Athletics
U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Class of 2009 Announced
July 01, 2009The fans have weighed in, the votes have been counted and the results are final. Today, the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) and Allstate Insurance Company (NYSE: ALL) announced the members of the Class of 2009 who will be inducted into the U.S. Olympic...
Athletics: European champion Fitschen wants doping offenders behind bars
January 04, 2007Frankfurt, Germany (dpa) - European 10,000 metres champion Jan Fitschen of Germany wants doping offenders imprisoned if they are found guilty of substance abuse beyond doubt. Fitschen, 29, told Thursday's edition of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung...
Asian games medalist from India fails gender test
December 18, 2006New Delhi (dpa) - A top Indian woman athlete has failed a gender test at the Doha Asian Games and is set to be stripped of her medal, news reports said Monday. Santhi Soundararajan was subjected to the gender test at Doha soon after she won the silver...