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Ban of two years for Olympic hero

By karines on  From e-steroid.com
Greece’s former 400m hurdles Olympic champion , Fani Halkia , will be serving a ban of two years after she tested positive during a dope test at the Beijing Games , as per an announcement by the Greek athletics federation . The decision to ban Halkia was confirmed by the athletics federation ; this decision was taken by its judicial committee that decided to impose a ban as punishment to the former star. From Foxsports.com.au : A gold medallist at Athens in 2004 Halkia was expelled...Read Full Story

Greek officials red-faced after Vancouver torch blunder

 From reuters.com
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek officials were left red-faced on Friday after it became known former Olympic champion Fani Halkia, banned for doping, had run a leg of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games torch relay in Greece. The Greek Association of Olympic winners, who had included Halkia on a list of proposed torchbearers sent to the Greek Olympic Committee, said the blunder was down to human error. "This is an honest mistake and nothing else," association president Giorgos Sigalas told Reuters. "It...Read Full Story

Greeks red-faced after selecting banned athlete

 From afp.com
The Greek Olympic Committee has admitted an error in selecting an athlete serving a doping suspension to run in the torch relay for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Fani Halkia, Greece's former 400m hurdles Olympic champion, is serving a two-year ban over a doping violation during the Beijing 2008 Olympics but was one of many runners to carry the flame during the Greek leg of the relay. The Greek Olympic Committee torch relay supervisor, Spyros Zannias, admitted the blunder shortly after a...Read Full Story

Greek official acknowledges Halkia torch mistake

 From ap.org
The Greek Olympic Committee has acknowledged that it was wrong to allow a hurdler serving a doping ban to take part in the Vancouver flame relay. Olympic Torch Relay Commission president Spyros Zannias says Fani Halkia was included in the relay after a proposal by the Greek Olympic medallists' association. Zannias said his commission "was wrong to accept the proposal," but offered no apology. The International Olympic Committee has criticized the inclusion of Halkia, who was expelled from the...Read Full Story

Organizer of Torch Relay for Canada Winter Olympics Includes Athlete Using Steroids

By melinamenny on  From steroidsources.com
The International Olympic Committe (IOC) was not happy when they learned that one of the torch bearers for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics is currently banned for violating one of their policies, taking of steroids . It got the media attention when a Greek athlete who is currently serving her suspension for 2 years participated in the torch relay for the Winter games in Canada. Emmanuelle Moreau, spokeswoman of the IOC issued a statement to the press that it is clearly indicated in the...Read Full Story
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