21.   The IOC declined to identify the athletes or sports involved pending a hearing.

22.   The missing athlete was identified as Leo Blockley.

23.   The six athletes were not identified.

24.   The Soviets became renowned for their cradle-snatching sports empire, which identified potential athletes at an early age and poured tremendous resources into grooming them.

25.   Three athletes tested positive for prohibited stimulants and three for steroids, agency officials said Wednesday without identifying the athletes.

26.   USATF said its privacy rules prohibit it from identifying the athlete, which has drawn outrage from International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge and others.

27.   USATF has been strongly criticized by Olympic officials for refusing to identify an athlete at the Sydney Games who had tested positive for an anabolic steroid.

28.   A Somali athlete is also seeking refugee status, the Legal Aid Commission said, but did not identify the athlete.

29.   The athletes were identified as four Ethiopians and one Somali.