Morgan Hamm set for Beijing as FIG nixes doping appeal

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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (AFP) — Morgan Hamm, a US gymnast who received a public warning July 3 after testing positive for a banned substance, will compete at the Beijing Olympics, USA Gymnastics announced Tuesday.

The US sport governing body was informed Tuesday by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) that it will not appeal the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) decision to forego a ban in Hamm's case.

Hamm is the brother of Paul Hamm, the 2004 Olympic all-around champion who dropped off this year's Olympic squad on Monday, saying he was not in condition to compete because of a broken hand suffered in May at the US championships.

Morgan Hamm was given only a warning by USADA after testing positive for a physician-prescribed anti-inflammatory medication...