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Lead Stories: Thursday, January 8, 2009

China Anti-Doping Agency Unveiled to Conduct Olympic Drug Tests

Posted November 12th, 2007 at 4:40 PM by J. R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Olympics, Drugs In Sports

The China Anti-Doping Agency was officially unveiled in Beijing on Monday.

Duan Shijie, Vice-Minister of the General Administration of Sport and Executive Vice-President of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG), and Du Lijun, Director of the agency, attended the inaugural ceremony at the China Olympic Sports Center.

Approved by the office of the State Commission for Public Service Structure and Establishment Administration, the agency has a staff of 60, comprising the people from the Institute of Sports Medicine under the General Administration of Sport and the Anti-Doping Commission of the Chinese Olympic Committee.

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TFS News Briefs: 10/30/07

Posted October 30th, 2007 at 2:00 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Track & Field, Olympics, TFS News Briefs

TFS News Briefs
Healthy Ritzenhein Expects Fast War of Attrition at Oly Trials
Dathan Ritzenhein has relocated from Boulder, CO to Eugene, OR. By doing so, he has eliminated his injuries which may have been caused by altitude and Boulder’s hard-packed trails. Proclaiming himself ready (”Everything seems to be coming together just at the right moment”) for the Olympic Trials in New York City’s Central Park, Ritzenhein says, “I think it’s going to be fast… I think it’s going to be a race of attrition - it’s a hard course. At some point there’s going to be that big break and I’m going to be with it. There’s going to be some really good people walking away in 10th place. I’m going to plan to not be one of them.” Read more at: [Denver Post]

World 400m champion Gains Hearing With British Olympic Association
Osaka world 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu, banned for life by the British Olympic Association from competing in the Olympic Games, has been granted a hearing to plead her case for reinstatement. Read more at: [BBC Sport | Athletics]

New York Marathon Will Generate Record $220 Million for City
According to a study sponsored by the NY city commision and the NYRR club, the ING New York City Marathon is expected to generate $200 Million for the city. Here’s how the spending will break down: $71M on hotels, $45M on food and drink, $42M on retail merchandise, $16M on entertainment, $14M on transportation, $11M on running and fitness gear. Read more at: [Crain’s New York Business]
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