IOC Planing To Retest Beijing Olympic Blood Samples
PARIS, Oct 8, 2008 (AFP) - Blood samples taken at the Beijing Olympics are to be reanalyzed for the banned blood booster EPO using a new detection system developed for the Tour de France, the IOC announced Wednesday.
The retroactive controls are designed to seek out the presence of the [...]
Beijing Olympic Cycling Cross Country Results
BEIJING, Aug 23, 2008 (AFP) - Olympic mountain biking results on Saturday:
Women cross-country final
1. Sabine Spitz (GER) [...]
Julien Absalon Leaves Rivals With A Mountain To Climb
by Justin Davis
BEIJING, Aug 23, 2008 (AFP) - Frenchman Julien Absalon took his mountain bike status to new heights on Saturday when he became the first rider to defend the men’s Olympic cross country title.
At only 28 years old, he said motivating himself for a third [...]
Julien Absalon and Sabine Spitz Climb To Mountain Bike Olympic Gold
by Justin Davis
BEIJING, Aug 23, 2008 (AFP) - Frenchman Julien Absalon took his mountain bike status to new heights on Saturday when he became the first rider to defend the men’s Olympic cross country title.
Absalon kept the gold in French hands for the third Olympics in [...]
BMX A Thriller, And Passes Olympic Test
by Justin Davis
BEIJING, Aug 22, 2008 (AFP) - It was fast, spectacular and had plenty of thrills and spills.
And despite some big medal favourites failing to live up to expectations, an historic first BMX competition of the Games appeared to pass the Olympic test.
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USA Wins Three Medals In Olympic Debut Of BMX
Day, Robinson Claim Silver, Bronze in Men’s Event; Kintner Takes Bronze in Women’s Race
Beijing, China (August 22, 2008)-The United States collected three more medals in the sport of cycling on Friday when Americans Mike Day (Santa Clarita, Calif.), Donny Robinson (Napa, Calif.) and Jill Kintner (Seattle, Wash.) were among the first athletes to grace [...]
Chausson Wins Inaugural BMX Gold
BEIJING, Aug 22, 2008 (AFP) - Frenchwoman Anne-Caroline Chausson won the BMX inaugural gold medal here on Friday.
Her compatriot Laetitia le Corguille finished second to take the silver with Jill Kintner of the United States taking the bronze.
Britain’s Shanaze Reade was in silver medal position on [...]
Strombergs Beats US Duo To BMX Olympic Gold
BEIJING, Aug 22, 2008 (AFP) - Maris Strombergs of Latvia held his nerve in the face of a two-pronged American challenge to win gold in a crash-marred Olympic Games BMX final on Friday.
The silver medal went to Mike Day of the United States and the bronze to his compatriot Donny Robinson.
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It’s Game On For Historic Zimbabwean Mountain Biker In Beijing
by Justin Davis
BEIJING, Aug 21, 2008 (AFP) - Antipass Kwari is under no illusions about
his chances of medal glory ahead of this Saturday’s Olympic mountain bike gold
race.
But his coach Wayne Davidson is getting excited at the opportunity Kwari,
the first Zimabbwean to compete in Olympic mountain biking, has to showcase
the [...]
Women’s Olympic Mountain Bike Race Postponed To Saturday
BEIJING, Aug 21, 2008 (AFP) - The women’s Olympic mountain bike race has
been postponed until Saturday because of rain damage to the course, it was
confirmed on Thursday.
The race, held on a 4.5km loop to be raced for approximately 1 hour 40
minutes, was due to be held on Friday.
It means [...]
