81.   The NCAA requires athletes to use their four years of eligibility in five years after starting college.

82.   The only exceptions were the high jump and pole vault where athletes used modern equipment for reasons of safety.

83.   The Russians maintain the drug that the athletes used is not a stimulant and is not on the list of banned substances.

84.   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced this week it is investigating the effects of creatine, a synthetic muscle-building supplement widely used by athletes.

85.   The USOC is monitoring the WTF limits to see if they violate rules that say American athletes can use any equipment in competition.

86.   To try to ensure their cells are saturated with creatine, however, many athletes use supplements.

87.   Vitaly Smirnov, president of the Russian Olympic Committee, said Russian scientists had recommended that athletes use bromantan to combat the heat and humidity in Atlanta.

88.   He also claimed the drug-testing equipment in Atlanta was a waste of time since it could not trace all drugs used by athletes.

89.   COC secretary general Wei Jizhong, meanwhile, has rejected continuing allegations that Chinese athletes were systematically using peformance-enhancing drugs.

90.   COC secretary general Wei Jizhong, meanwhile, rejected continuing allegations that Chinese athletes were systematically using peformance-enhancing drugs.