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Rio Olympics: American Armstrong wins third straight time trial cycling gold

Veteran American Kristin Armstrong claimed a third consecutive road time trial gold to deny former Russian doper Olga Zabelinskaya what would have been a controversial triumph on a rain-soaked course at the Rio Games on Wednesday.

Armstrong's victims vindicated following USADA reports

The damning facts published this month by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), proving that cyclist Lance Armstrong was the ring leader of the most sophisticated doping scandal in the history of sports, has vindicated those who suffered at the hands of the American.

Armstrong's admission a 'striking' moment: Tour director

Lance Armstrong's expected admission of doping will be a "striking" moment but the Tour de France will still thrive, the race director said on Thursday.

IOC ponders Armstrong 2000 Games medal options

Lance Armstrong should come clean with a full doping confession, while the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will look into ways of taking away the former Tour de France champion's 2000 Games medal, IOC vice president Thomas Bach said on Tuesday.

'Armstrong had motorcyclist deliver EPO in 1999'

Lance Armstrong paid for a motorcyclist to deliver the banned bloodbooster EPO to him during the 1999 Tour de France, former teammate Tyler Hamilton said in a BBC radio documentary broadcast on Monday.

Stats: Record-breaking women's time trial champion Kristin Armstrong

American Kristin Armstrong became the first cyclist to win the same road event at three different Olympic Games on Wednesday, taking gold in the women's 29.7km time trial.

US Cycling backs Armstrong

Armstrong cleared of 1999 doping

Independent investigators found that the World Anti-Doping Agency behaved in ways "completely inconsistent" with testing rules.

Armstrong faces defamation trial

Only a "miracle" would reopen Armstrong case, says Fahey

Disgraced Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong would need "something close to a miracle" to get his lifetime ban from cycling re-examined, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president John Fahey said on Tuesday.

PHOTOS: Moments that stood out at the Rio Olympics!

Here is a flashback of the top moments from the just concluded quadrennial Games...

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 5 at the Games

American Kristin Armstrong became the first cyclist to win the same road event at three different Olympic Games on Wednesday. Britain's surprise packet Joseph Clarke won the Canoe gold in the K-1 slalom course on Wednesday.