LONDON (AP) -- 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....
Ramzi Stripped Of Olympic 1,500-meter Gold Medal
By STEPHEN WILSON, Associated Press
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 7:51am
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