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Athletics: Sprinter Crawford banned for test rules violation

Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 18:46
Shawn Crawford, the 2004 Olympic 200m gold medallist, has been banned for two years for failing to give anti-doping officials his whereabouts for testing, the US Anti-Doping Agency said Thursday. The 35-year-old Californian was part of the USADA National Testing Pool from 2001 through the beginning of 2013, and was required to provide his whereabouts for out-of-competition testing, but failed to do so three times in an 18-month span, USADA said.

Athletics: Sprinter Crawford banned for test rules violation

Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 18:15
Shawn Crawford, the 2004 Olympic 200m gold medallist, has been banned for two years for failing to give anti-doping officials his whereabouts for testing, the US Anti-Doping Agency said Thursday. The 35-year-old Californian was part of the USADA National Testing Pool from 2001 through the beginning of 2013, and was required to provide his whereabouts for out-of-competition testing, but failed to do so three times in an 18-month span, USADA said. bb/gph

February 20, 2013 16:16
Cycling: Lance Armstrong will not cooperate with USADA js/pi

Reuters Sports News Summary

February 13, 2013 10:31
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Cycling: WADA rule out action against Swiss lab

February 12, 2013 14:00
A Swiss laboratory accused of covering up doping offences by Lance Armstrong will not be removed from the list of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratories, WADA president John Fahey told AFP on Tuesday. US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) chief Travis Tygart alleged last month that the Lausanne lab "tipped off" the US rider about the illegal blood booster erythropoietin (EPO) after a "suspicious" sample he gave following the 2001 Tour of Switzerland.

February 6, 2013 21:01
Armstrong 'wants to be part of solution' to doping: USADA bb/jk

Cycling-USADA sets deadline for Armstrong's full cooperation

January 26, 2013 02:45
Jan 26 (Reuters) - The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has set disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong a Feb. 6 deadline to fully cooperate in the investigation into cycling's darkest episode in return for a possible reduction of his life ban. In excerpts of his interview with the CBS network scheduled for Sunday broadcast, USADA CEO Travis Tygart said he had written a letter to Armstrong with the offer.

Cycling-Ex-USADA boss rejects Armstrong denial over cash offer

January 19, 2013 17:00
Jan 19 (Reuters) - Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong is not telling the truth by denying his representatives offered a six-figure cash donation to the U.S. Anti Doping Agency (USADA), the body's former chief executive Terry Madden said on Saturday. In the second part of Oprah Winfrey's interview with Armstrong, broadcast on Friday, the Texan denied the charge made by current USADA chief Travis Tygart that one of his representatives offered around $250,000 to the agency.

UPDATE 1-Lance Armstrong may admit he used banned drugs - NY Times

January 5, 2013 17:26
(Adds comments by WADA, Livestrong) Jan 5 (Reuters) - Lance Armstrong, the American cyclist at the center of the biggest doping scandal in the sport's history, may admit he used performance-enhancing drugs during his career, the New York Times reported in Saturday's editions, citing unidentified sources. Such an admission would be a stunning reversal for Armstrong, who has vehemently denied doping for years.
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