Trying Times for American Athletics; Doping Damage Casts Giant Shadow Over the Sport

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AS the US Olympic trials drew to a close last night in Sacramento, the sport was struggling to grasp the scale of doping damage to American athletics.

Marion Jones, under investigation by the US Anti-Doping Agency, will not defend either of her Olympic sprint titles in Athens. She withdrew from the 200 metres semi-finals, citing "fatigue," and can be certain only of a place in the long jump.

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Trying Times for American Athletics; Doping Damage Casts Giant Shadow Over the Sport

Earlier, she failed to qualify in the 100m, although outstanding charges against runner-up Torri Edwards could throw her a lifeline. "If it happens that a lane opens up for whatever reason, you can be sure I...

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