Olympic officials try to crush U.S. probes of China doping, threaten Salt Lake Games
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The U.S. wants changes to the World Anti-Doping Agency after a Chinese drug scandal. Olympic officials threatened to block Salt Lake City's bid to host the 2034 Games if the U.S. criticism persists.
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