21.   The Italian federation cleared her to compete in Atlanta on the grounds that she took the ephedrine unwittingly in an herbal medicine for losing weight.

22.   The Italian federation ruled that the two positive tests were linked and constituted a single doping infraction.

23.   The Italian federation was angry the IAAF did not wish to view evidence to back up its decision not to seek ratification of the jump.

24.   The measures would have to be ratified by the Italian cycling federation before coming into effect, said Claudio Meli, a CONI National Olympic Commitee spokesman.

25.   The Italian federation is expected to announce the site on Saturday.

26.   The Italian national federation cleared her on grounds that she took the drug unwittingly in a Chinese herbal product.

27.   The Italian federation sent the evidence to the IAAF to make a ruling.

28.   The Italian federation had studied video tapes of the incident and passed them on to the IAAF.

29.   The Italian federation made the decision after viewing three different videos of the incident.

30.   The Italian federation made the decision not to seek ratification of the record after viewing three different videos of the incident.