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Bahrain's Ramzi loses gold medal for doping

Bahrain's Ramzi loses gold medal for doping

AFP - November 19, 2009

MANAMA (AFP) - Bahrain's Rashid Ramzi has been stripped of his Beijing Games 1,500 metres gold medal for doping, Bahrain's Olympic Committee said Wednesday.

"The Bahraini Olympic Committee has received a letter from the disciplinary committee of the International Olympic Committee announcing the decision to strip runner Rashid Ramzi of his gold medal for the 1500 metres," committee secretary...Read more

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Bahrain's Rashid Ramzi, seen winning gold in the men's 1500m race during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, has been stripped of his gold medal for doping, the secretary-general of Bahrain's Olympic Committee has told AFP. AFP
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BEIJING 2008 MEDAL TALLY

Position

Country

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total
1 China 51 21 28 100
2 United States 36 38 36 110
3 Russia 23 21 28 72
4 Britain 19 13 15 47
6 Australia 14 15 17 46
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