Greek sprinters face ban

KOSTAS KENTERIS and Katerina Thanou face two-year drug suspensions after the International Association of Athletic Federations confirmed today they believed the duo have violated anti-doping rules.

The IAAF’s doping review board have refuted the Greek sprinters’ denials to charges brought at the beginning of the month that they missed out-of-competition drug tests.

They have also cited their coach, Christos Tzekos, who is accused of distributing and assisting in the use of prohibited substances and tampering with the doping control process.