BEIJING (AP) - China has banned the use of its Olympic gold medalists' names as Internet addresses by anyone but the athletes themselves.
The move announced Tuesday came after companies registered the names of winning Chinese athletes at the 2004 Athens Olympics as Web addresses, prompting an outcry by sports fans.
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