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Greek Olympic boxer faces doping ban after testing positive
  • July 18, 2008
ATHENS, Greece (AP) _ An unnamed boxer on Greece's Olympic team tested positive for doping, Greek sporting authorities said Friday. It was the latest drug scandal in Greek sports ahead of the Aug. ...
Greece to send record number of athletes to Beijing Olympics
  • July 10, 2008
ATHENS, July 9 (Xinhua)-- Greece will be sending its largest ever team of competitors to the Beijing Olympics, with 147 Greek athletes have secured their ticket to this year's Games so far. T...
Greek Tennis Association launches in London
  • July 04, 2008
by THE LONDON DAILY NEWS The Greek Tennis Association of London (GTA) launches today in the city capitalising on the renewed interest of tennis by the 300,000 Greek population. The GTA which is...
Two-year ban for 11 weightlifters
  • E- Kathimerini
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  • June 18, 2008
The 11 Greek weightlifters who had tested positive for a banned substance in March received two-year suspensions yesterday, but this has opened the way for Greece to take part in the Beijing Olympics ...
Judicial official: Tests confirm Greek weightlifters' doping
  • The Associated Press
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  • May 02, 2008
ATHENS, Greece: The backup doping samples of 11 Greek weightlifters have tested positive for a banned steroid. A senior Greek judicial official told The Associated Press on Friday that laboratory r...
Testimony of Greek weightlifting team's former coach postponed in doping investigation
  • April 17, 2008
ATHENS, Greece (AP) _ A court on Thursday granted a request by the Greek weightlifting team's former coach and his assistant for more time to prepare their testimonies in a doping investigation. Ch...
Greek PM orders immediate measures to clean up sport sector
  • ANA- MPA
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  • April 11, 2008
Prime minister Costas Karamanlis on Friday gave instructions for the taking of immediate measures aimed at cleaning up the sector of sport, during a 90-minute meeting with culture minister Michalis Li...
Greek weightlifting coach suspended over doping
  • April 04, 2008
ATHENS, Greece (AP) _ Greek Olympic weightlifting coach Christos Iakovou was suspended Friday after 11 Greek weightlifters tested positive for using banned substances. Names of the athletes were no...
Thanou lawyer confident of IOC decision after Jones stripped of medals
  • December 14, 2007
ATHENS, Greece (AP) _ A lawyer representing Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou believes the IOC will rule in her favor when it considers reallocating Marion Jones' Olympic medals. Thanou would stand to...
IOC picks four finalists in bidding for first Youth Olympics
  • November 19, 2007
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) _ Five cities _ three from Europe and two from Asia _ were selected as finalists Monday in the bidding to host the inaugural Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010. Making th...
Kenyan runners sweep Athens Classic Marathon; Kiprotich sets course record
  • November 04, 2007
ATHENS, Greece (AP) _ Benjamin Kiprotich Korir set a course record in the Athens Classic Marathon on Sunday, defeating Hosea Kimutai Kiptanui by 23 seconds in a race tracing the ancient course that ga...
Athens Marathon organizers seek higher profile for classic race
  • November 01, 2007
ATHENS, Greece (AP) _ Distance running began along the fabled route from Marathon to Athens, where a messenger ran to bring news of one of the greatest military victories in ancient history. Organize...
Greek Olympic Committee would 'applaud' Thanou getting Jones' 100 meter gold
  • October 11, 2007
ATHENS, Greece (AP) _ Greece's Olympic committee would welcome a decision to award Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou the gold medal given up by Marion Jones for the 100 meters at the 2000 Sydney Olympics...
Thanou deserves Jones' gold medal, says Greek runner's lawyer
  • October 07, 2007
ATHENS, Greece (AP) _ Katerina Thanou's lawyer insists the Greek sprinter deserves the 100-meter gold medal from the 2000 Sydney Olympics after finishing runner-up to Marion Jones. Thanou, however,...
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