December 2005 in Sports - 13 December 2005 (Tuesday)

13 December 2005 (Tuesday)

• Track and field: American sprinter Tim Montgomery was banned for two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport for rumored use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs as a result of his involvement in the BALCO scandal. In addition, his :09.79 world record set in 2001 was removed from the record books. Another American sprinter, Chryste Gaines, was given a similar penalty for her involvement. Neither had failed a urine analysis test, but both will forfeit any medals they had won in competition. The United States Anti-Doping Agency had requested four-year bans for both. (AP/Yahoo!)