Double-Amputee Allowed To Compete for Olympic Bid
washingtonpost.com     May 17, 2008            

Appeals Court: No Edge Gained From Blades Washington Post Foreign Service Saturday, May 17, 2008; Page A01 JOHANNESBURG, May 16 -- An international appeals court on Friday cleared the way for double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius to make a historic bid to appear in the Beijing Olympics, ruling... [read full story]                

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From The “Not Until You Drive A Stake Through Her Heart” Department — There’s a brouhahah a brewin’ in the U.K. over whether or not Margaret Thatcher should receive a full-blown state funeral. This online poll by the Manchester...                

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Double amputee fails to make South African Olympic team

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Story Created: Jul 18, 2008 at 9:53 AM MDT Story Updated: Jul 22, 2008 at 3:22 PM MDT JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius will not compete for South Africa against able-bodied athletes at...                

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Six-Time Olympian to Wear Spira "Banned" Springed Shoes at Beijing Games

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Joao N'Tyamba, the Olympic marathoner from Angola who will be his nation's flag bearer for the Opening Ceremonies at the Beijing Olympics, will run in Spira for his third Olympic Marathon El Paso, TX, July 22, 2008 -- -- Joao...                

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Health, Human Performance, Pharmacological Medicine, and Competitive Sports

tudiabetes.com     Jul 22, 2008          

In 2000, Roumanian gymnast Andreea Raducan was stripped of an Olympic gold medal because she took a cold medication which was prescribed by her physician. The medication contained pseudoephedrine, a very common over-the-counter...                

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