Doping: Athletics Chief Urges Firm Action
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RALEIGH, North Carolina  - The top American  athletics official urged the United States government on Monday  to continue firm and aggressive action against the doping  problem in America.
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Major League Baseball, the NFL and the U.S. Olympic Committee each pledge $3 million to help curb doping.
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ATHENS -- On the day the world track federation (IAAF) opened an investigation into alleged drug violations by two Greek sprinters and their coach, IAAF Doping Commission chairman Arne Ljungqvist said the organization had long been unhappy with Greece's approach to anti-doping rules.
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The United States Anti-Doping Agency received an important validation yesterday in its attempt to punish athletes who were suspected of doping in the Balco steroids scandal but who had not failed a drug test.
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The chief of the World Anti-Doping Agency says drug allegations surrounding US Olympic sprint champion Marion Jones could become a turning point in efforts to rid sports of drugs.
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Linford Christie urged British athletics to draw a line under the drugs controversy surrounding Dwain Chambers's return to the sport and concentrate on winning medals at upcoming international events.
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World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chief Dick Pound says that if US sprinter Marion Jones has taken banned substances she should be stripped of all her medals regardless of when she won them.
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Greg Rusedski, the former world number four whose career was almost destroyed by a doping controversy last year, is concerned that the ATP may not be acting quickly enough to remedy the problem.
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Britain won't change its laws to make sports doping a criminal offense before the 2012 Olympics, Sports Minister Richard Caborn told Parliament on Tuesday.
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The doping scandal surrounding American track star Marion Jones could mark a turning point in efforts to rid sports of drugs, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency said Monday.
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The World Anti-Doping Agency will proceed with the scheduled election of its new chairman on Saturday despite a European bid to delay it, the outgoing head of the doping watchdog Dick Pound told reporters on Friday.
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The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) says it plans to conduct joint research with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) as it seeks further firepower in the battle against doping.
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Sport: Athletics:  Gold winner urges BOA to lift Olympic ban.
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World 100 meters record holder Tim  Montgomery will learn next week the date for his appeal to the  Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a possible life  ban for doping.
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President Bush urged Major League Baseball on Wednesday to take "strong steps" to confront the use of steroids and other illegal performance-enhancing substances by players.
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World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chief Dick Pound has rejected criticism that sanctions against athletes who contravene doping regulations are too harsh.
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UK Athletics chief Niels de Vos wants to change his body's selection policy after the recent Dwain Chambers row.