Murofushi loses Olympic bronze

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese hammer thrower Koji Murofushi speaks to reporters at a hotel in Tokyo on June 11, 2010, commenting on reports that he had lost his Beijing Olympic bronze medal after once-disqualified higher-ranking competitors had cleared their names over alleged doping violations. But Murofushi was upbeat, saying the introduction of stricter doping tests would be ''a plus'' for him at the London Olympics.

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