International Sports Briefs
Lotus sign Trulli
KUALA LUMPUR: Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen will race for Lotus when the Malaysian-backed Formula One team returns to the starting grid next season. Malaysian Sports Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek said on Monday that Trulli and Kovalainen would drive for the team next season. Both have signed three-year contracts, said Lotus boss Tony Fernandes, the airline mogul backing the team. He declined to provide financial details.
IAAF amend results
MONACO: The IAAF has amended its results to list disgraced Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou as winner of the 100 meters at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has moved Thanou from second to first in its official results and lists Marion Jones as “DQ,” or disqualified. The IAAF acted after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) last week reallocated the medals stripped from Jones for doping. The IOC declined to upgrade Thanou from silver to gold because she missed several drug tests before the 2004 Athens Games.
