Armstrong must return Olympic bronze medal

Agence-France Presse – Fri, Jan 18, 2013 2:33 AM NZDT

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday asked disgraced American cyclist Lance Armstrong to return the Olympic bronze medal from the time-trial event at the 2000 Games in Sydney.

Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned from the sport for life in October after the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) produced evidence of widespread doping by him and his former team-mates.

Lance Armstrong celebrates after winning the bronze medal in the men's time trial of the Sydney Olympic Games on September 30, 2000. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has asked Armstrong to return the Olympic bronze medal he won at the 2000 Games in Sydney.

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Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
4 Russia 24 26 32 82
5 South Korea 13 8 7 28
6 Germany 11 19 14 44
7 France 11 11 12 34
15 New Zealand 6 2 5 13
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