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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 swell Marshall makes Rio Taylor seals Rio place 14 Russians fail Beijing tests Kevin Durant Shoes For Sale . - The Oakland Raiders re-signed offensive lineman Khalif Barnes on Friday. Clearance Kevin Durant Shoes . The mixed zone is not a place to make friends. https://www.kevindurantshoescheap.com/ . JOHNS, N. Kevin Durant Shoes Deals . PAUL, Minn. Cheap Kevin Durant Shoes .J. -- Marshawn Lynch said Thursday it will be good to get back to football after the Seattle quiet talking running back wrapped up his final mandatory media session of Super Bowl week. The Oklahoma Sooners?open with one of the most-anticipated games of the 2016 college football season when they visit the Houston Cougars at NRG Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 3, at noon ET on ABC. The first full week of the season, however, kicks off two days earlier, on a Thursday night featuring 16 FBS games. That Thursday night is now just 28 days away.The number 28 is significant to Oklahoma fans. One of the greatest running backs to ever play for the Sooners, Adrian Peterson, wore No. 28 for three seasons in Norman. Peterson totaled 4,041 career rushing yards and scored 42 touchdowns for the Sooners. His freshman season, 2004, stood out as the best of his college career. He rushed for a Big 12 single-season record 1,925 yards, averaging 5.7 per carry and reaching the end zone 15 times.dddddddddddd His 339 rushing attempts in 2004 broke the NCAA record. He finished second to Matt Leinart in Heisman voting that year.Peterson wasnt as durable in the next two seasons, appearing in 11 games in 2005 and just seven games in 2006. The Sooners were a combined 31-8 during Petersons career, capturing the 2004 and 2006 Big 12 titles. The Minnesota Vikings selected him with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2007 NFL draft.In case you missed the start of our countdown:29 days: Alabamas Bryant-Denny Stadium opened in 192930 days: Vinny Testaverde won the Heisman 30 years ago ' ' '