ATHENS, Aug. 29 (Xinhuanet) -- Vanderlei de Lima of Brazil, will be presented with a sportsmanship medal for his "exceptional demonstration of fair play and Olympic values", the IOC said here on Sunday.

    The Brazilian was pushed off the road with six kilometers to go,by a former Irish priest, when he was leading the marathon, the last event of the Athens Olympic Games on Sunday.

    De Lima eventually finished third to take the bronze.

    The award is called the Pierre de Coubertin Medal, named after the founder of the modern Olympic Games. Enditem