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Rogge says he'll continue fight against doping in second term

Associated Press

Thursday, October 30, 2008

LONDON -- IOC president Jacques Rogge foresees no immediate threat to the Olympics from the global financial crisis and says the fight against doping will be a key priority for a second term in office. Rogge, a 66-year-old Belgian who has led the International Olympic Committee since 2001, notified members last Friday that he will seek re-election next October for a final four-year term that will take him to 2013. He spoke in a telephone interview with The Associated Press ahead of a news conf ...

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