
8226; World 100 metres champion Torri Edwards was banned for two years on Wednesday after a positive test for the stimulant nikethamide. Edwards has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.
Russians in trouble
8226; Three Russians, whose names have been withhheld, fail drugs tests and face possible expulsion from the Games, a top Russian Olympic Committee official said today.
KO for Kenya boxer
8226; Kenyan boxer David Munyasia has failed a drugs test and will miss the Athens Olympics. 8220;David Munyasia has been excluded from the Olympics after testing positive for cathine, a prohibited stimulant,8221; an IOC spokesperson said.
Greek gets away
8226; Greek boxer Elias Pavlidis will take part in the Olympics after being cleared of doping suspicions. Pavlidis was given a 24-hour deadline on Tuesday to prove that a positive sample from a March dope test was not his after a mixup in paper work .
8212; Agencies