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Olympic Gold Medalist Rashid Ramzi Stripped of Medal

Nov. 18, 2009

Joshua Molina, HispanicBusiness.com

Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer Stripped of Medal

Rashid Ramzi Stripped of Medal --> Olympic Gold Medalist Rashid Ramzi lost his gold medal on Wednesday.

The International Olympic Committee stripped Ramzi, a middle-distance runner from Morocco, of his 1,500-meter Olympic gold medal for allegedly doping at the Beijing games.

The committee also disqualified four other athletes.
The athletes face two-year bans from the sport and cannot compete in the 2012 Olympics in London.



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