(ATR) Drug tests and protests are part of the off-the-field action in the Athens Olympics on day eight of the Games.
Sunday the International Olympic Committee will meet to decide whether to strip a bronze medal from Greek weightlifter Leonidas Sampanis who has tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport today took away two gold medals from Germany in the three-day equestrian event which ended on Wednesday. CAS ruled in favor of an appeal by France, Britain and the U.S. that rider Bettina Hoy should have been assessed time penalties.
In gymnastics, South Korea says it will appeal a ruling by the International Gymnastics Federation that gives Paul Hamm of the U.S. the gold in the all around gymnastics event, despite a scoring error. If it appeals, CAS would hear the case.
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