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Iraq banned from Beijing Olympics amid feud
Just two weeks before the start of the Olympics, Iraq was told Thursday it's not welcome in Beijing because of a political feud in Baghdad that angered the games' guardians and exiled a country that arrived to a roaring ovation at the opening ceremony...Tags: Saddam Hussein, Summer Olympics, Multi-Sport Events, Awards and Prizes, Sports Organizations
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Iraqi teams banned from Beijing Olympic games
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe International Olympic Committee has upheld a ban on Iraqi teams at the Beijing Games, saying today the government missed the deadline to address accusations of political interference. The IOC decision culminates a drawn-out internal feud in Iraq that...Tags: Athletics, Track and Field, Saddam Hussein, Multi-Sport Events, Sports Organizations, International Olympic Committee
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U.S. Picks Olympic Team
The Associated PressThe U.S. Olympic Committee will send 596 athletes to the Beijing Games, according to a list the federation released Tuesday night. Swimmer Michael Phelps, gymnast Paul Hamm and sprinter Tyson Gay are among the 310 men on the team. Swimmer Dara Torres,...Tags: Modern Pentathlon, Beijing Games, Swimming, Triathlon
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The fallen hero of the modern Olympics
Special to The TimesHalf a lap. Just a half-loop around the track, and the gold medal for the marathon at the 1908 London Olympics was his. But for Dorando Pietri, exhausted and dehydrated after running 26 miles under a harsh sun, 385 yards might as well have been one...Tags: Athletics, Track and Field, Photography, David Davis, Irving Berlin, Olympic Games
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Indoor ceremonies don't put damper on Games
joseph.staszewski@newsday.comThe world's greatest athletes are set to go for gold at the Olympics in Beijing in two weeks, but Wednesday night it was the state's best amateur athletes who gathered in Binghamton at the Empire State Games with the same goal. "You feel like you are...Tags: Mike McCormack, Long Island, Volleyball, Religious Leaders, Baptist
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Race to honor fallen athlete
South Florida Sun-SentinelFriends of Babette Kulka plan to honor the athlete with a road race along Hollywood Beach, where she spent her mornings training including the day she died. The Babette Kulka Memorial Celebration 5K Run/Walk will be held Aug. 10 at the Hollywood Beach...Tags: Athletics, Track and Field, Nike Incorporated, Road Race Cycling, Florida State University, Sprint Cycling
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Amputee athletes ready for Extremity Games
Associated Press WriterLoi Ho is doing push-ups and pull-ups and hanging from door frames by her fingertips to prepare her upper body for a rock climbing competition this week. Her lower body just needs some stretching and one adjustment. When she gets to the climbing gym...Tags: Athletics, Track and Field, People, Defense, Climbing, Lobbying
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Tech's Tincher, UNC's Hansbrough take top ACC honors
757-247-4636Angela Tincher, the most decorated female athlete in Virginia Tech history, received the ACC's most prestigious individual honor Tuesday. Tincher, a former Hokies softball pitcher, and North Carolina basketball player Tyler Hansbrough were named the...Tags: Virginia Tech, Major League Baseball
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Keeping track of the Olympic field
They know it's the second thing you think whenever they run fast or throw far or jump high. They understand why after the "Wow!" comes the inevitable "Drugs?!" It's not because of anything they've done; it's because of what others before them have done....Tags: Athletics, Track and Field, Trials, Minority Groups
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Pro athletes? They'll take Manhattan (Beach)
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterRichard Montgomery immediately recognized the tall blond in the tennis dress in the deli section of his local Ralphs, so he walked up and introduced himself to tennis star Maria Sharapova. Montgomery, who had heard she lived in Manhattan Beach, told...Tags: Photography, Major League Baseball, New York Rangers, Rob Blake, Tennessee Titans
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