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- USOC, GE research partnership to measure benefits of advanced ultrasound technology on U.S. Olympic athletes and hopefuls for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
- Partnership continues from Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games; Massachusetts General Hospital and Henry Ford Hospital Using GE Ultrasound Technology to Study Top U.S. athletes in Rowing, Weightlifting, Wrestling, Boxing and Women’s Soccer

CHICAGO, MARCH 31, 2008 - In preparation for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) and the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), a Worldwide Partner of the Olympic Games, announced today two research programs aimed at demonstrating that health monitoring and early intervention leads to injury prevention and enhanced health and sports performances for athletes.    » read more »

08 October 2007 -- Disgraced American athlete Marion Jones has given up the five track and field medals she won at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, days after admitting she used performance-enhancing drugs. And the 31-year-old has also accepted a two-year ban.

The three gold and two bronze medals were turned over to U.S. Olympic Committee and U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) officials at her attorneys' office in Austin, Texas on Monday.    » read more »