1. A disputed drug test of a German wrestler may have caused him to be stripped of his Olympic gold medal, a German sports executive said Monday. 2. A German freestyle wrestler went before an IOC hearing Monday and could lose his gold medal for failing a drug test at the Sydney Olympics. 3. All German wrestlers have been suspended internationally because Olympic champion Alexander Leipold competed despite a ban for drug use. 4. Banned wrestler Alexander Leipold has appealed to international authorities to lift their suspension of all German wrestlers. 5. Banned wrestler Alexander Leipold has appealed to international wrestling authorities to lift their suspension of all German wrestlers. 6. German freestyle wrestler Alexander Leipold, stripped of his Olympic gold medal for failing a drug test, was cleared Friday to compete again in Germany. 7. German wrestlers could risk bans from international competitions because of the drug case of Alexander Leipold, who was stripped of his Olympic gold medal. 8. German wrestler Alexander Leipold, stripped of his Olympic gold medal after testing positive for a banned anabolic steroid, will contest that decision by the IOC. 9. The international wrestling federation initially banned all German wrestlers from international competition after Leipold took part in domestic events despite the ban. 10. The German wrestler charged the defending champion hard, and Nakamura often pulled back in defensive moves. |