Dealer: Runners received drugs
The key government witness in the federal obstruction case against former track coach Trevor Graham testified Wednesday that he supplied steroids to several Olympic gold medalists, including Marion Jones.
Archive for May, 2008
Spectator in Athens has sights set on competing in Beijing
Gymnast David Durante knows how to get things done.
Men’s basketball team will face Canada in Vegas prior to games
The United States will play an exhibition against Canada on July 25 in Las Vegas, its lone game on home soil before heading to China to prepare for the Olympics.
Graham trial details Olympic drug scandal
Marion Jones’ husband injecting her with banned drugs. Tim Montgomery going into Mexico with an admitted steroids dealer to test his blood for drugs. Antonio Pettigrew routinely receiving packages stuffed with the oxygen-boosting drug EPO.
Olympic hopeful Golden leads by example
About four years ago gymnast Sean Golden packed his bags, loaded them in his 1996 compact Hyundai, and drove with his mother nearly 1,000 miles from his Orlando-based gym to Houston.
Chinese fall short on final day of USA Diving Grand Prix
China did not reign supreme Sunday at the USA Diving Grand Prix, giving hope to the other nations preparing for the Beijing Olympics. On the final day of competition, the Australians took home two gold medals and a silver, with Russia winning the only other gold medal awarded.
Athens silver medalist breaks race walk world record
Denis Nizhegorodov set a world record in the men’s 50-kilometer race walk at a World Cup meet Sunday, shaving 1 minute, 34 seconds off the old mark.
Chinese man detained for threatening to grab Olympic torch
A Chinese man has been arrested for saying on the Internet that he planned to grab the Olympic torch during its relay through eastern China, police said Sunday.
Queen’s granddaughter makes British Olympic team
Zara Phillips, a granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, will compete for Britain in equestrian at the Beijing Olympics.
Cyclists can punch tickets to Beijing in Italian race
The Giro d’Italia begins on Sunday in Palermo, but for American riders, the real impact of the world’s second-biggest stage race will be felt in Beijing.