ATHENS, Aug. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- Disgraced Olympic shot put championIrina Korzhanenko from Russia has been expelled from the Athens Games after failing a drugs test, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday.

    The 30-year-old's gold medal will be awarded to Cuban Yumieleidi Cumba, who finished second to the Russian in Ancient Olympia.

    Korzhanenko tested positive for stanozolol, the anabolic steroid used by Canadian Ben Johnson in the 1988 Olympic Games. Enditem