IAAF appeal

ByReuters

Published 27/05/2005 at 14:45 GMT

Athletics chiefs have confirmed that they have appealed against the acquittal of Greek athletes Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou. The high-profile duo were cleared by Greek officials of avoiding a drugs test during last year's Olympic Games.

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But the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) was unhappy with the move and has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The IAAF is seeking minimum two-year bans for both athletes.

Kenteris and Thanou dramatically withdrew from last summer's Olympics in Athens after missing a drugs test at the Olympic Village on 12 August.

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The pair then spent four days in a hospital, claiming they had been injured in a motorcycle crash.

It was the International Olympic Committee who demanded the IAAF investigate the affair.

Thanou and Kenteris still face a criminal trial later this year for allegedly avoiding the test and then faking a motorcycle accident.

Kenteris won the men's 200m at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 while Thanou won silver in the women's 100m.

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