Colleen Barry
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/ 28 January 2008

Pistorius loses hope of making Beijing

Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius has virtually given up his fight to compete at the Beijing Olympics and is focusing his efforts on running at the 2012 London Games. The International Association of Athletics Federations ruled on January 14 that the South African was ineligible to compete at the Olympics.

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/ 16 January 2008

Placido Domingo still can’t sing Spanish anthem

Placido Domingo says he’s always longed to lead his country in a national anthem that unites Spaniards — but acknowledged on Wednesday that he’ll have to wait a little while longer. The Spanish tenor was to premiere the new lyrics of his country’s anthem — a military march long performed without words — later this month.