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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Olympic Decathlon Athlete Trey Hardee's Weight Room Routine
08/09/2012
Trey Hardee, 28, is holding fast to his second place behind teammate Ashton Eaton in the 2012 London Olympics in the decathlon event. Time will tell if Hardee nabs a medal in the final decathlon event today, the 1500m, but whether he does or not, we've got the secrets for how he's even gotten this close.
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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Olympic Sprinter Sanya Richards-Ross: 'I Deserve To Be Here'
08/07/2012
Team USA's sprinter Sanya Richards-Ross, 27, the reigning World Champion in the 400m race from 2009 and the recent gold medalist for the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 400m event, wasn't always so sure about the continuation of her Olympic career, especially when she was diagnosed with the autoimmune illness, Behcet's Disease, before competing in the 2008 Beijing games, where she won a team gold medal for the 4x400 meters relay and an individual bronze medal for the 400m.
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U.S. Olympic Sprinter Sanya Richards-Ross 'Can't Imagine' Life Outside Of USA
08/07/2012
It has been a long four years for U.S. Olympic runner Sanya Richards-Ross. Expected by many to win gold in the 400-meter race in Beijing 2008, Richards-Ross instead took home the bronze medal. A year earlier, she would be diagnosed with Behcet’s disease, an autoimmune illness with effects such as skin lesions and painful sores in and around the mouth.
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EXCLUSIVE: Olympic Sprinter Wallace Spearmon Was 'Heartbroken' Over 2008 Disqualification
07/16/2012
When sprint athlete Wallace Spearmon competed in the 200-meter race at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, he crossed the finish line in third place — only to find out later that he had been disqualified for stepping out of his lane.
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Runner Debbie Dunn Out Of Olympics Due To Doping
07/13/2012
After testing positive for the likely presence of an anabolic steroid, would-be Olympic runner Debbie Dunn will not be competing in the 4 x 400-meter relay at the 2012 Games in London. Dunn, 34, who is from Norfolk, Virginia and finished fourth in the 400 meters at the trials, dropped out of the U.
