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22:22pm 1st April 2005 The IAAF have appealed against the decision to clear Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou of doping violations. Kenteris and Thanou were last month excused by the Greek Athletics Federation after missing a series of dope tests, although their former coach Christos Tzekos was suspended for four years. But the IAAF have referred the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, describing the decision to exonerate the pair as "erroneous". Both athletes will be suspended, pending the outcome of the CAS decision. Kenteris, gold medallist in the 200metres at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and Thanou, silver medallist in the 100m, were accused by the IAAF of failing to submit to drug tests on the eve of last year's Games in Athens. They had also been charged with missing other tests last year, in Tel Aviv in July and Chicago in August. They subsequently pulled out of the 2004 Olympics, in which both expected to be medal winners. However, the Greek Athletics Federation concluded that Kenteris and Thanou were not to blame for missing the August 12 drug test in Athens, as Tzekos had failed to inform them that they were being sought by IOC officials. ENDS
