At the Olympics in Beijing, Jamaica has extended its winning streak in the track events, after Veronica Campbell-Brown won the gold medal in the women's 200-metre sprint.
Meanwhile, Ukranian heptathlon silver medalist Lyudmila Blonska has been suspended from the games after her second doping test came back positive. She faces a lifetime ban from Proud Jamaica ...
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SPD names Schwan to run for president ... athletics because it is her second offence. Also on Thursday, four equestrian riders were suspended, including Germany's Christian Ahlmann, after their horses tested positive for doping. In other Olympic sports, Germany beat Japan 2-0 to win the bonze medal in the women's football competition. In the men's hockey semi-final Germany beat the Netherlands 4-3 to reach the final.
(Deutsche Welle)
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