Thanou and Kenteris turned up to simply surrender their Olympic accreditation, which meant the IOC no longer had jurisdiction over the case.

BBC: Katerina Thanou

Kenteris, the Olympic 200 meters champion, and Thanou, runner-up in the 100 meters in Sydney, are due to attend an IOC disciplinary hearing on Monday.

CNN: Katerina Thanou

"It was a majority decision to exclude Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou from the Greek team pending the IOC disciplinary hearing on Monday, " Nicolaou said.

CNN: Katerina Thanou

ATHENS, Greece -- Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou have been withdrawn from the Olympics pending an IOC hearing into why they failed to attend drugs tests on Thursday.

CNN: Katerina Thanou

However, the IOC did decide "that any participation of Kenteris and Thanou... at any further edition of the Olympic Games shall be subject to a new procedure in front of the IOC".

BBC: Katerina Thanou