Doping: Cuban discus thrower Barrios stripped of Beijing silver medal

ZURICH (Reuters) - Cuba's Yarelys Barrios has been stripped of the silver medal she won in the discus at the Beijing Olympics after failing a doping re-test, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday.

IOC sanctions two Beijing Olympians including Cuba silver medalist

ZURICH (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee said on Thursday it has disqualified two athletes from the 2008 Beijing Olympics, including a Cuban discus silver medalist, after retesting of samples found evidence they had used banned substances.

Australia seeks to have detained athletes' records cleared

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) will ask Brazilian authorities to expunge records of criminal proceedings against nine athletes who were detained at the Rio Olympics after their accreditation passes were tampered with after an investigation labeled the criminal process "oppressive".