Szabo may quit athletics after drug find

ROMANIAN Olympic 5,000 metre gold medallist Gabriela Szabo may quit athletics after French border police found a banned substance in her car.

Szabo may quit athletics after drug find
Fri, 16 May, 2003 - 01:00
Paul Clarke

ā€œIā€™m feeling terrible, I never felt so hunted in my life,ā€ an emotional Szabo said last night.

ā€œIā€™m so upset at what has happened that Iā€™m considering giving up my sport,ā€ she said.

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