gold medalists Misty May and Kerri Walsh, two-time Olympian Kevin Barnett and... Ice Hockey Indoor Track Lacrosse Outdoor Track Rifle Skiing Soccer Swimming & Diving Tennis Volleyball Water Polo Wrestling Basketball Bowling Cross Country Fencing Field Hockey Golf Gymnastics Ice... Montecito Sports is a unique specialty sports store in business now for over 30 years with high-end Tennis, Squash, Racquetball, Running, Swimming and Fitness. www.b2byellowpages.com /search/search.cgi/Volleyball   (213 words)

Maine Amateur Wrestling Alliance Medalists in the 2003 and 2004 Maine Games have already qualified for the State Games of America in 2005 (www.stategames.org/site/sga/index.html), and medalists in the next Maine Games will qualify for the SGA in 2007, scheduled to be held in Colorado Springs at the United States Olympic Training Center, and the United States Air Force Academy. Well I feel that the all state tournament would be more on the lines of weeding out the weaker class B and or C state champions because the majority of the time class A kids get omitted. We have some exciting tournaments that we are planning this year and are looking for some more wrestlers that are willing to commit to some time well spent on the mats. mawaonline.org /mawa/getBulletinBoardItems.asp   (213 words)

Rocky Mountain News: Olympics Included in that list are 11 Olympic gold medalists. Tennis: (Dec. 6) Playing in its first Davis Cup Final since 1997, the U.S. Davis Cup Team performed valiantly in Seville, Spain, falling to Spain, 3-2, but not before twins Bob and Mike Bryan (Camarillo, Calif.) notched an impressive doubles victory. Biathlon: (Dec. 2) Jay Hakkinen (Kasilof, Alaska) started the Biathlon World Cup season on a promising note with a 24th-place finish in the men's 10K sprint in Beitostolen, Norway. www.sportsnetwork.com /?c=insidedenver&page=olymp/news/BON3642263.htm   (3224 words)

usolympicteam.com, official site of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Olympic gold medalists Misty May and Kerri Walsh lost to Rachel Wacholder and Elaine Youngs Saturday, snapping their 50-match winning streak. Olympians on TV Watch the U.S. Olympic swim team take on its Olympic rival, the Australian National swim team, in a head-to-head battle in the Duel in the Pool on August 6 on NBC. Justin Gatlin cemented his status as America's fastest human Sunday by winning the 200 meters, becoming the first man in 20 years to sweep the sprints at the U.S. track and field championships. www.olympic-usa.org   (3224 words)

usolympicteam.com, official site of the 2006 U.S. Olympic Team Athletes participating in the press conference included three U.S. Olympic gold medalists and a U.S. track champion. INDIANAPOLIS -- Fully recovered from the foot injury that derailed her Olympic hopes, Chellsie Memmel looked more like the girl who raked in all that gold at the 2003 world championships on Thursday night. Olympians on TV Watch new American gymnastics stars Nastia Liukin, Chellsie Memmel and Alicia Sacramone compete in the 2005 Visa Championships August 13 and 14 at 2:00 p.m. www.olympic-usa.org   (3224 words)

Jump Rope Training - Human Kinetics He served as the jump rope conditioning consultant to the U.S. Olympic Committee from 1996 to 2000, training 25 Olympic teams and many gold medalists. Jump rope training expert, former Marine, and Olympic wrestler Buddy Lee was the official jump rope conditioning consultant to 25 U.S. Olympic teams from 1996 to 2000. Lee used rope jumping as a key part of his wrestling training to develop into a world-class and Olympic athlete. www.humankinetics.com /PRODUCTS/SHOWPRODUCT.CFM?associate=839&ISBN=0736041516   (546 words)

2004 Summer Olympics - A Great Resource of Information Olympic Medalists of Ukraine - 2004 Summer Olympics   Unforgettable Games, Dream Games A grand celebration, the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games, which for 17 days returned to Greece, the country where they were originally born and the city where they revived... 2004 Games News: 2004 SUMMER OLYMPICS TENNIS RESULTS   www.gogymnastics.com /2004summerolympics   (546 words)

People's Daily Online -- Li Ting/Sun Tiantian not to quit China Open Olympic gold medalists Li Ting/Sun Tiantian held no attempt to withdraw from the 500,000 US dollars China Open tennis tournament held on September 10-26, according to Chinese team leader Wang Guanghe here on Monday. The doubles pair, who took China's first ever tennis gold at the Athens Olympics, has been reckoned two of China's best hopes. Modern Express reported Monday that Li Ting/Sun Tiantian had decided to quit the women's doubles event of the China Open tennis tournament, while Li Ting would play the women's singles with a wild card. english1.peopledaily.com.cn /200409/14/eng20040914_156913.html   (546 words)

People's Daily Online -- Li Ting/Sun Tiantian not to quit China Open Olympic gold medalists Li Ting/Sun Tiantian held no attempt to withdraw from the 500,000 US dollars China Open tennis tournament held on September 10-26, according to Chinese team leader Wang Guanghe here on Monday. The doubles pair, who took China's first ever tennis gold at the Athens Olympics, has been reckoned two of China's best hopes. Modern Express reported Monday that Li Ting/Sun Tiantian had decided to quit the women's doubles event of the China Open tennis tournament, while Li Ting would play the women's singles with a wild card. english.peopledaily.com.cn /200409/14/eng20040914_156913.html   (272 words)

olympics_profile.asp?ID=65 Following the Paris Games, tennis, which had been part of the Olympic program since the first Olympiad in 1896 (in Athens), was removed as an Olympic event. The Italians were then eliminated from the competition after losing in straight sets (6-2, 6-4, 6-2) to France's Jacques Brugnon and Henri Cochet, the eventual silver medalists. They won their second round match over a Belgian team (6-4, 7-5, 7-5) to reach the quarterfinals. www.jewsinsports.org /olympics_profile.asp?ID=65   (272 words)

Highlights of individual Olympic Games The first female champion was Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain who won the singles and mixed doubles tennis. Tennis was one of five sports in which athletes from different nations competed on the same team. Oscar Swahn, aged 60, was the oldest ever competitor to earn an Olympic gold medal, winning the running deer shooting, single shot. www.mapsofworld.com /olympic-trivia/olympic-games-highlights.html   (5117 words)

Welcome to UNH Sport Studies Carlisle represents many of the leading action sports/Olympic athletes, including 2002 Winter Olympic snowboarding gold medalists Kelly Clark and Ross Powers, silver medalist Danny Kass and bronze medalist Chris Klug. Peter Carlisle is the Director of Octagon's Action Sports and Olympics Division, overseeing contract negotiating and endorsement opportunities. A graduate of Bates College, Carlisle participated in both varsity tennis and hockey. www.unh.edu /sport-studies/faculty.html   (5117 words)

2005 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue - ProSportsDaily Forums Not to mention the athletes: Olympic medalists Jennie Finch, Amanda Beard and Lauren Jackson, retired baseball basher Mark McGwire (with wife Stephanie), tennis star Venus Williams, Miami Dolphins quarterback A.J. Feeley and girlfriend/soccer standout Heather Mitts, New Jersey Nets forward Richard Jefferson (and girlfriend), and Dallas Cowboys receiver Keyshawn Johnson (and wife). As for my favorite part of the issue, the Body Painting Swimsuit. The issue is by far SI's most profitable and popular. www.prosportsdaily.com /forums/showthread.php?t=12768   (373 words)

Blank of the Day: Underappreciated Sport That I Don't Appreciate of the Day: Table Tennis The biggest obstacle in Deng Yaping's Table Tennis career was not her opponents, but her height. Then the national team changed its mind, and she won a bunch of Olympic medals. Insecure from puerile teasing like the paragraph above, the IOC posted two "HEROES" profiles of past ping-pong medalists to "pump up" the sport's public image. www.blankoftheday.com /oftheday/2005/03/underappreciated-sport-that-i-dont.html   (365 words)

List of male tennis players - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The following lists male tennis players from over the years who have been ranked in the top 25 in the 'open era', in the top few prior to the open era, in the top few in doubles, quarterfinalists or better in a Grand Slam tournament, or medalists at the Olympic Games: Pieter Aldrich - South Africa - doubles specialist en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_male_tennis_players   (365 words)

HickokSports.com - History - Olympic Table Tennis Medalists There was a bronze medal playoff all other years. Hong Cha-Ok and Hyun Jung-Hwa, KOR Li Bun-Hui www.hickoksports.com /history/oltabletennis.shtml   (365 words)

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