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Olympic Notes: Russia Stripped Of Gold Medal From 2008 4x100-Meter Relay

Russia was ordered on Tuesday to return its Gold Medals from the 2008 Beijing Olympics 4x100m women's relay after Yulia Chermoshanskaya tested positive for a banned substance in a re-analysis of her sample. The IOC disqualified her for testing positive for steroid use. The IOC said, "The Russian Federation team is disqualified from the women’s 4x100m relay. The corresponding medals and diplomas are withdrawn and shall be returned." Her relay teammates in that competition were Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yulia Gushchina and Yevgeniya Polyakova. Belgium finished second in the race and Nigeria won Bronze (REUTERS, 8/16).

AIBA DROPS JUDGES: The Int'l Boxing Association (AIBA) "has dropped a number of judges and referees at the Rio Olympics" after a review of decisions. The move comes a day after Ireland bantamweight Michael Conlan suffered a "controversial defeat" to Russian Vladimir Nikitin. After 239 Olympic bouts, the federation said that "less than a handful" of the decisions "were not at the level expected." Conlan -- the AIBA world amateur champion -- tore into the organization during a post-fight interview with Irish broadcaster RTE Sport, suggesting it is corrupt, adding "amateur boxing stinks from the core right the way to the top" (SKY SPORTS, 8/17).

TEMPERS FLARE: A "furious" Iran slammed Georgian lifter Lasha Talakhadze's Olympic Gold Medal as a "conspiracy" on Tuesday, with "riot police called to the Rio Games weightlifting venue as tensions boiled over." Iranian super heavyweight Behdad Salimikordasiabi "crashed out" of the men's +105kg class after judges ruled he had "failed to register a total in the clean and jerk." Defending champion Salimikordasiabi, known as "Salimi," and his coach "angrily remonstrated with officials for several minutes in the arena before the contest was finished as boisterous Iranian fans booed incessantly." Iranian coach Sajjad Anoushiravani, "appearing to be referring" to a judge from Iraq, said, "There’s a conspiracy. Our enemies were on the jury" (AFP, 8/17).

OLYMPIC BRIEFS ...
CONCACAF side Honduras can "put a price on victory." The "lone remaining men's team from the region" was so sure it would "lose in the group stage" that it "booked travel for the more than 30 players and staff back home for Friday -- at the end of the first round." It has turned out to be a $7,500 mistake. But what "a happy one it was." Before losing to Brazil on Wednesday, Honduras upset Portugal and Argentina in the group stage and got past Korea Republic in the quarterfinals (ESPN.com, 8/16).

The "coronation" of Hugh Robertson as the next chair of the British Olympic Association "might not be the smooth progression that was expected." It was believed by the BOA electorate that Vice-Chair Robertson "would face no opposition at the vote in October" to select a successor to Sebastian Coe, who has his "hands full" running the IAAF. But former Olympic hockey Gold Medalist Richard Leman, president of GB Hockey, "is considering standing against Robertson" (London DAILY MAIL, 8/16).

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