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TFS News Briefs: 12/12/07

Posted December 12th, 2007 at 2:00 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics, Drugs In Sports, TFS News Briefs

Jones Stripped of Medals
The IOC has officially wiped every trace of Marion Jones from their record books and has stripped her of the five Olympic medals (3 gold, 2 bronze) that she won unfairly at the 2000 Sydney, Australia Games while using steroids. Said IOC vice president Thomas Bach, “it was an easy decision. The facts were clear.”
Read more at: [The Associated Press]

Thailand Wins 45 Track & Field Medals at SEA Games
Thailand topped a list of nine nations that won medals in the Track & Field competition at the 24th Southeast Asian Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand by winning 45, including 17 gold, 19 silver and 9 bronze. Philippines was 2nd in the medal count with 21 and Indonesia and Malaysia ties for 3rd with 19 each. For complete medal counts: [SEA Games]. For complete results: [SEA Games]

Preliminary Results of Pistorius Tests Due Friday
Oscar Pistorius’ dream of being able to compete for a spot in the Olympics may come true on Friday. That’s when the preliminary results of the tests and analyses that the IAAF has been conducting to determine whether or not his prosthetic legs give him an “unfair advantage” will be released. Read more at: [AFP]
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TFS News Briefs: 12/08/07

Posted December 8th, 2007 at 10:45 AM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Cross Country, Track & Field, Olympics, TFS News Briefs

Thailand Track & Field Golden at the Southeast Asia Games
Thailand doesn’t seem to be in a sharing mood at the Southeast Asia Games. A total of 150 gold medals are up for grabs and Thailand has already won 33 of them on day 1 of the track competition. Read more at: [Google News]

Profile of British ‘68 Olympic Gold Medalist David Hemery
David Hemery, who won the men’s 400m hurdles at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, keeps busy nearly 40 years later by coaching, running and going on motivational speaking engagements. He is profiled on the website Scotsman.Read more at: [Scotsman]

Foot Locker High School National X-C Championships Set for Today
The top high school harriers in the nation will be squaring off today in the Foot Locker National Cross-Country Championships. They will be webcast live on the Foot Locker site.
Watch the races live at: [Foot Locker National Cross-Country Championships]
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