导出博客文章Olympic champion walker Jared Tallent has awarded himself a gold medal in a mock
ceremony in the wake of reports that dozens of athletes failed retrospective
drug tests from the 2008 Beijing Games. The Australian was confirmed as the 2012
London Games 50km walk gold medallist in March after Russian Sergei Kirdyapkin
was stripped of the title for doping following a Court of Arbitration for Sport
(CAS) ruling.Tallent will be awarded the medal at a ceremony in Melbourne next
month but put in some practice with a couple of friends in a video posted
online. In it, Tallent walks through what appears to be a back yard and stands
on a step as a voice behind the camera announces him as the winner, from
Australia - Jared Tallent.Tallent, who has been training in Italy, stands up on
the mock podium and waves in traditional Olympic style before a man comes
forward to shake his hand and put a medal around his neck.The 31-year-old also
took the 50km silver at the 2008 Beijing Games behind Italys Alex Schwazer, who
recently completed a three-year ban for doping after failing a drug test before
the London Games. Tallent will receive his real gold in Melbourne The
International Olympic Committee said last week that 31 athletes had failed drug
tests from the 2008 Games after samples were re-examined.Fourteen of the 31 were
Russian athletes, the countrys national Olympic committee said on
Tuesday.Russian media named the athletes, one of whom competed against Tallent
at the 2011 world championships in Daegu, where the Australian won the bronze
medal.Following the Russian media reports, a photo of Tallent was posted on
social media showing the Australian crossing out the names of the two Russian
race walkers who beat him at Daegu.The winner, Sergey Bakulin, was banned for
doping last year by Russian authorities and had his Daegu result disqualified by
CAS in its March ruling. The runner-up was Denis Nizhegorodov, who won the 50km
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the Raptors point guard with a smattering of MVP chants. TORRANCE, Calif. -- The
history of mixed martial arts is written in the scars on Dan Hendersons rugged
face and in the swollen creases of his cauliflower ears.The 46-year-old former
Olympic wrestler has been fighting in a cage professionally for nearly two
decades. He has spent almost every month of his adult life in a perpetual state
of recovery, nursing a training injury or a physical breakdown. These days, hes
usually just battling the cumulative weariness of a lengthy athletic career
entering early middle age.I dont even notice anymore, he said before a recent
workout in his native Southern California. Happens every training camp. I get
cuts and bruises. Its part of the job.Henderson is tired of getting hit in the
face, and he longs for a life without daily cardiovascular training. He plans to
retire after one last bout this weekend in Manchester, England, and he is
determined to finish his fighting life on his feet -- with a belt around his
waist.Over 16 years and 42 fights after Henderson participated in a four-man,
one-night tournament at UFC 17, he will meet middleweight champion Michael
Bisping in the main event of UFC 204.Henderson (32-14) relishes the chance to
finish his lifelong climb at the summit of his sport. He has held titles in the
Strikeforce and Pride promotions, but he never claimed a UFC belt, losing
back-to-back title fights nine years ago.Ive had title shots before, and I know
that for whatever reason, I didnt do well in them, Henderson said. Especially
the UFC title shots that Ive had. Yeah, I want to make sure that I make the most
of this opportunity.Henderson has lost six of his last nine fights, and he is
only getting this title shot at the insistence of the UFC and Bisping, who wants
revenge.At UFC 100 in 2009, Henderson knocked Bisping out cold with an
astonishing overhand right to the jaw. Henderson punctuated one of the most
spectacular knockouts in MMA history with a flying elbow to Bispings defenseless
head as he fell.Henderson wont apologize for taking the spot of a more deserving
contender against the 37-year-old Bisping (29-7), who claimed the title in
siimilarly stunning fashion this summer by knocking out Luke
Rockhold.ddddddddddddObviously, its the last goal Ive set for myself in the
sport, Henderson said. Its definitely going to rank right up there with
everything Ive done.Bisping has called Henderson a cheat for his past use of
testosterone replacement therapy. A loophole in UFC regulations allowed fighters
to legally compete on steroids, but Henderson dropped his TRT use when the
practice was outlawed.Henderson said he plans to return to TRT use after his
fighting career ends, saying his body felt a little better back then. Obviously
Im still able to compete without it, though.He could have walked into that
future in June after his stoppage victory over Hector Lombard at UFC 199 in
Inglewood, his wife and four children in attendance. His UFC contract was up,
and he owns a thriving gym in Temecula, where 300 of his closest friends and
family are waiting to hold their annual Labor Day pig roast until after his
title shot.But Henderson is fighting on. He wants one more shot to land one of
his heavy right hands, dubbed the H-Bomb by his fans many years ago.Every day, I
try to learn things and improve, Henderson said. Over the years, I wouldnt have
been able to compete at the level Ive competed on if I hadnt improved, because
this sport has evolved, and its still evolving. Everybody is getting better
every year.So Henderson has vowed this will be his last fight -- but even he
knows fighters cant be trusted to stick to these declarations.His children wont
make the trip to England because of school, and he would hate to end his career
without them. He has also said he would definitely consider fighting again,
particularly as the UFC champion, when he knows his body would keep going for
another half-decade.He needs only one more brilliant performance to take this
two-decade career to a new pinnacle.I guess everybody has a price, you know, he
said. If they really had to have me back, I suppose they could make me smile. '
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