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Track and field athletes punished for betting on teammates at world and European champs
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Japan Today
FILE - Henrik Janssen, of Germany, competes during the men's discus throw qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France.
(AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)Three track and field athletes were found guilty of betting on their teammates in events at world and European championships, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Thursday.
German discus throwers Henrik Janssen and Steven Richter made bets totaling, respectively, 100 euros and 40 euros at the worlds last September in Tokyo.
The 32-year-old runner is a French national champion though never competed at an Olympics.
At the worlds last September, Janssen qualified for the final and Richter did not.