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GREECE
Shamed sprinters are charged
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Kostas Kenteris
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Sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou, and their coach Christos Tzekos were charged Nov. 18 with avoiding a drug test on the eve of the Athens Olympics and faking a motorcycle accident hours later.
Tzekos was also charged with illegally importing and selling banned substances.
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Katerina Thanou
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Twelve others -- including seven doctors at the state-run hospital where Thanou and Kenteris were treated after the alleged crash -- were charged with making false statements.
Kenteris, 31, won gold in the 200 meters at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, and Thanou, 29, won silver in the 100 meters.
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Christos Tzekos
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On the eve of the Aug. 13 opening ceremony in Athens, the pair could not be found at the Olympic Village for a doping test. Hours later, they said they were involved in a motorcycle accident that happened because they were rushing back to the Olympic Village to be tested. They spent four days in the hospital and later withdrew from the Olympics.
The Japan Times Weekly: Nov. 27, 2004
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