Former Olympic swimming champion Ian Thorpe said he was "happy" at cycling star Lance Armstrong's downfall and congratulated the United States doping authorities who exposed the seven-time Tour de...
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The crowd cheered wildly as swimming world record holders Ian Thorpe and Leisel Jones arrived in town last week to promote Hong Kong's 2009 East Asian Games programme.
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