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My Twelve Year Wait for Olympic Gold
- Autor: Vários
- Narrador: Vários
- Editor: Podcast
- Duración: 0:44:10
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Adam Nelson won the shot put at the Athens Olympics in 2004, but only received his gold medal a few weeks ago. Why? Because of the advancements in drug testing it was recently proved that the original gold medallist, Yuriy Bilonog of Ukraine had taken performance enhancing drugs. So did the recent ceremony in which Adam was presented gold represent justice, or can nothing make up for being robbed of his moment in Athens twelve years ago?Premier League Problems: With 2 of every 5 Premier League players facing bankruptcy within 5 years of retiring, we look at some of the difficulties they face in adapting to a new life without football. We speak to Brede Hangeland about his hopes and fears for his future. He decided to hang up his boots in the summer having played for Fulham and Crystal Palace in the Premier League. Alan Gernon author of "Retired: What Happens to Footballers When the Game's Up" also joins us.Olympics: Are They Worth It? Twelve years ago the Olympic Games came home to Greece. They took place at