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Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:54am EST

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday stripped American sprinter Marion Jones of her five Sydney 2000 Olympics medals after she admitted in a U.S. court in October to taking banned substances.

Jones, who became the first woman to win five medals in a single Olympics after winning gold in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x400 meters relay and taking bronze in the long jump and 4x100m relay, could go to jail for lying to federal investigators.

(Writing by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Trevor Huggins)


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Marion Jones cries as she makes a statement to the media after leaving the U.S. Federal Courthouse in White Plains, New York, October 5, 2007. The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday stripped Jones of her five Sydney 2000 Olympics medals after she admitted in a U.S. court in October to taking banned substances.



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how humiliating....

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Why even have these events anymore if everyone is cheating. no.gif

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Just all-around sad.

Drugs are bad, mmm-kay?

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She's out already!

That was a really fast six months.  It feels like only yesterday I was reading about her going to prison!

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Marion Jones released from federal prison
Disgraced sprinter served nearly 6 months for lying about her drug use
The Associated Press
updated 12:19 p.m. ET Sept. 5, 2008

SAN ANTONIO - Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones was released Friday from federal prison after completing most of her six-month sentence for lying about her steroid use.

Jones left a halfway house in San Antonio around 8 a.m., said LaTanya Robinson, a community corrections manager for the federal Bureau of Prisons. Jones, who has a house in Austin, will remain on probation.

Jones attorney did not immediately respond to a call or e-mail from The Associated Press requesting comment.

The sprinter admitted last October that she used a designer steroid known as the clear from September 2000 to July 2001. The drug was linked to the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative, the lab that became the center of a steroids scandal that touched numerous professional athletes, including baseball star Barry Bonds.

Her admission of drug use in 2007 came after years of denials.

In 2004, she sued the founder of BALCO for defamation after he said she used steroids. The lawsuit was settled the following year, long before she told the truth in a federal courtroom.

Jones gave back the three gold medals and two bronze medals she won at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney before the International Olympic Committee officially wiped her name from the record books in December.



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What a shame.

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It's very sad that she elected to do that.

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with all the people getting caught, One: why do they even try to cheat and Two: how many more are losers that don't get caught.

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And if they do cheat, why try to lie about it when they get busted?

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