September 5, 2008 Belarus hammer throw medalists caught doping

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The silver and bronze medalists from
Belarus in the men's hammer throw at the Beijing Olympics were
caught doping and could be stripped of their medals.

Vadim Devyatovskiy and Ivan Tsikhan are still being investigated
for doping offenses at the games by the International Olympic
Committee.

"Listen, they were tested and it was positive. They were tested
for the 'A' and 'B' sample," Lamine Diack, president of track and
field's governing body, told The Associated Press on Friday.

The substance was testosterone, said another IAAF official who
spoke on condition of anonymity because the IOC investigation was
still ongoing.

"For the IAAF it is clear. It will be a suspension," Diack
said at the end of the Golden League competition in Brussels. "Now
it goes to the level of the IOC but for us, it is clear."

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