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Banned Olympic 100 metres champion Justin Gatlin stepped up his bid to compete in this week's US trials for the Beijing Games by requesting an emergency injunction on Wednesday. One day after a federal judge in Pensacola, Florida, blocked his initial bid, Gatlin's legal team filed appeal motions to the 11th Circuit US Court of Appeals in Atlanta and the federal district court in Pensacola.

Shooting

Chinese-born pistol shooter Yang Wang has been selected on the New Zealand team for the Beijing Olympics. Yang was a member of the Chinese national shooting team but did not represent his birthland before emigrating to New Zealand in 2003. He was among four shooters selected by New Zealand for Beijing, joining Nadine Stanton (women's trap), Graeme Eade (men's trap) and Robbie Eastham (men's prone).

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