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| IOC to review Olympic readiness | IOC to review Olympic readiness |
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| The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is meeting in Beijing with air pollution, internet censorship and doping high on the agenda. | |
| The build-up to the opening of the Games next Friday has been clouded by a number of controversial issues. | The build-up to the opening of the Games next Friday has been clouded by a number of controversial issues. |
| President Jacques Rogge arrived in China with his work complicated by a row over restricted internet access. | |
| Now a formerly banned Greek athlete has threatened to sue the IOC if she is not allowed to compete. | Now a formerly banned Greek athlete has threatened to sue the IOC if she is not allowed to compete. |
| Leading members of the IOC which make up the IOC's Executive Board will want to know why some politically sensitive websites were blocked despite a promise that foreign reporters would be given complete access to the web. | Leading members of the IOC which make up the IOC's Executive Board will want to know why some politically sensitive websites were blocked despite a promise that foreign reporters would be given complete access to the web. |
| Air pollution also remains a big problem. | Air pollution also remains a big problem. |
| The Chinese authorities have been working on improving the dirty air that hangs over Beijing but athletes remain concerned. | The Chinese authorities have been working on improving the dirty air that hangs over Beijing but athletes remain concerned. |
| Steve Roush, head of sports performance with the United States team, said he is monitoring the situation and is optimistic. | Steve Roush, head of sports performance with the United States team, said he is monitoring the situation and is optimistic. |
| "We do have fallback plans if all of a sudden it deteriorates to the point where the health and safety of our athletes might be in jeopardy," he said. | "We do have fallback plans if all of a sudden it deteriorates to the point where the health and safety of our athletes might be in jeopardy," he said. |
| "But I don't think that if the air quality was at that level that the IOC would even allow for the competition to take place." | "But I don't think that if the air quality was at that level that the IOC would even allow for the competition to take place." |
| Doping scandalsMs Thanou's lawyer has threatened to sue if she is not allowed to compete | Doping scandalsMs Thanou's lawyer has threatened to sue if she is not allowed to compete |
| The IOC was going to discuss whether to allow Katerina Thanou to compete at the Games, but it seems a final decision has been delayed until next Thursday. | The IOC was going to discuss whether to allow Katerina Thanou to compete at the Games, but it seems a final decision has been delayed until next Thursday. |
| She was one of two Greek sprinters involved in a drug scandal that completely dominated the start of the 2004 Olympics in Athens. | She was one of two Greek sprinters involved in a drug scandal that completely dominated the start of the 2004 Olympics in Athens. |
| She withdrew from those Games and has since served a two year doping ban given to her by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAFF). | She withdrew from those Games and has since served a two year doping ban given to her by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAFF). |
| But the IOC has reserved the right to consider her eligibility for these Games. | But the IOC has reserved the right to consider her eligibility for these Games. |
| Ms Thanou's lawyer has threatened to sue the IOC if she is barred from competing. | Ms Thanou's lawyer has threatened to sue the IOC if she is barred from competing. |
| The matter is muddied by the reallocation of the medals won by Marion Jones at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. | The matter is muddied by the reallocation of the medals won by Marion Jones at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. |
| The American athlete has returned her three gold and two bronze medals after admitting she had been taking banned substances. | The American athlete has returned her three gold and two bronze medals after admitting she had been taking banned substances. |
| One of her titles came in the 100m and the IOC must decide whether to promote the second placed runner instead - and that is Katerina Thanou. | One of her titles came in the 100m and the IOC must decide whether to promote the second placed runner instead - and that is Katerina Thanou. |