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Leryn Franco la modelo paraguaya y jabalinista de los juegos de B…
Me Borre.com | October 10th 2008 by Me Borre
Apparently no 'fingerprint': Roche helped WADA with CERA EPO test…
Steroid Nation | October 9th 2008 by Gary G
Where is the truth on this issue? Did the pharmaceutics company Roche help WADA develop a test for CERA EPO or not? Is there a stealth molecule in Roche's CERA EPO or not? Last summer when the Tour de France ran anti-doping tests for the new CERA EPO read more
Bulgarian runner Daniela Yordanova receives 2 year doping ban
Steroid Nation | October 9th 2008 by Gary G
Daniela Yordanova -- Bulgarian middle distance runner -- will not be running in competitive for 2 years, following the IAAF doping ban delivered to her today. Looks like her testosterone spiked a little too much last summer; following the positive te read more
Omega Does a Charity Auction: Collects $1.5 Million
Elite Choice | October 9th 2008 by Zola
OMEGA, in partnership with Sotheby’s Hong Kong, joined hands to hold a charity auction released to celebrate OMEGA’s role as Official Timekeeper of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. All 35 of the timepieces, collectively known as the OMEGA “Beiji read more
Above Ground
Correr Es Mi Destino – My New Life In Canada… Under The… | October 8th 2008
The best part of my Beijing -- Helsinki flight? The window seat! read more
The International Olympic Committee will retest 2008 Beijing samp…
Steroid Nation | October 8th 2008 by Gary G
First the Tour de France retested (and not finished) cyclists in the 2008 for CERA EPO, and now the IOC will also retest 2008 Beijing samples. Breaking news at ABC CBN: Blood samples taken at the Beijing Olympics are to be reanalyzed for the banned b read more
Greek hurdler Fani Halkia blames sabotage for positive steroid te…
Steroid Nation | October 8th 2008 by Gary G
Resorting to the Ben Johnson sabotage defense, Greek hurdler Fani Halkia blames a malicious act for her positive M3 steroids test. (Edmonton Sun) Disgraced Greek hurdler Fani Halkia blamed a "malicious act" by unspecified people for a failed doping t read more
Top 10 Countries in Beijing Olympics 2008
EricMarantan.Com | October 7th 2008 by jigolo porton
As of the medal tracker was listed the top 10 countries in the Beijing Olympics 2008 it seems that United States has the biggest total of medal got on this Beijing Olympics 2008 and 2nd for China it has only 10 medals gap of the two great country. He read more
Beijing Memo
Correr Es Mi Destino – My New Life In Canada… Under The… | October 6th 2008
To finish this Beijing 2008 series, I'd like to give you a few tips for your next trip to China's capital. read more
The Silk Market Experience (北京的秀水街)
Correr Es Mi Destino – My New Life In Canada… Under The… | October 3rd 2008
Once you enter the underground Silk Market at the Yonganli subway station, some 1,700 retail vendors and over 3,000 salespeople are waiting for you, the 白鬼子 (our nickname, we are the "white ghosts"). And as we walk through the narrow alleys, we read more
Greek sprinter Tassos Gousis disputes doping with M3 -- methyltri…
Steroid Nation | October 1st 2008 by Gary G
Greek sprinter, Tassos Gousis, who found himself sent home prior to the Olympic Games in Beijing for doping, tells Greek courts his supplements must have been contaminated with the nasty anabolic steroids M3 -- methyltrienolone. M3 appears to be as c read more
Matthias Steiner en el Arnold
Halterofilia en Argentina y el Mundo | September 30th 2008 by ruth hossein
El medallista de oro olimpico Matthias Steiner ira a los Arnold '09Por: Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. | ©2008 IronMindContinuando con la tradicion de mostrar a algunos de los mejores levantadores del mundo en el Festival Deportivo Arnold, Jim Lorimer y read more
Beijing By Night
Correr Es Mi Destino – My New Life In Canada… Under The… | September 30th 2008
Between 10pm and 5am, the city is alive and thriving. Night markets, busy streets, lights everywhere -- life doesn't stop in Beijing. read more
Usain Bolt Confirms Speedendurance.com Analysis
Speedendurance.com | September 28th 2008 by Jimson Lee
When I analyzed the 10 meter splits of Usain Bolt’s 9.69 world record at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, I claimed the 2 main reasons of his success were: (1) he had the highest top end speed ever recorded for a 10 meter split (0.82 seconds per 10 read more
A Chinese Massage Story
Correr Es Mi Destino – My New Life In Canada… Under The… | September 27th 2008
I was introduced to massage by my former boss in Hong Kong, Ning. Now don't imagine inappropriate work incentives: Ning may have paid me a ridiculous wage and asked me to work on weekends too often, but he wasn't this kind of man. read more
Usain Bolt says he is clean. Answers Carl Lewis's criticisms
Steroid Nation | September 26th 2008 by Gary G
In a Reuter's telephone interview Usain Bolt says he is clean. And who can argue with him? The now famous Jamaican sprinter is enjoying the fame that comes with being the world's fastest man. In this interview, Bolt addresses Carl Lewis, and details read more
Chinglish
Correr Es Mi Destino – My New Life In Canada… Under The… | September 24th 2008
A collection of "Chinglish" signs spotted in Beijing... wait -- don't you speak Chinglish? read more
Belarus suspends two athletes for doping: shot putter Yulia Leant…
Steroid Nation | September 24th 2008 by Gary G
As the Olympic world awaits a decision on the Belarusian hammer throwers, two more Belarusian athletes fell to doping suspensions yesterday: shot putter Yulia Leantsyuk (Yulia Leantsiuk) and steeplechaser Irina Bakhanouskaya. One used testosterone, t read more
Scandal trips the walking world: Five Russian race walkers stumbl…
Steroid Nation | September 23rd 2008 by Gary G
One wonders if the high demands of elite race-walking haven't gone too far. Like the Tour de France, race walkers are asked to endure physical pain and stress that leave them exhausted, broken and forever scarred from the incredible battles on the wa read more
Παραολυμπιακοί αγώνες: Ελληνικά με…
Greek News Magazine | September 23rd 2008
Την Τετάρτη 17 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008, έπεσε η αυλαία των 13ων Παραολυμπιακών Αγώνων, με μία εντυπωσιακή τελετή που είχε τίτλο “Γράμμα στο μέλλον read more
The Paralympics: What to make of it?
Science of Sport | September 23rd 2008 by Ross
Paralympic heroes: Evaluating success (or failure) and avoiding minefieldsLast week saw the curtain call of the Olympic cycle for four years, and the Paralympic Games came to an end amidst a spectacular closing ceremony. It brought to an end the bi read more
Fani Halkia -- hurdler who used M3, methyltrienolone use -- to s…
Steroid Nation | September 22nd 2008 by Gary G
1. Fani Halkia -- elite hurdler -- will appear in front of Greek prosecutor in court for doping violations. (Canadian Press) (The Guardian). Many European counties will prosecute doping in the court system, or use sports fraud laws to combat sports d read more
Olympic legends past and present
Science of Sport | September 22nd 2008 by Ross
A tribute to Olympic legends, past and presentYes, yes, I know, the Beijing Olympic Games are "history". But better late than never, I suppose. I had intended to get this video up as soon as they ended, but various "distractions" came up and so it read more
Beijing Olympics doping cases confirmed in Lausanne: Belarusian h…
Steroid Nation | September 21st 2008 by Gary G
Details of the International Olympic Committee dealings with residual doping cases from the 2008 Beijing Olympics have emerged. As suspected hammer throwers from Belarus are under suspicion, as well as a surprise kayaking athlete from Poland. To the read more
Safina beats Kuznetsova to win Pan Pacific Open
Sports-News Blog | September 21st 2008 by Sportsnews
Olympic silver medallist Dinara Safina powered past Svetlana Kuznetsova in an all-Russian final for her first victory at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament on Sunday. read more
Beijing’s Nightlife （北京的夜生活）
Correr Es Mi Destino – My New Life In Canada… Under The… | September 19th 2008
We accidentally discovered the new heart of Beijing's nightlife a few days later, walking around the Old Beijing. Most of the trendy bars are now in Hou Hai (后海), by Beihai， where bars, discos, restaurants and night markets are set around the l read more
Who will join 'The Legion of the Damned': More Beijing Olympics d…
Steroid Nation | September 18th 2008 by Gary G
Prepare for more doping cases lagging from the 2008 Beijing Olympics to be announced this weekend following an IOC meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. We reported on the suspected doping in judo wrestling and in the men's hammer throw; might there be m read more
Olympians in Beijing complain of spiked drinks: Where were Carl L…
Steroid Nation | September 17th 2008 by Gary G
An Australian paper reports that at least one athlete claimed she fell ill in a Beijing bar with a spiked drink. However, no evidence that the intent was to dope the athlete with a PED. A number of Australian Olympic team members had their drinks spi read more
Old Beijing (老北京)
Correr Es Mi Destino – My New Life In Canada… Under The… | September 17th 2008
Cars are plentiful but people still bike everywhere, older people hang out in traditional parks and not around the Bird Nest, calligraphy is still an art that is practice in the street and many traditions are still followed. This is also Beijing. read more
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