Olympic champion faces IOC disciplinary hearing
Published:Monday | July 27, 2009 | 12:36 PM
Olympic 1,500-metre champion Rashid Ramzi faced an International Olympic Committee (IOC), disciplinary hearing today about his positive for the blood-boosting drug CERA after the Beijing Games.
The Morocco-born Bahraini was one of five athletes who had their cases heard by the IOC panel.
They were caught this year in new tests using blood samples taken at the games, but all deny doping.
The others are Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin, who won silver in the road race, German cyclist Stefan Schumacher, Croatian 800 metre runner Vanja Perisic and Greek race walker Athanasia Tsoumeleka.
The IOC can strip athletes of their results and medals, and ban them from the 2012 London Olympics.
Disciplinary panel member Denis Oswald says rulings are expected when the IOC executive board meets in Berlin on August 13 to 14.