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Jamaicans are clean, says Bolt and over 14

Triple Beijing Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt says Jamaica's best ever Games is the result of hard work and not doping. The 22-year-old's sensational performance in winning 100, 200 and 4x100... ...full story at digg

from digg on Sun, Aug 24 2008

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21 Aug 08 visit Criticism of Bolt is hard to fathom  »  Countdown to Beijing Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, chided Usain Bolt on Thursday for showing a lack of respect to his rivals after his sprint double at the Beijing Games. Maybe it’s a generational thing but I doubt if a single perso...
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18 Aug 08 visit Was Bolt celebration over the top?  »  Countdown to Beijing Was Usain Bolt’s theatrical exuberance before, during and after his 100 metres final appropriate for a man who gave a devastating performance that broke his own world record? Or was it indulgent, inappropriate and over the top? Do we want our...

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