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Gymnast Tweddle In Line For Medal

British gymnast Beth Tweddle could be awarded an Olympic medal after an investigation has been launched into claims the Chinese winner of the uneven bars is underage. ...full story at Sky News

from Sky News on Fri, Aug 22 2008

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