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Missed opportunity.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 29-AUG-04 		Format: Online - approximately 678 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Missed opportunity.(Editorials)(Gymnast had a chance to show American spirit)(Editorial)

Article Excerpt
Byline: The Register-Guard

The argument is straightforward and powerful: U.S. Olympic gymnast Paul Hamm was awarded the gold medal in the all-around competition. What's done is done.

Hamm is not responsible for a scoring error by three judges that wrongly docked South Korean Yang Tae-young, the bronze medal winner, a tenth of a point and cost Yang the gold. Moreover, South Korea failed to file a protest within the required time frame.

The International Gymnastics Federation, also known as FIG, and the International Olympic Committee both agree that the rules clearly support Hamm's retention of the gold medal. Unfortunately, the...

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