The judge decided not to name a substitute president. With 48 hours to go to the congress, and considering the situation, it wasn't worth it to name someone for this ceremony.
Substantial concerns about the impact of this matter on the integrity of the overall drug testing regime of the Olympic movement, and in particular the questions it raises over the trustworthiness of some of the sports and political authorities active in the anti-—doping fight.
I think it's clear I don't like the man.
The normal sanction - if you can prove that someone has tested positive - is a two-year ban, but what we have here cannot be used as proof.
We're going to be looking further into this affair.
I have to say this is not pleasant but, for the moment, it only involves Lance Armstrong and France.
It is wonderful to see how the Olympic spirit is being spread beyond Beijing into other areas in China.
It's not wise to condemn someone who hasn't tested positive in a legal sense.
It's another heavy blow to cycling so we have to take it all the way. And I also want to know who exactly it was who gave out this information.
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