http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1048558/three-athletes-call-for-investigation-into-athens-2004-long-jump-resultThree athletes who believe they were cheated out of Olympic medals in the long jump event at Athens 2004 are calling for an investigation into the result to be launched after Russian competitors swept the podium.
According to the Brisbane-based Courier Mail, Australia's Bronwyn Thompson, Britain’s Jade Johnson and India’s Anju Bobby-George, who finished fourth, fifth and sixth respectively in the Greek capital, have urged their National Federations to support their case before they consider approaching the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
All three Russians who claimed a medal in the event - Tatyana Lebedeva, Irina Meleshina and Tatyana Kotova - have since failed drugs tests.
They did not test positive at the Games in 2004, however, and the samples from the event have since been destroyed, while the 10-year statute of limitations has also passed.