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Doping Scandal at China’s National Games

China’s 11th National Chinese Games may have ended this week, but the scandals live on after at least three athletes tested positive for banned substances and as judges were accused of having picked the winners beforehand. ...full story at China Journal

from China Journal on Fri, Oct 30 2009

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