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Rashid Ramzi stripped of 1,500-meter gold for doping

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Nov. 18, 2009
Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi was stripped of his 1,500-meter Olympic gold medal Wednesday and four other athletes were disqualified because of doping at the Beijing Games.
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