No quick fix for Greek drug duo case

ATHLETICS chiefs have admitted the missed drugs test debacle of Greek sprint duo Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou could rumble on until December.

The case has dominated Olympic headlines virtually every day since the Games began a fortnight ago and has led to accusations by the Greek media that their athletes are being victimised.

So obsessive has reporting of the whole drugs saga become that Greek TV spent much of yesterday reporting home star Hrysopiyi Devetzi as the new triple-jump gold medallist amid rumours that Cameroon’s Francois Mbango Etone had tested positive - rumours that subsequently proved to be completely untrue.