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(From AP Worldstream)
Byline: DENNIS PASSA
An Australian researcher who helped develop a blood-doping test said Friday although he was disappointed American cyclist Tyler Hamilton will keep his Olympic gold medal due to a laboratory mistake, ever-improving tests will continue to catch cheats.
The International Olympic Committee said Thursday it had dropped its investigation into Hamilton's initial positive doping test because the Athens lab mishandled his backup blood sample.
Hamilton, who has declared he is "100 percent innocent," tested positive for signs of an illegal blood transfusion on Aug. 19 after his time-trial victory in Athens.…