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Greek federation bans Halkia for two years

Mohit Joshi 21 November 2008

Athen - Greece's former 400 metres hurdles Olympic champion Fani Halkia was Friday suspended for two years by the Greek athletics federation SEGAS.

Halkia was tested positive for banned steroids at the Beijing Olympics and barred from competing.

The Athens 2004 Olympic champion, her coach and two more athletes have already been charged by Athens prosecutors with doping violations before and during the Beijing Games.

Halkia, 400m runner Dimitris Regas, 200m sprinter Tassos Gousis and coach Giorgos Panagiotopoulos face prison sentences of up to two years.

Halkia has denied knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs. (dpa)

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