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Exclusive: Thanou has not got Marion Jones' Olympic gold medal insist IOC

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

Ekaterina_Thanou_finishes_second_in_Sydney_2000February 13 - Controversial Greek sprinter Ekaterina Thanou (pictured right), at the centre of one of the biggest doping scandals in sports history, has not been given the Olympic 100 metres gold stripped from Marion Jones at the Sydney Games in 2000, as it has been reported, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) claimed.

Under starter's orders for non-stop action

February 9 - The Brighton Marathon has built a whole weekend of events around the race on Sunday April 10, starting with a free-to-enter Running and Healthy Lifestyle Exhibition at the Brighton Centre on Saturday April 9.