COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado: The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has decided against excluding gymnast Morgan Hamm from the Beijing Games despite a failed drug test at the USA Gymnastics Championships in May.

Hamm had previously been issued a warning by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and his results from the day of his positive test on May 24 were wiped out after it was divulged that he took a prohibited substance.

But that wasn't enough for the USOC to prevent him from going to his third Olympics, said USA Gymnastics president Steve Penny.