BRISBANE—AustralianOlympicchiefJohnCoateshassaidGreekathleteKaterinaThanoushouldnotbeawardedtheSydneyOlympics100metresgoldmedalhandedbackbyMarionJones.

Joneswhothisweekadmittedtosteroid（类固醇）useinthebuilduptotheSydneyGameshasreturnedthethreegoldmedalsandtwobronzesshewonin2000.

ButThanouthesilvermedalistinSydneywasherselfbannedfortwoyearsaftershefailedtoappearforadrugtestatthe2004AthensOlympics.

“I’dliketothinkthatKaterinaThanouwouldnotbeawardedthegoldmedal”CoatestoldtheAustralianAssociatedPressonTuesday“buttheremaybesomelegaldifficultiesfortheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)toovercomeinordertoreachthatconclusion.”

Jamaica’sTaynaLawrencewonthe100mbronzemedalinSydneybehindJonesandThanou.

CoatesalsosaidheexpectedtheUnitedStatesOlympicCommittee(USOC)tohandbackthemedalswonbythewomen's4x100mand4x400mrelayteams.

TwoofJones’steammatesinthe4x100mteamwhichfinishedthirdinSydneyTorriEdwardsandChrysteGaineshavealsoserveddoping（兴奋剂）bans.

TheU.S.women’s4x100mrelayteamwonthegoldmedalaheadofJamaicaandRussia.

“Ontherelaysit’smyexpectationthattheUnitedStatesOlympicCommitteewillberequiredtoalsohandbackthemedalswonbytheotherladieswhocompetedwithJonesinthetworelays”Coatessaid.

“Thatisnormalpractice.”

TheUnitedStatesOlympicCommittee(USCO)haspubliclyapologizedtotheorganizersandcompetitorsofthe2000SydneyGamesandtheAustralianpublicforJones’sactions.

AspartoftheUSOC’sapologypresidentPeterUeberrothpromisedthattheU.S.wouldsendacleanteamtonextyear’sBeijingOlympics.

1.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.JoneshasreturnedtheSydneymedals

B.ThanoushouldnotreceiveSydneygold

C.SteroiduseatSydneyOlympics

D.TheU.SwouldsendacleanteamtoBeijingOlympics.

2.ThanoushouldnotgettheSydneygoldmedalbecause________.

A.shedidn’tpassthedrugtest.

B.sheserveddopingbanatSydneyOlympics.

C.shedidn’ttakethedrugtestatSydneyOlympics.

D.