IOC sanctions two more for anti-doping violations
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - The International Olympic Committee announced today that Ukraine rower Olena Olefirenko, whose team place third in the women&#39;s quadruple sculls event, has tested positive for the drug Ethamivan.
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A Greek athlete loses his medal after he tests positive for drugs, and a Russian is also reported to have failed a test.
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World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chief Dick Pound warned countries and sports which do not comply with the anti-doping code could be banned from the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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Brazilian swimmer Rebeca Gusmao and three other athletes must return their Pan American Games medals because of doping.
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World Anti-Doping Agency chief Dick Pound warned Friday that "more than a handful" of Olympic sports have failed to comply with anti-doping rules, endangering their place in future games.
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A SECOND dope test on a blood sample taken from the horse of Irish Olympic show jumping gold medallist Cian O&#39;Connor has tested positive for banned substances.
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The doping scandal surrounding the Greek athletes, Kostas Kenteris and Ekaterini Thanou, and their controversial coach Christos Tsekos, intensified yesterday when it was reported that premises
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American sprinter Jerome Young was banned from competition for life Wednesday by the United States Anti-Doping Agency. For the second time, Young tested positive for a banned
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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 -- Star sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou were suspended yesterday from the Greek Olympic team for missing drug tests, but their fate was left in the hands of the International Olympic Committee.
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Soccer players and other sportsmen could  soon face mandatory two-year bans from their sports if they are  caught using recreational drugs at any time, the head of the  World Anti-Doping Agency said Monday.
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ATHENS The authorities conducted a second raid on a food supplements company belonging to the man who coached two disgraced Greek sprinters, in a widening investigation into the sprinters&#39; withdrawal from the Olympics after missing a doping test.
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Justin Gatlin's coach could face a two-year ban if the Olympic and world champion sprinter is found guilty of a second doping violation, the sport's international governing body said Monday.
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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) may double the punishment for athletes who test positive for a banned substance, French Sports Minister Jean-Francois Lamour said on Thursday.
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The IOC opened an investigation Wednesday into possible doping violations in cycling at previous Olympics following recent drug confessions by members of the Telekom team.
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The International Olympic Committee will investigate charges that gold medalists Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery used steroids and other banned drugs, possibly the first step toward stripping their records from the Games.
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ATHENS -- Weightlifting&#39;s aggressive pursuit of drug cheaters will continue even if it jeopardizes its future in the Olympics, its top official said yesterday after six more positive doping cases in what is again becoming the Games&#39; dirtiest sport. Five ...