August 18, 2004 - fake motorcycle crash causes 2 Greek sprinters to withdraw from the Olympics

Today is Monday, August 18, 2025 and on this day in 2004, Greek sprinters Katerina Thanou and Kostas Kenteris withdrew from their events at the Olympics in Athens after faking a motorcycle crash to avoid drug testing.    In this episode, we'll learn more about the two disgraced athletes and the crazy idea they came up with in an attempt to bypass the doping tests they knew they would fail.    This episode was edited and produced by my friend Rob Garcia, who many of y'all may know by his own podcast "Rob on the Run". If you are looking to get into the podcasting or YouTube space and need some help on the technical production side, I could not recommend Rob more highly. You can email him at [email protected]   And as always, if you enjoyed this episode, please make sure to like and subscribe, then connect with me on social media, or email me at [email protected]    Bibliography: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/sep/06/costas-kenteris-katerina-thanou-acquitted https://www.espn.com/olympics/trackandfield/news/story?id=6265860 https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/olimpiadas/ultimas/2004/08/13/ult2247u285.jhtm