Bulgaria&#39;s Gold Weightlifter - &quot;Ad Icon Mr. Clean&quot;
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The Washington Post compared Bulgaria&#39;s Olympic winner in men&#39;s 94 weightlifitng Milen Dobrev to the advertising icon Mr. Clean.
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Iran&#39;s heavyweight weightlifting champion Pahlavan Hossein Rezazadeh once again won one of the olympic games&#39; most precious gold medals.
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Lifestyle: 16 September 2004, Thursday. The Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum and Iliyana Raeva, coach of the Olympic rhythmic gymnastic team, launched a project, which aims to mobilise health and wellness ...
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The Hungarian gold medalist in the men&#39;s discus and a high jumper from Belarus are under investigation by the IOC for doping violations, International Olympic Committee officials said Tuesday.
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SHIPKA, BulgariaA Bulgarian archaeologist has unearthed a 2,400-year-old golden mask in the tomb of an ancient Thracian king  a find he says is unrivalled in the study of classical antiquity.
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A Hungarian weightlifter was under investigation Wednesday for failing to provide a urine sample after his competition, a spokesman for the country&#39;s Olympic committee said.
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International Weightlifting Federation officials have announced the names of five lifters from five different countries who are banned from Athens Olympics competition after failing drug tests.
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World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chief Dick Pound has claimed former International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch tried to sweep doping under the carpet to protect IOC interests.
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LAS VEGAS -- There is another reason 1992 Olympic champion Oscar De La Hoya is so appropriately called The Golden Boy.
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Lifestyle: 10 November 2004, Wednesday. One of Bulgaria's leading model agencies has already selected 30 finalists for its annual Visages Models beauty contests.
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ATHENS, Greece Greek weightlifter Leonidas Sampanis has been stripped of his bronze medal for a doping offense. It was the first medal to be stripped from an athlete in Athens because of doping.
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The IOC recommended Friday that Bulgaria&#39;s top Olympic official be expelled from the organization for unethical conduct. Ivan Slavkov has been suspended from the IOC since Aug. 7 after being implicated in
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New Delhi: Sending out a strong message to dope offenders, the Indian Olympic Association on Wednesday imposed life bans on three top weightlifters -- Pratima Kumari, Sanamacha Chanu and S Sunaina -- and national coach Pal Singh Sandhu.
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Gold medals might last forever, but ad deals don't. With four gold medals, two bronze, and two events to go, US swimmer Michael Phelps has reportedly earned millions of dollars in endorsements. His Speedo sponsorship -- complete with a $1 million incentive to topple Mark Spitz's record seven golds in 1972 -- set the media abuzz. And anyone watching NBC's ...
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With one awesome body blow, Bernard Hopkins&#39; 11-year quest to be recognized as one of the greatest middleweights of all-time was fulfilled.
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Quick, what athlete defines the Olympics more than any other? Bruce Jenner? Maybe. Carl Lewis? Possibly. Jesse Owens? Could be. Mark Spitz? Nice choice.
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Belarussian powerlifter Vladimir Buben  has been banned for life after a positive drugs test at the  Athens Paralympics, the International Paralympic Committee  (IPC) said on Monday.