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Among those who tested positive for banned substances were Latvian rower Andris Reinholds, who said his nandrolone came from a Chinese herbal supplement, and German runner Dieter Baumann, who alleged that a rival had spiked his toothpaste with steroids. Baumann got the silver in Excuses (heavyweight class). Gold went to Uzbekistan track coach Sergei Voynov, who claimed he had brought a large quantity of growth hormone into the country to help with his hair loss...
...I.O.C. came down harshest on 16-year-old Romanian gymnast Andreea Raducan, who forfeited a gold medal after being given a cold medicine by the team doctor. "We have applied the law," said I.O.C. director general Francois Carrard. "In the fight against doping we have to be tough and refrain from emotions and feelings." Crackdowns are seldom pretty...
...rules is cautioned twice, then shown the red card. China's Liu Hongyu, the 1999 world champion, and Italy's Elisabetta Perrone, who won silver in the 10-km at Atlanta, were also red-carded. When Saville too was tossed, China's Wang Liping was left to take the gold...
...RUSSIA GOLD MEDAL Theme: Witches Swimmers sported green fingernails and bathing suits with cobwebs...
Swimmer Jenny Thompson has won more gold medals than any other American woman in Olympic history...