U.S. Olympians Devise Solution to Smog: Mask
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Randy Wilber, an exercise physiologist, is hard at work preparing the U.S. Olympic Team to face the air pollution expected at the Beijing games.
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ATHENS - By any measure â-etric or otherwise â - performance here by the United States softball team was Olympian, and one for the gods.
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Air pollution is on the minds of many athletes this summer, especially those who have moved their workouts outside.
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Troy Dumais kept alive his hopes of winning the United States&#39; first diving medal of the Athens Games, qualifying for the 3-meter springboard final Tuesday.
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Olympic champions have their parents to thank for their physiology&#151;but no one is born a world-record holder. That also requires training, nutrition, desire, and determination.
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By Traci Watson  WASHINGTON -- Scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency will recommend today that the level of smog allowed in the nation's air be cut to protect public health, the EPA said Tuesday.
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What a night for U.S. athletes in Olympic track and field. Even in the event that went to another country, an American won. Shawn Crawford, Bernard Williams and Justin Gatlin swept the 200. Dwight Phillips and John Moffitt went 1-2 in the long jump. Marion Jones and the 400-meter relay team cruised into the finals.
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used during the Olympic race of the same name this summer, police said on Wednesday. to the airport so they can leave the country,&quot; Nikos Koutsogiorgos, head of the company that owns the commuter bus, told reporters.
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After his stunning victory in the Olympic 400 meters, Jeremy Wariner seemed as cool as he did cruising down the stretch in sunglasses, two earrings and a jingling necklace. Picking up where Michael Johnson left off, Wariner became the sixth straight American to win the Olympic 400 title, leading a U.S. sweep of the medals Monday.
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Officials from the US Olympic Committee and their South Korean counterparts might seek to solve the dispute over US gymnast Paul Hamm&#39;s gold medal in
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If you picture an Olympic team as athletes in tracksuits with a few blazer-clad types in the background to look after them, it is time for a radical rethink.
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By Liu Weifeng  Leave the car at home and take a bus.   That's the message being pushed by environmental experts in a campaign to clear the air in China's cities.
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Federal scientists want to tighten smog standards, a step that would allow tens of millions of Americans to breathe easier but also would clash with President Bush's plan to wean Americans away from gasoline
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The United Nations gave the thumbs-up Thursday to Beijing's efforts to improve its environment ahead of next year's Olympics but said poor air quality would remain a worry for athletes during the Games.
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For the Olympics, some American companies are helping to design one of the most high-tech surveillance systems.
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Preparations for the Beijing 2008 Olympics are well on schedule but pollution is still a concern, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday.
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ATHENS -- The coach of the United States softball team had a dream the other night. As Mike Candrea explained yesterday, it has been hard enough sleeping for the last month, let alone dreaming. The dream had nothing to do with these Olympics -- and everything to do with these Olympics.