ATHENS, Greece Russia's Irina Korzhanenko was stripped of her shot put gold medal, the first athlete of the Athens Games to lose an Olympic title because of doping.
The 30-year-old Korzhanenko was the first woman to win a gold medal at the sacred site of Ancient Olympia but tested positive for the steroid stanozolol after Wednesday's competition. The backup B sample confirmed the initial finding.
The International Olympic Committee executive board expelled Korzhanenko from the Games and ordered the Russian Olympic Committee to return the medal.
The gold goes to Cuba's Yumileidi Cumba Jay. Germany's Nadine Kleinert moves up to silver, and Russia's Svetlana Krivelyova to bronze.
Meanwhile, a prosecutor started an investigation into claims that weightlifter Leonidas Sampanis, stripped of his bronze medal for doping, could have been slipped a banned substance without his knowledge.
Prosecutor Grigoris Peponis opened the investigation on Monday after Sampanis' drug test showed he had an abnormally high level of testosterone. Sampanis, who won silver medals in 1996 and 2000, has denied wrongdoing.
- Vai's View: Vai's View: A return to church, a...
- BYU doesn't have a corner on avoiding Sabbath...
- Olympic hurdler Lolo Jones says she's a...
- High school sports: State tournament live...
- 5A high school baseball tournament live stream
- BYU football: Cougars land massive defensive...
- 4A high school baseball tournament live stream
- Jerry Sloan interviews for Bobcats coaching...
- Blue roundup: Philadelphia Inquirer...
62 - BYU doesn't have a corner on avoiding...
47 - Dick Harmon: BYU's Harvey Unga returns...
32 - Olympic hurdler Lolo Jones says she's a...
29 - Brad Rock: Rock on: Watch out, Bronco;...
27 - BYU football: BYU moves quickly in...
20 - Vai's View: Vai's View: A return to...
16 - BYU football: Cougars land massive...
16






DeseretNews.com encourages a civil dialogue among its readers. We welcome your thoughtful comments.
— About comments