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US runner fails doping test, is out of Games

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Questions surround one of Team USA’s strongest locks for an Olympic gold medal in London after one of the runners expected to participate in the women’s 4x400m pool withdrew from the Games after failing a doping test.

 

Bolt: 'I can break 100m world record'

Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt has told CNN he can set a new 100 meter world record at the London 2012 Olympic Games -- and could run as fast as 9.4 seconds.

 

Instant replay: Carl Lewis dumped from N.J. ballot again

A federal appeals panel reversed itself and decided today that former Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis will not be on the ballot for state Senate after all, nj.com reports.

 

Tyson Gay upsets Usain Bolt in 100 meters at DN Galan meet

It turns out Usain Bolt can be beaten. From Beijing to Berlin, it seemed that Bolt and his long, turbocharged strides were more ...

 

Athlete Semenya free to compete

Athlete Semenya free to compete

South African athlete Caster Semenya is given the all-clear to return to competition following controversial gender tests.

 

Caster Semenya wants to race while waiting for gender test results

Caster Semenya, the 19-year old track star who was at the center of a worldwide gender controversy at last...

 

Gold Awarded Amid Dispute Over Runner’s Sex

Gold Awarded Amid Dispute Over Runner’s Sex

Doctors are attempting to determine if Caster Semenya, an 18-year-old runner from South Africa, has too many male characteristics to compete in track as a woman.

 

Is She a He? Athlete Forced to Take Gender Test

A South African teenager will be forced to take a test to prove she is a woman after storming to victory Wednesday in the 800-meter sprint at the world championships.

 

Bolt smashes record to win world 100m title

Bolt smashes record to win world 100m title

Olympic champion Usain Bolt smashed his own record to end the reign of 100-meter title-holder Tyson Gay at the world athletics championships in Berlin on Sunday night.

 

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