August 25, 2012, was a black day in cycling history when the legendary Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and handed a life ban from the game. The cycling world was mortified the moment the inspirational motivator and iconic Armstrong was tagged as a dope taint.
The record seven-time Tour de France winner was banned from the sport for life after refusing to defend drug allegations by the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). They also claimed that Armstrong used banned substances, including the blood-booster EPO and steroids. The USADA punished Armstrong by erasing 14 years of his glorious career, declaring that his performances in all professional races from August 1998 would be discounted.
But he is not the first athlete to be stripped of their medals and titles due to dope charges.
Marion Jones is a former world champion track and field athlete " and later former professional basketball player " who won five medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. In 2007, Jones was stripped of all medals and prizes after she admitted of taking performance-enhancing drugs at the 2000 Games. ...
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11:47 PM, Aug 27, 2012
But her 100m gold will not be given to Greece's Katerina Thanou. ...
11:57 AM, Dec 09, 2009
New Delhi: The new entrant in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Kochi Tuskers Kerala, will have a job in their hands when they face strong Royal Challengers Bangalore in their first encounter in Kochi on Saturday. Kochi, one of the two new teams in this year's IPL, will be led by Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene with Geoff Lawson being the coach. Their batting department is a combination of youth...
09:47 PM, Jan 13, 2008
Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday launched their team's new jersey for the Indian Premier League season four starting on Friday in the presence of coach-cum-captain Shane Warne and former India skipper Rahul Dravid. Floriana Group and HDFC Life were also welcomed as team sponsor and principal associate team sponsor respectively. Shilpa Shetty Kundra, the co-owner of Rajasthan Royals, along with Warne and Dravid, unveiled the jersey and presented it to...
09:21 AM, Jan 12, 2008
Mumbai: Heaping praises on India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the outgoing national team coach Gary Kirsten on Tuesday said that the skipper not only leads by example and puts in maximum effort on the field but also feels it the most when the team loses. "Dhoni is a leader by example. I have never seen a player give as much effort to every game. He leads by example. He is...
11:23 PM, Jan 11, 2008
New Delhi: Subcontinent wickets are undoubtedly loaded in favour of the batsmen. But how far a team will go in the World Cup will be decided by the bowling ammunition they possess in their ranks. While India start as hot favourites with a well-stocked batting department, the bowling lineup is still a cause for concern. And only if India can get the right combination will they travel the whole distance....
10:40 PM, Dec 12, 2007
New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday called for an emergency meeting of IPL Governing Council on January 5. The council is expected to take some major decision for upcoming IPL-4 starting soon after the World Cup 2011. One of the major issues to be discussed in the meeting could be the board's legal battle with Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals who have...
03:03 PM, Nov 24, 2007
The USOC will make a pledge that US will be drug-free in Beijing. ...
10:50 PM, Oct 10, 2007
Jones has been stripped of the Olympic medals she won at the 2000 Olympics. ...
10:03 PM, Oct 09, 2007
She could also be stripped of her Olympic medals. ...
01:13 PM, Oct 07, 2007
Marion Jones was cleared of doping after her 'B' sample tested negative for the banned blood-boosting drug EPO. ...
01:56 PM, Sep 07, 2006
Jones would face a minimum of a two-year ban if it is determined she has committed a doping offence. ...
12:03 PM, Aug 19, 2006
