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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- With only one week to go before the Beijing Olympics, Russia suddenly has its own version of a BALCO doping scandal involving some of the track team's biggest stars. After a 1 1/2-year investigation, the IAAF provisionally suspended
seven female Russian athletes Thursday, accusing them of tampering with
their urine samples. The list includes Yelena Soboleva, a world
record-holder and world champion middle-distance runner who was favored
to win both the 800 and 1,500 meters at the Olympics. Read the full article at: www.washingtonpost.com
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