Ban for Greeks on Olympic drug charges
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The doping case involving Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou and their former coach, Christos Tzekos, finally moved forward yesterday when they were suspended by the International Association of Athletics Federations.
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PARIS  - Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou were handed provisional bans for missing doping tests by the IAA.
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ATHENS, Greece - The first woman to win a gold medal at Ancient Olympia - a Russian shot putter - is under investigation for a positive drug test, international and Russian Olympic officials said Sunday.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - A member of the Greek Olympic team has tested positive for a banned substance, this according to a news bulletin released by the Hellenic Olympic Committee on Friday.
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Greek sprint stars Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou are charged for skipping drug test prior to the Athens Games. They are also charged for faking a motorcycle accident, China Radio International reported Friday.
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The IAAF charges Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou with doping violations.
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Greek weightlifter Leonidas Sampanis lost his Olympic bronze medal Sunday after tests revealed he had taken a banned substance. Sampanis won his medal in the 62-kilogram weightlifting class last Monday.
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ATHENS -- On the day the world track federation (IAAF) opened an investigation into alleged drug violations by two Greek sprinters and their coach, IAAF Doping Commission chairman Arne Ljungqvist said the organization had long been unhappy with Greece's approach to anti-doping rules.
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:    -----       Greek Athletes Who Missed Drug Test Quit Games      The two Greek athletes who missed a drug test on Aug. 12 have withdrawn from the Olympic Games...
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The International Olympic Association head says any athlete caught doping will be barred from the next games.
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Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou are charged with avoiding a drug test on the eve of the Olympics.
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Greece's two top sprinters pulled out of  the Athens Games on Wednesday and apologized over a drugs drama  that besmirched the spiritual homeland of the Olympics.
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Olympic 400 meter relay gold medallist Alvin Harrison has accepted a four-year ban for drugs violations, the United States Anti-Doping Agency said on Tuesday.
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An Athens prosecutor has charged disgraced Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou with obstructing a dope test on the eve of August&#39;s Athens Olympics and providing authorities with false information about a motorcycle
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Sprinter Jerome Young, a central figure in a doping case that could cost the US relay team its gold medal from Sydney, was banned for life by the US Anti-Doping Agency on Wednesday following his second positive test for a banned drug.
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Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and  Katerina Thanou were provisionally suspended by the world  governing athletics body Wednesday for missing three doping  tests before last August's Athens Olympics.
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ATHENS, Greece  - A Greek court Monday gave a  former Irish priest a suspended 12-month jail sentence and a  $3,600 fine for pushing a leading Olympic marathon runner off  the road, a court source said.