Athletics-East German Olympic shot put champion admits doping

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Athletics-East German Olympic shot put champion admits doping

BERLIN, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Former East German Olympic shot put champion and three-times world record breaker Udo Beyer has admitted doping in a new documentary film about the lives of top athletes in the socialist state. In the film, "I will not lose", showing at this year's Berlin film festival, Beyer who won gold at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and was athletics team capitain says, "I knew about everything that was happening to me. I decided for myself." East Germany won 40 gold medals at the Montreal Olympics, putting it second in the medals table behind the Soviet Union. ...

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