| Appeal sent to CAS for Martina to get back 200m silver medal
The Olympic committee for the
Netherlands Antilles has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for
Sport to try and get back the silver medal that was taken away from Churandy
Martina in the men's 200-meter race.
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| Giselle Davies retires from IOC
The International Olympic Committee
announced Friday that Giselle Davies, the director of communications, has
retired after six years on the job.
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| Marion Jones released from prison
Disgraced former Olympic track and field
star Marion Jones was released from a federal prison in Texas Friday after
serving a six-month sentence.
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| Olympic Daily News - Sunday, August 24
The closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics
on Sunday night ended 16 days of competition at a record-setting Games.
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| Closing ceremony ends record-setting Olympics
The closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics
on Sunday night ended 16 days of competition at a record-setting Games.
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| France wins handball gold
France won its first-ever gold medal in
handball, taking the men's competition at the Beijing Olympics with a 28-23
victory over Iceland on Sunday.
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| US water polo loses gold to Hungary
Hungary earned its third straight Olympic
championship in men's water polo and its ninth gold medal in the sport
overall, defeating the United States, 14-10, at the Beijing Games on Sunday.
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| Redemption: Defense struggles, but U.S. men beat Spain for gold
The defense withered, allowing the most
points ever scored against an American group in a men's Olympic basketball
game, yet the Redeem Team accomplished its goal in Beijing with a spectacular
offensive performance on Sunday.
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| Redemption: Defense struggles, but U.S. men beat Spain for gold
The defense withered, allowing the most
points ever scored against an American group in a men's Olympic basketball
game, yet the Redeem Team accomplished its goal in Beijing with a spectacular
offensive performance on Sunday.
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| Defense? Little thus far, but Redeem Team leads Spain at half
Spurred by 21 points from Dwyane Wade and
good outside shooting, the U.S. men's basketball team has a 69-61 lead over
Spain at the half in the Olympic gold medal game.
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