London 2012: Italian Fails Doping Test and British Cycling Star Breaks Gold Medal Record
Alex Schwazer (Photo: Marco Togni/Wiki Commons)
Anchor Lisa Mullins gets a round-up of news from the Olympic Games from The World’s Alex Gallafent in London. Italy’s Olympic 50km race walk champion Alex Schwazer failed a doping test ahead of his arrival in London and a British knight of the realm wins a record-breaking gold medal at the Velodrome.
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