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Jones Further Scrubbed From Olympics Books

Track star's medals formally revoked; she's banned from Beijing

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 12, 2007 5:38 PM CST

(Newser) – Marion Jones had already returned the five medals—three gold, two bronze—she won at the 2000 Sydney Olympics; today, the International Olympic Committee made that disgrace official, formally stripping the admitted drug cheat of the hardware. "She is disqualified and scrapped from the results,” said the IOC president, who banned Jones from attending 2008's Beijing Olympics in any capacity.

The committee also erased a fifth-place long jump finish, and it claimed authority to institute a lifetime Olympic ban in the future. Today's formal move could change the medal status of three dozen athletes. Jones has also pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators; she’s expected to be sentenced to three to six months in prison.

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Three-time Olympic gold medalist Marion Jones cries as she addresses the media during a news conference outside the federal courthouse in White Plains, N.Y., after pleading guilty to lying to federal... (Associated Press)

Marion Jones jumps in the final round of the long jump during the Olympic Track and Field trials in Sacramento, Calif., in this July 15, 2004 file photo. The IOC formally stripped Marion Jones of her... (Associated Press)

Track star Marion Jones wipes her mouth before talking to reporters after appearing in US District Court 05 October 2007 in White Plains, New York. (DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

Marion Jones of the United States celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the gold medal in the 100 meters at the Olympics in Sydney, Australia, in this Sept. 23, 2000 file photo. The IOC formally... (Associated Press)

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Jones Further Scrubbed From Olympics Books