1.   Bagach had his gold medal stripped away when he tested positive for the stimulant ephedrine, a banned substance.

2.   Eleven of their athletes defected at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, where high jump hero Javier Sotomayor had his gold medal stripped for doping.

3.   Outside this steaming rink, gold medals were being stripped from two skiers who tested positive for a proscribed drug.

4.   Several IOC members sounded sympathetic toward Raducan, even though they were the ones defending the decision to strip the medal.

5.   But his gold medal was stripped when he tested positive for a banned drug.

6.   His gold medals were stripped away a month after he won them when Olympic officials learned he had earned a small sum of money playing baseball.

7.   Norway on Wednesday demanded that the International Olympic Committee strip all medals from athletes caught doping during the Games.

8.   On Wednesday, after getting the test results, Olympic officials decided to strip his medal because testing showed traces of marijuana.

9.   On Wednesday, after getting the test results, Olympic officials moved to strip his medal.

10.   Several Western athletes and coaches have urged the IOC to strip medals from East Germans who have been identified as drug users.