Athletics at the Summer Olympics

Athletics at the Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia a.new,#quickbar a.new{color:#ba0000} /* cache key: enwiki:resourceloader:filter:minify-css:4:f2a9127573a22335c2a9102b208c73e7 */ if ( window.mediaWiki ) { mw.config.set({"wgCanonicalNamespace": "", "wgCanonicalSpecialPageName": false, "wgNamespaceNumber": 0, "wgPageName": "Athletics_at_the_Summer_Olympics", "wgTitle": "Athletics at the Summer Olympics", "wgCurRevisionId": 455492578, "wgArticleId": 2221521, "wgIsArticle": true, "wgAction": "view", "wgUserName": null, "wgUserGroups": ["*"], "wgCategories": ["Articles needing additional references from December 2009", "All articles needing additional references", "Incomplete lists from August 2008", "Athletics at the Olympics", "Athletics at multi-sport events"], "wgBreakFrames": false, "wgRestrictionEdit": [], "wgRestrictionMove": [], "wgSearchNamespaces": [0], "wgFlaggedRevsParams": {"tags": {"status": {"levels": 1, "quality": 2, "pristine": 3}}}, "wgStableRevisionId": null, "wgVectorEnabledModules": {"collapsiblenav": true, "collapsibletabs": true, "editwarning": true, "expandablesearch": false, "footercleanup": false, "sectioneditlinks": false, "simplesearch": true, "experiments": true}, "wgWikiEditorEnabledModules": {"toolbar": true, "dialogs": true, "hidesig": true, "templateEditor": false, "templates": false, "preview": false, "previewDialog": false, "publish": false, "toc": false}, "wgTrackingToken": "5203216632fec70cf902eb197164cc7a", "wikilove-recipient": "", "wikilove-edittoken": "+\\", "wikilove-anon": 0, "mbEditToken": "+\\", "Geo": {"city": "", "country": ""}, "wgNoticeProject": "wikipedia"}); } if ( window.mediaWiki ) { mw.loader.load(["mediawiki.page.startup"]); } Athletics at the Summer Olympics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2009) Athletics at the Summer Olympics Governing body IAAF Events 47 (men: 24; women: 23) Games 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 2004 • 2008 • 2012 Medalists (men • women) • Records

Kerri Walsh, Summer Sanders join Kellogg's Olympic campaign
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Mario Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games - Opening cinematic [HD]

Athletics has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. The athletics program traces its earliest roots to events used in the ancient Greek Olympics. The modern program now comprises track and field events, road running events, and racewalking events. Cross country running was also on the program in earlier editions but it was dropped after the 1924 Summer Olympics. Contents 1 Events 1.1 Men's events 1.2 Women's events 2 Nations 3 Medal table 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Events The events contested have varied widely. From 1900 to 1920, tug of war was considered to be part of the Olympic athletics programme, although the sports of tug of war and athletics are now considered distinct.1 Men's events No new events have been added to the men's athletics programme since the 1952 addition of the short racewalk. The roster of events has not changed since then, with the exception of the omission of the long racewalk in 1976. The long racewalk is the only event currently held for men but not included on the women's programme. A total of 52 different events have been held in the men's competition. 24 comprise the current list of events. Many of the discontinued events were similar to modern ones but at different lengths, especially in the steeplechasing, hurdling, and racewalking disciplines. Team racing events have been eliminated after appearing in six early editions of the Games. The athletic triathlon (an unusual event, held only once and featuring gymnasts competing in the long jump, shot put, and 100 metre dash) and pentathlon multi-discipline events were phased out in favor of the decathlon, and the medley relay replaced with even-leg relays. Standing jump competitions are no longer held, nor are the various modified throwing events which were experimented with in 1908 and 1912. Event 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 Years Current program 100 metres X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 26 200 metres - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 25 400 metres X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 26 800 metres X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 26 1500 metres X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 26 5000 metres - - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 22 10,000 metres - - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 22 Marathon X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 26 110 metres hurdles X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 26 400 metres hurdles - X X X - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 24 3000 metres steeplechase - - - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 21 4 × 100 metres relay - - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 22 4 × 400 metres relay - - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 22 20 km walk - - - - - - - - - - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14 50 km walk - - - - - - - - X X X X X X X X X - X X X X X X X X 17 Long jump X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 26 Triple jump X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 26 High jump X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 26 Pole vault X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 26 Shot put X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 26 Discus throw X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 26 Hammer throw - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 25 Javelin throw - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 23 Decathlon - - X - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 23 Past events 60 metres - X X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 200 metres hurdles - X X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2500 metres steeplechase - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2590 metres steeplechase - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3200 metres steeplechase - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 4000 metres steeplechase - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Medley relay - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3000 metres team race - - - - X X X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 5000 metres team race - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3 mile team race - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 4 mile team race - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 5 miles - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3000 metres walk - - - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3500 metres walk - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 10 kilometres walk - - - - X X X - - - X X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 10 miles walk - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Triathlon - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Pentathlon - - - - X X X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Standing long jump - X X X X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 Standing triple jump - X X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 Standing high jump - X X X X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 56 pound weight throw - - X - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 Two handed shot put - - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Greek discus - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Two handed discus throw - - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Freestyle javelin - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Two handed javelin throw - - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Individual cross county - - - - X X X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 Team cross country - - - - X X X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 Events 12 23 25 26 30 29 27 22 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 Women's events

London 2012 Olympics: LaShawn Merritt's victory leaves the Olympic movement at a loss
But it will be harder to swallow the dozens of convicted drug offenders who are expected to gatecrash next summer’s Olympics on ... punishment should be to miss the next Olympics. In a perfect world, the athletics events at the Olympics would be unimpeachable.
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Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games DS: 100m 8″769 TAS

Women's competition in athletics began at the 1928 Summer Olympics Event 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 Years 100 metres X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19 200 metres - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16 400 metres - - - - - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X 12 800 metres X - - - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14 1500 metres - - - - - - - - - X X X X X X X X X X 10 5000 metres - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X X X X 4 10,000 metres - - - - - - - - - - - - - X X X X X X 6 Marathon - - - - - - - - - - - - X X X X X X X 7 100 metres hurdles - - - - - - - - - X X X X X X X X X X 10 400 metres hurdles – - - - - - – - - - - - X X X X X X X 7 3000 metre steeplechase - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X 1 4 x 100 metres relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19 4 × 400 metres relay - - - - - - - - - X X X X X X X X X X 10 20 km walk - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X X X 3 High jump X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19 Pole vault - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X X X 3 Long jump - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16 Triple jump - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X X X X 4 Shot put - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16 Discus throw X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19 Hammer throw - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X X X 3 Javelin throw - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18 Heptathlon - - - - - - - - - - - - X X X X X X X 7 Past events 80 metre hurdles - X X X X X X X X - - - - - - - - - - 8 Pentathlon - - - - - - - X X X X X - - - - - - - 5 3,000 metres – - - - - - – - - - - - X X X – - - - 3 10 kilometre walk - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X X - - - 2 Events 5 6 6 9 9 9 10 12 12 14 14 14 17 18 19 20 22 22 23 Nations Nearly every nation that has competed at the Olympics has entered the athletics competition. The number in each box represents the number of athletes the nation sent. This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. Nation 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 Years Afghanistan (AFG) – – – – – – – – – 2 – 5 – – – 2 – 2 2 5 Albania (ALB) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 2 2 2 2 5 Argentina (ARG) – – – – – – 10 American Samoa (ASA) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 2 2 2 1 5 Australasia (ANZ) – – – 9 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 Australia (AUS) 1 1 2 – – 4 9 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 25 Austria (AUT) – 1 – 3 12 – 6 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 23 Belgium (BEL) – – – 6 2 42 17 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 23 Bohemia (BOH) – 4 – 3 11 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 Brazil (BRA) – – – – – – 8 Bulgaria (BUL) – – – – – – 4 Canada (CAN) – 2 5 27 18 14 27 X X X X X X X X X X X – X X X X X X 23 Chile (CHI) 1 – – – 6 2 3 China (CHN) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – X X X X X X 6 Croatia (CRO) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – X X X X 4 Cuba (CUB) – – 1 – – – – X X X X X X X X X X X X – – X X X X 17 Czechoslovakia (TCH) – – – – – 16 17 18 5 31 13 25 18 30 12 14 32 15 24 – 22 18 – – – – 16 Denmark (DEN) 3 4 – 8 14 18 9 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 5 3 24 Ecuador (ECU) – – – – – – 3 Egypt (EGY) – – – – – 2 1 Estonia (EST) – – – – – 7 11 4 1 7 – – – – – – – – – – – 5 13 5 15 14 10 Finland (FIN) – – – 15 23 26 52 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 22 France (FRA) 6 23 – 19 32 59 70 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 24 Germany (GER) 5 6 9 21 24 – – X X X – – – – – – – – – – – X X X X 60 13 Great Britain (GBR) 5 9 3 126 65 41 65 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 67 25 Greece (GRE) 29 2 10 12 5 9 12 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 25 Haiti (HAI) – – – – – – 3 Hungary (HUN) 3 9 2 20 27 – 16 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 24 Iceland (ISL) – – – – 1 – – India (IND) – 1 – – – 3 7 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 22 Iran (IRI) – – – – – – – – – – 1 2 1 8 1 3 4 – – 1 2 1 1 2 6 13 Ireland (IRL) – – – – – – 11 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19 Italy (ITA) – 2 – 13 14 24 36 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 23 Japan (JPN) – – – – 2 11 8 X X X – X X X X X X X – X X X X X X 16 South Korea (KOR) – – – – – – – – – – X X X X X X X X – X X X X X X 12 Latvia (LAT) – – – – – – 10 X X – – – – – – – – – – – 7 9 17 15 18 8 Lithuania (LTU) – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 8 14 18 12 18 6 Luxembourg (LUX) – – – – 2 7 3 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 22 Mexico (MEX) – – – – – – 11 Monaco (MON) – – – – – 2 1 Netherlands (NED) – – – 20 1 11 19 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 22 New Zealand (NZL) – – – – – 2 1 Norway (NOR) – 2 – 11 23 16 10 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 23 Paraguay (PAR) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 1 – 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 9 Philippines (PHI) – – – – – – 1 Poland (POL) – – – – – – 14 Portugal (POR) – – – – 4 – 3 X X X X X – X X X X X X X X X X X X 19 Russia (RUS) – – – 1 35 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – X X X X 6 Serbia (SRB) – – – – 3 – – South Africa (RSA) – – 3 9 7 13 12 X X X X X X X X – – – – – – X X X X 16 Spain (ESP) – – – – – 14 13 Sweden (SWE) 1 8 – 33 108 63 33 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 24 Switzerland (SUI) – – 1 1 1 13 17 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 23 Soviet Union (URS) – – – – – – – – – – – X X X X X X X X – X – – – – – 9 Turkey (TUR) – – – – 2 – 4 United States (USA) 10 43 197 89 109 90 96 X X X X X X X X X X X – X X X X X X 24 Yugoslavia (YUG) – – – – – – 5 No. of nations 10 15 10 20 27 25 40 No. of athletes 64 117 233 446 556 509 657 Medal table Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 United States (USA) 311 238 189 738 2 Soviet Union (URS) 64 55 74 193 3 Great Britain (GBR) 49 78 61 188 4 Finland (FIN) 48 35 30 113 5 East Germany (GDR) 38 36 35 109 6 Kenya (KEN) 22 27 19 68 7 Poland (POL) 22 17 13 52 8 Australia (AUS) 19 24 25 68 9 Sweden (SWE) 19 21 41 81 10 Italy (ITA) 19 15 25 59 11 Russia (RUS) 18 22 20 60 12 Ethiopia (ETH) 18 6 14 38 13 Germany (GER) 15 20 34 69 14 Jamaica (JAM) 13 25 16 54 15 France (FRA) 13 21 25 59 16 Canada (CAN) 13 14 25 52 17 West Germany (FRG) 12 14 17 43 18 Romania (ROU) 11 14 10 35 19 Czechoslovakia (TCH) 11 8 5 24 20 Cuba (CUB) 10 13 14 37 21 Hungary (HUN) 9 13 17 39 22 New Zealand (NZL) 9 2 8 19 23 Unified Team (EUN) 7 11 3 21 24 Japan (JPN) 7 7 9 23 25 Norway (NOR) 7 5 8 20 26 Greece (GRE) 6 12 11 29 27 South Africa (RSA) 6 11 6 23 28 Morocco (MAR) 6 5 7 18 29 Netherlands (NED) 6 3 6 15 30 Bulgaria (BUL) 5 7 6 18 31 China (CHN) 5 3 7 15 32 Germany (EUA) 4 18 8 30 33 Belarus (BLR) 4 5 8 17 34 Brazil (BRA) 4 3 7 14 35 Portugal (POR) 4 2 4 10 36 Ireland (IRL) 4 2 0 6 37 Czech Republic (CZE) 4 1 3 8 38 Belgium (BEL) 3 6 2 11 39 Mexico (MEX) 3 5 2 10 40 Ukraine (UKR) 3 2 10 15 41 Bahamas (BAH) 3 2 3 8 42 Algeria (ALG) 3 1 2 6 43 Lithuania (LTU) 3 1 1 5 44 Spain (ESP) 2 4 5 11 45 Argentina (ARG) 2 3 0 5 46 Estonia (EST) 2 1 2 5 47 Cameroon (CMR) 2 0 0 2 48 Nigeria (NGR) 1 4 8 13 49 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 1 4 5 10 50 Austria (AUT) 1 2 4 7 51 Tunisia (TUN) 1 2 1 4 52 Slovenia (SLO) 1 1 1 3 53 Ecuador (ECU) 1 1 0 2 53 South Korea (KOR) 1 1 0 2 53 Mixed team (ZZX) 1 1 0 2 56 Panama (PAN) 1 0 2 3 57 Kazakhstan (KAZ) 1 0 1 2 57 Mozambique (MOZ) 1 0 1 2 59 Uganda (UGA) 1 0 1 2 60 Burundi (BDI) 1 0 0 1 60 Dominican Republic (DOM) 1 0 0 1 60 Luxembourg (LUX) 1 0 0 1 60 Syria (SYR) 1 0 0 1 64 Switzerland (SUI) 0 6 2 8 65 Latvia (LAT) 0 4 1 5 66 Namibia (NAM) 0 4 0 4 67 Denmark (DEN) 0 2 4 6 68 Turkey (TUR) 0 2 2 4 69 Chile (CHI) 0 2 0 2 69 India (IND) 0 2 0 2 69 Sri Lanka (SRI) 0 2 0 2 69 Tanzania (TAN) 0 2 0 2 69 Yugoslavia (YUG) 0 2 0 2 74 Iceland (ISL) 0 1 1 2 74 Chinese Taipei (TPE) 0 1 1 2 76 Bohemia (BOH) 0 1 0 1 76 Croatia (CRO) 0 1 0 1 76 Côte d'Ivoire (CIV) 0 1 0 1 76 Haiti (HAI) 0 1 0 1 76 Saudi Arabia (KSA) 0 1 0 1 76 Senegal (SEN) 0 1 0 1 76 Sudan (SUD) 0 1 0 1 76 Zambia (ZAM) 0 1 0 1 84 British West Indies (BWI) 0 0 2 2 84 Philippines (PHI) 0 0 2 2 86 Australasia (ANZ) 0 0 1 1 86 Barbados (BAR) 0 0 1 1 86 Colombia (COL) 0 0 1 1 86 Djibouti (DJI) 0 0 1 1 86 Eritrea (ERI) 0 0 1 1 86 Qatar (QAT) 0 0 1 1 86 Venezuela (VEN) 0 0 1 1 Total 92 nations 884 892 883 2659 See also International Athletics Championships and Games List of Olympic medalists in athletics (men) List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women) List of Olympic venues in athletics References ^ Past Olympic Sports. 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Top court throws out Olympics doping ban
(CNN)-- Athletes suspended for doping cannot be barred from competing in the next Olympics if they have served their ... He returned shortly before the World Outdoor Championships this summer. Merritt has said the use of the banned substance ...
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BRITS GRAB THE FIRST CHANCE TO RUN THE OLYMPICS!
More than 5,000 can take part in the five-mile Olympic Park Run before next summer’s Games. Telly star Tamzin Outhwaite, 40, got on the starting blocks yesterday to promote the event along with, from left, athletics ... east London. Olympics boss Lord ...
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Pan American Games hold ticket to Olympics in 12 different sports
Nine months before the curtain goes up on the Summer Olympics, Canada’s men’s field hockey team ... but we do know that there’s lot of frantic work being done at the last minute,” said Athletics Canada’s head coach Alex Gardiner.
http://www.therecord.com/sports/article/607681--pan-american-games-hold-ticket-to-olympics-in-12-different-sports

London 2012 Olympics: West Ham bid again as Olympic stadium deal collapses
UK Athletics welcome the move as "bold and decisive" Mayor ... of fears that ongoing legal challenges could delay conversion of the stadium after next summer’s Olympics. It is understood that an anonymous complaint to the European Commission had raised ...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/8819455/London-2012-Olympics-West-Ham-bid-again-as-Olympic-stadium-deal-collapses.html

Denmark’s rubbish at athletics – is it because it’s not a team sport?
Still, Danish schools could be doing more to encourage athletics – the sight of a summer sports day is a rare one in this ... Denmark failed to win a single medal between 1952 and 1996. The 2004 Olympics produced two medals: Wilson Kipketer’s silver ...
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Countdown Begins for the Much Awaited London Olympics 2012
athletics, swimming, archery, lawn tennis, table tennis etc. The Olympic Games 2012 Events would in total have 26 sports and a total of 38 disciplines. London's bid had featured 28 sports, alike the other recent Summer Olympics; however, but the IOC voted ...
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Merritt wins Olympics doping appeal
Introduced in 2008, the controversial Rule 45 banned athletes from participating at the next Olympic Games - summer or winter - if they have ... athlete with doping convictions is banned from the Olympics for life. Sprinter Chambers served a two-year ...
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/06102011/58/merritt-wins-olympics-doping-appeal.html

CAS dismisses Olympic ban on doping offenders
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) cleared the way on Thursday for dozens of past doping offenders to compete at next year's Olympics after rejecting ... title in the 400 meters next summer in London at the Olympic ...
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/10/06/us-doping-olympics-cas-idUSTRE7951M320111006