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Rio 2016: Russian drug cheats will still be at Olympics, say whistleblowers
But the federation acknowledged the "Disappearing Positive Methodology" that independent investigator Richard McLaren found was used to make some positive tests go away. In protest at the IOC decision, Hans Wilhelm Gaeb, the 80-year-old former president of the German Table Tennis Association, said he will return the Olympic Order, which was awarded to him in 2006 by Bach.
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Russian athletes in Rio - who's in and who's out?
The International Rowing Federation (FISDA) has allowed 6 out of 28 Russian athletes to participate in the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, the FISA press service said. In addition, four Russian boats will be withdrawn from participation in the Games. Which nation will field the most doping-free team at the Rio Olympics, due to start on August 5? World Sailing blocked the eligibility of Pavel Sozykin, an athlete in the two-man 470 class who was implicated in the McLaren ...
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Russian athletes banned from Rio Olympics so far
West Australian rower Alexandra Hagan is on her way to Rio after the Australian women's rowing eight received a sensational late call-up to the Rio Olympics after the Russian team was ejected. The International Canoe Federation says it has barred five Russian competitors from the Rio Olympics. EQUESTRIAN - Five Russian athletes are set to compete at Rio with a decision is yet to be taken by the global federation.
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Who's Not Making Much Off of Pokemon Go: Nintendo
Nintendo's meteoric stock jump came to an end last week after the company sent a note to investors informing them about the limited impact Pokemon Go will have on their bottom line. In a statement, Nintendo said, "This mobile game application is developed and distributed by Niantic , The Pokémon Company , which is an affiliated company of Nintendo , holds the ownership rights to Pokémon".
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Two top college football punters killed in auto wreck
LSU kicker, 21-year-old Colby Delahoussaye, was also a passenger and suffered minor injuries in the crash. "Upon investigation it was determined that the vehicle was traveling westbound on Beaver Lake Road, lost control on the wet pavement, left the roadway and struck a tree", Lt.
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Man Utd v Man City clash cancelled due to Beijing weather
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany is sorry for fans after their clash with Manchester United in Beijing was called off. The Chinese capital has experienced torrential rain over the past 24 hours. We may get a glimpse on Monday at some more senior players but I feel that a lot of the youth players will get some time as well. 'Normally when you say lucky you say lucky because you want a good result.