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    CAS Rules in Favor of USOC on Rule 45 – No Olympic Bans

    Posted on October 6, 2011 | No Comments
    The CAS has ruled that Rule 45 of the Olympic charter (also referred to as the “Osaka Rule”) i sinvalid and unenforceable. As anticipated, the CAS ruled that the one-Olympic suspension for any doping-ban of greater than six months would be considered a “disciplinary sanction”...

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    USA Left High and Dry Again: No Olympic Bid for 2020 Games

    Posted on August 22, 2011 | No Comments
    The United States will not submit a bid for the 2020 Olympics, the USOC told the media today. Interested countries have until September 1 of this year to submit a bid, with the winning city being announced in 2013. The decision was made based on a revenue-sharing...

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    USOC/IOC To Arbitrate Validity of “Rule 45″ August 17th; Subirats’ Fate Hangs in Balance

    Posted on July 7, 2011 | 3 Comments
    Switzerland’s Court for Arbitration of Sport (CAS) has set a date of August 17th for the arbitration between the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to test the IOC’s “Rule 45″. This rule has been in the news many times lately,...

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    ESPN: Hardy Cleared to Compete in London in 2012

    Posted on April 28, 2011 | No Comments
    USA Swimming’s women’s relays will be at full-strength for Beijing, which is something that they sorely need with the hard-charging Dutch and Chinese relays on their tails, thanks to a decision by the IOC today. This breaking news, reported by ESPN among other news outlets,...

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  • Jessica Hardy Doping Appeal to Be Heard Friday, March 12th

    Jessica Hardy Doping Appeal to Be Heard Friday, March 12th

    Posted on March 9, 2010 | 7 Comments
    March 14th Update The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which is effectively the International Olympic Committee’s doping arm, will have its appeal of Jessica Hardy’s suspension reduction heard by the Court of Arbitration of Sport this Friday, March 12th. The Jessica Hardy saga is a long,...

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