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Campbell-Brown returns to world stage after overturned doping ban

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By Mike Rowbottom at the Ergo Arena in SopotMarch 7 - Double Olympic 200 metres gold medallist Veronica Campbell-Brown will return to the track here tomorrow for the first time in 10 months following her successful plea to have a doping ban revoked by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

the case on the eve of competition in Sopot, the IAAF President Lamine Diack responded: "I wish her all

We wish her much success and that's all we can say."

publish the reasons for their ruling for several weeks.Campbell-Brown has won a total of seven Olympic medals

Indoor 60m title.She faces strong opposition here, however, in the shape of her compatriot, the three-times

An area record of 21.26m with his last throw by New Zealand's Tom Walsh displaced Poland's Olympic champion


Alan Hubbard: Winning-is-everything policy at UK Sport short sighted

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Their target of at least three medals had been achieved, plus one for luck.

Lizzy Yarnold's skeleton gold was the highlight of Britain's record-equalling Winter Olympics ©Getty

about winning medals.

"UK Sport has an outstanding record in supporting athletes and sports that bring success at the highest

Even unsporting, you might say.In a perceptive piece in London's Sunday Times David Walsh, the journalist


Sochi 2014: Report February 24

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All times stated are Russian до свидания!

five medals from a single Winter Games.

Both athletes won medals.· There were eight medal sweeps all in all - a record at a single Winter Games

the medals in the men's ski cross event.

His 13 medals in total also make him the most decorated Winter Olympian of all time.


Sochi 2014: Report February 23

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All times stated are Russian  BREAKING: Austrian skier Johannes Duerr tests positive for EPO before Sweden

humanity" - a message very much shared by the Olympic Movement...21:06 Norway's record Winter Olympic

Now who won the medals in todays men's I wonder?

praise - "they gave you smiles but also the correct information," he says.14:17 Bach speaks about the record

We also have record numbers of doping tests - and hove exceeded our target of 57 per cent of improvement


Sochi 2014: Report February 22

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All times stated are RussianBREAKING: Latvian ice hockey player Vitalijs Pavlovs excluded from Sochi

Desperate times for the US.20:01 Finland score twice to go 2-0 up over the US in the ice hockey battle

How will the record medallist shoot today?

Blockhuijsen, Sven Kramer and Koen Verweij clock three minutes, 37.71 seconds to break the Olympic record

next speaker is DOSB competitive sports director Bernhard Schwank - who is providing a thorough and at times


Sochi 2014: Report February 21

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ALL THE NEWS, ACTION AND REACTION LIVE FROM SOCHI 2014 AS IT HAPPENS!

All times stated are Russian BREAKING NEWS: Italian bobsleigher William Frullani and Germany's double

four team sport gold medals.

1 with six minutes of the second period left.Team USA choose Closing Ceremony flag bearer17:13 Four-times

the mission to unite our nation at this horrifying time.- More messages posted by pole vault world record


Sochi 2014: Report February 20

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All times stated are Russian  00:24 Good night!00:20 What about tomorrow?

But all credit to the Russian.

her two new colleagues.Bjørndalen and Wickenheiser elected to IOC Athletes' Commission16:09 Norway's record

Switzerland finish fourth for the second Olympics in a row.That medal means Britain will equal their record

I think it is fair to say we have heard that phrase a few times over recent months....11:19 More questions


Sochi 2014: Report February 19

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All times stated are Russian BREAKING: Lviv 2022 admit to insidethegames that Ukrainian protests are

19:14 All four members of the Norwegian team in the biathlon have won medals so far in Sochi and they

Very proud of you all!

This picture says it all.

But, after a frantic afternoon, it is all change on the medals table as Norway dislodge long-time leaders


Sochi 2014: Report February 18

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ALL THE NEWS, ACTION AND REACTION LIVE FROM SOCHI 2014 AS IT HAPPENS!

All times stated are RussianBREAKING NEWS: Human rights activists and Pussy Riot members released after

attempt.21:50 It's not easy to pick out the skiers as they launch into their tricks - the heavy snow at times

See the full table here.Biathlon and short track medals action15:38 For the record, Norway's Ole Einer

Or can Ole Einer Bjoerndalen break the record medal haul? 


Sochi 2014: Report February 17

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All times stated are Russian Goodnight!

We are going into an extra end.Canada have finished the round robin stage with a 100 per cent record

I can tell you that all five have won medals but all sections of the medals table is represented.

Next comes Poland in eighth with four medals but all of them golden and then one place behind is China

Four sets of medals to be decided later on this evening though, all being well. 


Sochi 2014: Report February 16

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All times stated are Russian BREAKING: Briton suffers concussion after ski halfpipe training crash (see

The Russian won two medals at Vancouver 2010 and was the world all round champion in 2011 but has endured

Again.19:17 All change in the speed skating - for the minor medals at least.

Although Sweden's women have a strong record in Olympic Winter Games curling, with gold medals in the

It means Norway have equalled the men's record of four consecutive gold medals in one Alpine skiing event


Sochi 2014: Report February 15

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All times stated are Russian Good night!

Large hill ski jumping21:55 All we have left now in terms of medals here is ski jumping tonight but it

We are waiting for the times to be readjusted but Koen Werweij has gone level...19:06 Penalty shoot out

See the latest medals table here."

news on the results of those tests yet...11:25 The shift in testing from post competition to other times


Sochi 2014: Report February 14

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All times stated are Russian Goodnight!

22:15 Britain, meanwhile, are now the only country to have won skeleton medals on all four occasions

continue to happen over the next few minutes - with sliders going in reverse order and combining their times

Surely what the Olympics is all about?

Images 11:40 Still going in the super combined downhill, by the way, but nobody is getting close to the times


Sochi 2014: Report February 13

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All times stated are RussianUntil tomorrow...23:29 See you then for all the action here on the insidethegames

It also won all three events at Nagano 1998.Felix Lock joins countryman Georg Hackl on a record three

gold medals in luge.Loch, Natalie Geisenberger, Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt all won their second gold

#Sochi2014"- Chicago Sun-Times writer Mark Lazerus on Slovakia's admirable attempts to overhaul a 7-1

medals haul.


Sochi 2014: Report February 12

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All times stated are Russian Until tomorrow...00:31 See you then!

Click here to go shopping.Curling record equalled22:19 The total of six points scored in the Great Britain

Norway 4-2 and was equalled in the Great Britain against United States match in 2010 (4-2).The women's record

Worrying times for the British after two losses but they are still alive in this round-robin format.

The same mistake has been made many times, notably at Sydney 2000, in of all places the Olympic store.The