The US 4x400m relay team that won gold at the Sydney Games in 2000 have been stripped of their medals after Antonio Pettigrew admitted to doping, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Saturday. It was the sixth American medal from the Sydney Games lost to doping in the past eight months after US sprinter Marion Jones was stripped of her five medals due to her doping confession last year.
Her ex-husband C.J. Hunter says he saw Jones injecting herself with drugs at the residence they shared in Australia.
IOC set up a disciplinary commission to investigate allegations made against US sprinter Marion Jones by BALCO chief Victor Conte.
Written off before the championships started on Saturday, Montgomery belied his recent form with impressive performances in the opening rounds of the 100m
The World record holder failed to make the US 100 metres team for next month's Olympics.
The 100 metres record holder received a letter from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency alleging doping violations.
Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery should be free to compete in the Olympic Games since the drug allegations against them are not proven, IOC president Jacques Rogge said.
U.S. anti-doping officials presented the Olympic champion with copies of an annotated ledger and calendar they believe may be a schedule of her steroid use.
The American sprinter wants any samples obtained from the BALCO investigation to be tested for DNA first to ensure they belong to her.
Jones also lost to the Bahamian in the Dutch town of Hengelo on Sunday.
Former Olympic champion Marion Jones can return to the sprinting elite, says ex-hurdler Jeff Howser who is assisting with her coaching.
Marion Jones's lawyer welcomed U.S. Justice Department's decision to hand over documents to a Senate committee of their investigation into the illegal sale and use of steroids among top athletes.
The American ace is likely to compete in only the long jump and 4x100 metres relay in Athens.
Both athletes are involved in the ongoing doping investigations.
Jones, who is expecting her first child with Tim Montgomery in July, has already outlined her plans to return to competition next year.
Triple Olympic champion Marion Jones made a shock departure when she walked off the track just before her preliminary race of the women's 100 metres.
Jones's lawyer Joseph Burton had accused the USADA and the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) of creating a "witch-hunt."
The defending Olympic champion Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah ran a scorching 10.82 to advance and she almost slowed towards the finish line. She was all smiles and thumbs up after a performance that made a clear statement of intent that she was not yet ready to relinquish her title.
Pfaff had coached Canada's Donovan Bailey to the 100-metre world record in 1996.
Olympic champion Maurice Greene believes that the triple Olympic champion Jones gets her acceleration too early.
The Ethiopian broke the 5,000 metres indoor world record at a Grand Prix meeting held at Birmingham.
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