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Gymnast Morgan Hamm validated for Olympic team (USA Today)
Gymnast Morgan Hamm officially was confirmed as a member of the U.S. Olympic team despite a warning from the U.S. anti-doping agency. More...
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As expeccted and as the USA men's team officials said, Morgan Hamm is confirmed as a member of the USA men's Olympic gymnastics team going to Beijing. [QUOTE] "After a review by both USA Gymnastics and the USOC, there is agreement that the public warning Hamm received did not impact his qualification for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team," Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics said in a statement. "USA Gymnastics evaluated the impact of the ruling against the selection criteria for both participation in the Olympic Trials and ultimately his selection to our men's Olympic team. After thorough analysis, the Men's Selection Committee determined that USADA's ruling did not affect either of those decisions. " Said Steve Roush, chief of sports performance for the U.S. Olympic Committee, also in a statement: "Our review of the process undertaken by USA Gymnastics showed that the approved Olympic selection procedures for men's gymnastics were followed, and we fully support the findings. We appreciate USA Gymnastics' efforts to respect and consider the interests of all of the athletes potentially impacted by this decision." [/QUOTE] http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/beijing/gymnastics/2008-07-16-Morgan-Hamm-validated_N.htm?csp=34
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