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Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou contests gold-medal decision to IOC

Dec. 15, 2009
The lawyers of Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou have sent a letter to the IOC contesting the decision to deny her Marion Jones' 100-meter gold medal from the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
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ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Greek track stars Kostas Kenteris and Ekaterini Thanou, both accused of avoiding a drug test, left a local hospital Tuesday.

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler