The Greek Olympic Committee will exclude athletes that have served a doping ban from future Olympic torch relays.
The move comes following criticism from the International Olympic Committee over the participation of banned hurdler Fani Halkia in the Vancouver Winter Olympics flame relay last week.
"The Hellenic Olympic Committee has decided... that an athlete who has been disciplined for...Read more
If you're experiencing a strong sense of deja vu in the lead-up to the upcoming test against Wales, you're not alone.To me, it's been a blueprint of pre-match routine from last year.This similar scenario sees the Welsh, from coach Warren Gatland to their ..Read more
What have the Warriors done?As the dust settles over Steve Price's "demotion" from the role of Warriors captain and Simon Mannering's elevation there appears to be two schools of thought doing the rounds.The first is that Price has been given an ..Read more
The NZRU should put All Black head coach Graham Henry out of his agony and re-sign him through to the 2011 World Cup; regardless of the results of the Iveco Series.The current contracts of Henry and his assistants Wayne Smith and Steve Hansen cease follow ..Read more
Well where do you start and where do you finish.I'll start by saying Frodo you're amazing!As we all know now this race is a race to lose and you won big fella, I can't say anymore than that and you know I don't need too. To Simon Whitfield, I have nothing ..Read more
Position |
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 51 | 21 | 28 | 100 |
| 2 | United States | 36 | 38 | 36 | 110 |
| 3 | Russia | 23 | 21 | 28 | 72 |
| 4 | Britain | 19 | 13 | 15 | 47 |
| 26 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
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