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lance armstrongAccording to a person close to Mr. Hamilton, the cyclist admits doping during his cycling career but denies doing so during the 2004 Olympics. Mr. Hamilton's lawyer, Chris Manderson, said Mr. Hamilton gave the medal to the USADA because he didn't want any controversy about it to distract from his recent public confession about doping or his accusations about Mr. Armstrong.From the Archives Mr. Hamilton, who rode with the U.S. Postal Service team from 1995 to 2001, admitted to doping during a television interview with CBS's "60 Minutes." He also said he saw Mr. Armstrong inject EPO, a banned drug that boosts

the number of red blood cells, more than oncA lawyer for Mr. Armstrong said he denies the allegations. Mr. Armstrong, 39 years old, won the Tour de France from 1999-2005. He retired earlier this year. USADA confirmed that it has Mr. Hamilton's gold medal from the Athens Olympics and said it "will continue to work with the [International Olympic Committee] and the [United States Olympic Committee] as appropriate concerning the final implications of our overall investigationThe IOC said it has taken note of Mr. Hamilton's confession and will consider the implications. The IOC can retroactively strip Olympic medals from athletes if proof of doping emerges later, or if an athlete admits cheatingFormer U.S. track athlete Marion Jones had to return five medals from the 2000 Olympics after she admitted using performance-enhancing drugs.

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