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...somehow become tainted, boosting his nandro level to 1,000 times the allowable limit. The scorn greeting this claim was as deep as Sydney harbor. "Impossible," said the International Olympic Committee's Jacques Rogge. "The only way to have such levels is either by injection or taking pills." Even if Rogge is correct, Hunter may get off. His lawyer is Johnnie Cochran--yes, O.J.'s Johnnie Cochran--and Cochran will present Hunter's appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. At the 1996 Atlanta Games, nine athletes were found guilty of drug use. On appeal, all but two verdicts...
Hunter's was not Sydney's only drug case, and his explanation wasn't even the most dubious. In competitions from race walking to hammer throwing, no fewer than three dozen athletes and coaches were removed for using or supplying banned substances. Dozens more had been pulled from the Games before opening ceremonies because they would have been nailed, and uncounted others were taking human growth hormones and other illicit substances for which no tests were administered...
Saville's coach, Ron Weigel, behaved as theatrically as his protege. He wept, threw a chair and even blamed politics for Saville's elimination. When she had calmed down, Saville realized that race walking--already subject to criticism as an Olympic sport--had not been well served by her distress. "I love this sport," she avowed. "If nothing else, it makes you the toughest person around...
...problem with so many Olympic sports--the 400-m run, the pole vault, skeet shooting--is that they lack narrative. This accusation cannot be leveled at synchronized swimming. Each routine has a theme, which swimmers take very seriously--even if their intentions aren't always clear. Below, a primer...
...account-linked debit cards designed for teenagers have been sprouting as quickly as virtual vendors. Firms such as PocketCard and Cobaltcard now offer prepaid Visa debit cards. In separate ventures, Visa and M2Card are set to introduce debit cards aimed at teaching prudent online-spending habits. The M2Card will even feature a rewards system for teen cybershoppers that will enable them to accrue bonus credit in stores on- and off-line. Shop...