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Canadian triathlete star Simon Whitfield, a two-time Olympic medalist, said he expected doping would again be a big issue at the upcoming Vancouver Winter Olympics, but called the method of testing “strange”.
Northallerton’s Nicola Wilson sets her sights on a place in the GB eventing team for the 2012 Olympics.
England’s Commonwealth Games chief denies they will pull out of the 2010 event in India over security concerns.
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China on Saturday unveiled what it billed as the fastest rail link in the world — a train connecting the modern cities of Guangzhou and Wuhan at an average speed of 350 kilometres (217 miles) an hour.
The identity of Japan’s bid city for the 2020 Summer Games could remain a mystery until 2011, the country’s top Olympic official has said.
Darren Mew smashes the British long course 50m breaststroke record for a second time at the Plymouth Leander Open.
North Yorkshire swimmer Joanne Jackson is aiming for more medal successes in 2010.
David Millar says cycling has gone from being one of the sports worst affected by doping to leading the fight against performance-enhancing drugs.
Some anabolic steroids, growth promoters and herbal cannabis have been made illegal in Northern Ireland.
