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Friday, September 8
Kokas knocked out by knee injury
Reuters
ATHENS, Greece -- Greek Olympic and world
weightlifting silver medallist Leonidas Kokas has confirmed he
will not compete at the Sydney Games.
The 27-year-old has failed to recover from a knee injury
sustained in training in June.
Olympic coach Christos Ioakovou, speaking from the team's
training camp in Cyprus, told Greek television he would travel to
Sydney without the athlete who claimed silver in the 94-kg
category at the Atlanta Games and the world championships last year
in Piraeus.
Kokas had been undergoing intensive treatment throughout
August but his knee has not responded.
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