GREEK doping suspect Kostadinos Kenteris is looking forward to facing possible charges over avoiding a pre-Olympics drugs test, seeing it as a chance to prove his innocence.

INITIAL investigations have revealed that Greek sprinters Kostadinos Kenteris and Ekaterini Thanou probably faked a motorcycle accident after missing a drugs test, a high-ranking legal source said yesterday.

Marion Jones proved as gracious in defeat as she is graceful in victory after her four-year reign as the queen of world sprinting was unexpectedly ended in Edmonton.