Russian weightlifter Oleg Perepetchenov was stripped of his 2004 Olympic bronze medal on Tuesday after a retest of his sample from the Athens Games returned positive for banned substance clenbuterol.
From bitter fights to dope shame, Indian Olympic team's tryst with controversies
Images from the Olympics swimming action at the La Defense Arena, Paris, on Thursday.
Greece will deploy more than 45,000 armed security officers across the country before and during next year's Olympics.
The Australian is entered in six events in Athens, the 100, 200 and 400 metres freestyle plus three relays.
Abhijit Masih recently travelled to Athens and came back blissed! He shares his travel experience with us.
Police officers have surrounded the vehicle, which was hijacked just before dawn on its route from the town of Marathon into central Athens.
Jitender Kumar, Akhil Kumar and Vijender Singh are determined not to get overawed by the strong field at the Athens Games.
India have been grouped with Argentina, Australia, The Netherlands, New Zealand and South Africa.
The two pugilists qualified for the Olympics after entering the finals at the qualifying tournament in Gangzhou, China.
All venues and transport projects are operational two weeks before the Olympic Games' opening ceremony.
American Crystal Cox, who won 4x400m relay gold at the Athens Olympics, was stripped of her medal on Saturday, the International Olympic Committee said.
Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs is encouraging people travelling to Athens for the August 13-29 Games to be aware of the increased terror threat globally.
Mercurial striker and four-time Olympian Dhanraj Pillay would retire after the Athens Games.
David Munyasia was excluded from the Olympic Games after testing positive for cathine, a prohibited stimulant.
The Olympic flame arrived in Tokyo on Sunday for the second leg of a six-week relay in the run-up to the Athens Games.
Buildings, bridges and 370 kilometres of cement highways will be dressed in the same colours as the uniforms of thousands of Olympic volunteers.
The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit in ancient Olympia
South and North Korea will also begin talks about fielding a unified team for the 2008 Games in Beijing.
North and South Korea plan to repeat the march they first made under the same flag at the 2000 Games in Sydney.
With the 200-day countdown to the August 13-29 Games starting on Sunday, much work remaina to be done.\n\n
But IOC chief inspector Denis Oswald said there is still a lot to do with less than six months before the 2004 Games.
The Indian captain said he will sign off his international hockey career only after winning an Olympic medal.
The Olympic spotlight falling on Athens in August will be the latest illumination of a city that has fascinated thinkers, poets and writers down the ages.
'I don't feel they will be ready or able to stage a great Olympic Games,' said the Olympic champion.
Tests of security measures for the 2004 Games reveal deep deficiencies that have U.S. officials worried.
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