2008

30

Dec

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Who Cheers More?

As athletes stroke the sporting gold at the Beijing Olympic Games, those big-name sporting brands hope that the effort or cash spent in preparation for the Games would also be proved [...]

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2008

18

Dec

IOC Honour Sailing With Best Sports Coverage Award At Olympic Golden Rings Awards

Sailing scored a major coup as its television coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games was recognized as ‘The Best Sports Coverage by the Host Broadcaster’ at the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) “Olympic Golden Rings” ceremony, held last night (16 December) in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The IOC’s Olympic Golden Rings ceremony recognises the contribution made by the [...]

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2008

30

Nov

Olympic champion banned for two years after testing positive to drugs

GREECE’S former 400m hurdles Olympic champion Fani Halkia has been handed a two year ban for her positive dope test at the Beijing Games, the Greek athletics federation said.
The federation confirmed a decision by its judicial committee to punish the former star.
A gold medallist at Athens in 2004 Halkia was expelled from the Beijing [...]

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