French triple jumper hit with ban

 

Wednesday 21 December 2011 01:00 GMT
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Teddy Tamgho has been banned
Teddy Tamgho has been banned (GETTY IMAGES)

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France's Olympic gold medal prospect Teddy Tamgho has been suspended from competition by his country's federation for six months after an altercation with a female athlete.

The triple jumper, who is one of Phillips Idowu's main rivals, holds the world indoor record. He was disciplined yesterday for the incident that occurred in October.

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