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The gold medals were restored to Thorpe's children in 1983, 30 years after his death. [9] Portuguese marathon runner Francisco Lázaro became the first Olympic athlete to die in competition after collapsing on the track. Heat exhaustion, sunstroke, heart problems, and a possible electrolyte imbalance are thought to have contributed. [11]
The disqualification meant that Guzman Lopez proceeded to the final, while Susaki and Livach contested the bronze medal match. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) filed an appeal against the disqualification at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), also contending that she be given a joint silver medal as she had complied with weight ...
In 2024, the Russian Athleteics Federation cancelled Poistogova's results from July 2012 to October 2014 after analysing old samples. Poistogova stands to lose the Olympic 800m silver medal. [178] As of December 2022, the 2012 Summer Olympics has seen a record 40 Olympic medals stripped for doping violations. Russia is the leading country with ...
The cyclist, who won bronze at the 2000 Olympics, returned his medal to the IOC 13 years later. While the IOC has removed medals from participants for other reasons, it is a rare occurrence.
The International Olympic Committee and a court of appeals have ruled in Romania's favor, but the battle for Jordan Chiles' bronze medal isn't over.
The French mint tells PEOPLE it will replace "all damaged medals" awarded to 2024 Olympic winners in the coming months More Than 100 Olympic Medalists Say Their Paris Medals Are ‘Deteriorating ...
Several Japanese business executives and employees were arrested between August and October 2022 on suspicion of bribery.Former Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics executive board member Haruyuki Takahashi was arrested on four separate occasions within that period of time after allegedly receiving money from several businesses in exchange for facilitating Olympic sponsorship contracts.
Biggest Olympics Scandals Ever: Nancy Kerrigan’s Attack, Jordan Chiles’ Bronze Medal Loss and More Comăneci, 62, added, “I looked at the video now, the corners, the video that NBC sent.