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News, information and stories about the Olympic Games in Athens 2004 and the Olympics in general up until 2007.

Saturday, January 29, 2005

The Story That Won't Go Away

In case anyone thought that they had been forgotten, despair not!

The dynamic duo of Greek sprinting, Costas Kenteris and Ekaterini Thanou, are scheduled to appear before Greek athletics officials today; they are facing charges of violating doping rules, which led to them being withdrawn from last year's Olympics.

The dynamic duo will be giving testimony before the five-member, Greek athletics federation (SEGAS) disciplinary commission accompanied by their lawyer Michalis Dimitrakopoulos.

This procedure is expected to take around 80 days.

If found guilty by SEGAS, Kenteris and Thanou face a two-year ban.

They have also been charged by Greek police for faking a motorbike accident; which resulted in them spending four days in hospital, at a time when they were wanted for questioning by the IAAF.

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