stripped medals
Awards taken back
Stripped medals refers to military or athletic honors that have been revoked, typically for misconduct, doping violations, or conduct unbecoming.
Athletes stripped of medals must return them: Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France medals.
The phrase implies public disgrace—the award existed, was celebrated, then taken away.
- disgracedBrought into shame
- revokedOfficially canceled or withdrawn
- dishonoredBrought shame upon
- bannedOfficially disallowed
- lifetime banPerpetual exclusion from participation
doping · drug test · scandal · cheating · titles · trophies · athlete · Olympics · Tour de France · ceremony · podium · fallen · shamed · violated · records · world record · erased · downfall
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medaled · honored · recognized · promoted · elevated
stripped medalspromoted
Advanced in rank
inducted · enshrined · celebrated · lionized · rehabilitated
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