2004 Games quartet stripped of medals: IOC
- Published: 6 Dec 2012 at 01.47
- Online news: World
Four medallists from the 2004 Olympic Games were officially stripped of their medals on Wednesday by the International Olympic Committee.
Ivan Tikhon of Belarus competes in the men's hammer throw qualification during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Four medallists from the 2004 Olympic Games, including Tikhon, were officially stripped of their medals on Wednesday by the International Olympic Committee.
The IOC took the decision after new analysis of their dope tests taken at the Athens Games revealed traces of steroids.
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