Doping Probe May Bronze Lalova
Sports | August 25, 2004, Wednesday
USA's Allyson Felix (R) and Bulgaria's Ivet Lalova compete in the women's 200m semifinals at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Aug 24. Both qualified for the finals to take place Wednesday night. Photo by AFP.
Bulgarian Ivet Lalova can grab the bronze medal in the 100-meter sprint if the doping probe of Olympic champion Yuliya Nesterenko is confirmed positive, according to press reports.
Late on Tuesday a new dope scandal was on its way to erupt as according to unofficial information one of the 100m finalists had given positive result.
Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus completed her incredible journey from rank outsider to global sprint star by becoming the first non-American since 1980 to win the Olympic Games women's 100 metres title.
The 25-year-old timed 10.93 seconds to edge out America's Lauryn Williams, who ran a personal best of 10.96 sec, while Veronica Campbell of Jamaica was third in 10.97 sec.
Bulgaria' Ivet Lalova skipped the medal leaving behind Campbell with only 3 hundredth at the finish.
But it helped the young Bulgarian talent to move into the top 10 of the IAAF's Event Rankingtaking up 7th place for the first time in her career.
The fate of 100-meter medals is expected to be known on Wednesday when also late in the night Lalova will run at 200m at Athens' Olympics Stadium.
READ MORE about Ivet Lalova in WHO'S WHO sectionLate on Tuesday a new dope scandal was on its way to erupt as according to unofficial information one of the 100m finalists had given positive result.
Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus completed her incredible journey from rank outsider to global sprint star by becoming the first non-American since 1980 to win the Olympic Games women's 100 metres title.
The 25-year-old timed 10.93 seconds to edge out America's Lauryn Williams, who ran a personal best of 10.96 sec, while Veronica Campbell of Jamaica was third in 10.97 sec.
Bulgaria' Ivet Lalova skipped the medal leaving behind Campbell with only 3 hundredth at the finish.
But it helped the young Bulgarian talent to move into the top 10 of the IAAF's Event Rankingtaking up 7th place for the first time in her career.
The fate of 100-meter medals is expected to be known on Wednesday when also late in the night Lalova will run at 200m at Athens' Olympics Stadium.
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