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Olympic champion walker Jared Tallent has awarded himself a gold medal in a mock ceremony in the wake of reports that dozens of athletes failed retrospective drug tests from the 2008 Beijing Games.The Australian was confirmed as the 2012 London Games 50km walk gold medallist in March after Russian Sergei Kirdyapkin was stripped of the title for doping following a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling.Tallent will be awarded the medal at a ceremony in Melbourne next month but put in some practice with a couple of friends in a video posted online. In it, Tallent walks through what appears to be a back yard and stands on a step as a voice behind the camera announces him as the winner, from Australia - Jared Tallent.Tallent, who has been training in Italy, stands up on the mock podium and waves in traditional Olympic style before a man comes forward to shake his hand and put a medal around his neck.The 31-year-old also took the 50km silver at the 2008 Beijing Games behind Italys Alex Schwazer, who recently completed a three-year ban for doping after failing a drug test before the London Games. Tallent will receive his real gold in Melbourne The International Olympic Committee said last week that 31 athletes had failed drug tests from the 2008 Games after samples were re-examined.Fourteen of the 31 were Russian athletes, the countrys national Olympic committee said on Tuesday.Russian media named the athletes, one of whom competed against Tallent at the 2011 world championships in Daegu, where the Australian won the bronze medal.Following the Russian media reports, a photo of Tallent was posted on social media showing the Australian crossing out the names of the two Russian race walkers who beat him at Daegu.The winner, Sergey Bakulin, was banned for doping last year by Russian authorities and had his Daegu result disqualified by CAS in its March ruling. The runner-up was Denis Nizhegorodov, who won the 50km bronze at Beijing.Also See:GBs Beijing haul may swellMarshall makes RioTaylor seals Rio place14 Russians fail Beijing testsCheap Yeezy Free Shipping . The visitors took a deserved lead in the 16th minute with midfielder Yohan Cabaye curling the ball beyond Adrian from inside the penalty area. Discount Yeezy Store .J. -- New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz will miss the rest of the season after having surgery on his left knee. https://www.yeezychina.us/ . DAmigo scored twice in regulation and added the shootout winner as the Toronto Marlies edged the San Antonio Rampage 5-4 in American Hockey League action. Yeezy China . "I was fortunate to play many years at this level with a great organization and unbelievable teammates," said Hejduk in a statement. Fake Yeezy Online . Wilson hit Schenn from behind during Tuesday nights game in Philadelphia, earning a five-minute major for charging and a game misconduct. He has a phone hearing with the department of player safety, which limits any potential suspension to five or fewer games.UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- Alyssa Thomas scored 15 points to lead the Connecticut Sun to an 84-80 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on Friday night in the WNBAs return from the Olympic break.Jasmine Thomas scored the tiebreaking basket with 15.2 seconds to play and finished with 12 points, and Alex Bentley and reserve Courtney Williams also had 12 points for the Sun (9-16) in their third straight victory. Chiney Ogwumike had 11 points and 10 rebounds.Lindsay Whalen and Syliva Fowles had 16 apiece for defending champion Minnesota (21-5), but former UConn star Maya Moore, was held to eight on 3-for-12 shooting.LIBERTY 84, STARS 77SAN ANTONIO -- Sugar Rodgers scored eight of her 18 points in the third quarter and New York topped San Antonio.Tina Charles, a member of the champion U.S. team in the Rio Olympics, had 13 points and 10 rebounds for her league-leading 15th double-double foor New York (19-8).dddddddddddd. Epiphanny Prince played her first game this season after tearing an ACL in November playing in Russia. She had five points in seven minutes.Appel-Marinelli had a career-high 17 points for San Antonio (5-19). The Stars have lost six straight.SKY 90, ATLANTA DREAM 82ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Elena Delle Donne scored 34 points in the first game after helping the United States win an Olympic gold medal, leading Chicago past Atlanta.The Sky (12-13) used a 15-0 run in two minutes in the third quarter to take the lead and then pulled away after the Dream (13-13) cut a 13-point deficit to one with four minutes to play.Cappie Pondexter had 17 points, and Cheyenne Parker 14 for Chicago.Angel McCoughtry led Atlanta with 22 points. ' ' '