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Road cycling in the olympics may not happen

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17-03-2008 5:29pm

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E@gle.

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The IOC has revealed it will be forced to postpone high profile events such as the marathon, road cycling and the triathlon at this year's Olympics if pollution in Beijing does not improve.

The admission that the IOC will devise what it calls a 'plan B' for some endurance sports comes a week after the marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie said he was unlikely to compete in the event at the Games because of worries over how the conditions would affect his asthma

http://sport.guardian.co.uk/athletics/story/0,,2266124,00.html

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#2 17-03-2008 5:34pm
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There may not be any Olympics in Beijing the way things are looking with whats happening in Tibet

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#3 18-03-2008 11:34am
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At least there'll be track cycling.

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