Lance Armstrong stripped of Sydney Olympic medal
18 Jan 2013 7:01 AM IST
IOC has stripped Lance Armstrong of his bronze from 2000 Sydney Olympics because of his involvement in doping, officials told AP on Thursday. IOC sent a letter to Armstrong on Wednesday, asking him to return the medal. The move came after IOC was notified by UCI, cycling’s governing body that Armstrong had not appealed the decision to disqualify him.
IOC executive board discussed revoking the medal last month, but delayed a decision until UCI formally notified Armstrong that he had been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and all results since 1998. He then had 21 days to appeal. Now that the deadline has expired, IOC decided to take the medal away.
IOC executive board discussed revoking the medal last month, but delayed a decision until UCI formally notified Armstrong that he had been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and all results since 1998. He then had 21 days to appeal. Now that the deadline has expired, IOC decided to take the medal away.
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