Topic: Fani Halkia
The Greek Olympic Committee has admitted an error in selecting an athlete serving a doping suspension to run in the torch relay for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.Fani Halkia, Greece's former 400m hurdles Olympic champion, is serving a two-year ban ...
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek officials were left red-faced on Friday after it became known former Olympic champion Fani Halkia, banned for doping, had run a leg of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games torch relay in Greece.The Greek Association of Olympic winners, who ...
Greek Olympic official admits error in letting dope-tainted hurdler carry Vancouver flameThe Greek Olympic Committee has acknowledged that it was wrong to allow a hurdler serving a doping ban to take part in the Vancouver flame relay.Olympic Torch Relay Commission president ...
