Tag: Summer Youth Olympic Games
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IOC disqualifies athlete for violating anti-doping rules at the Summer Youth Olympic Games
Lausanne, Nov 5, 2014: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today reported that one athlete committed an anti-doping rule violation during the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG), which took place in August in Nanjing, China. The athlete, who competed in taekwondo, tested positive for the diuretic Furosemide, a prohibited substance. After reviewing the files and…
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Chad as YOG Ambassador as final countdown
Lausanne, August 30, 2013: With less than one year to go to the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that Olympic swimming champion Chad Le Clos will be an official YOG Ambassador. The South African swimmer, who was a five-time medallist at the inaugural YOG in Singapore in…