Lance Armstrong ordered to pay back $10 million in prize money
Disgraced American sports icon Lance Armstrong has been ordered by a Texas arbitration panel to pay back $10 million in prize money that he received for winning the Tour de France in 2002, 2003, and 2004, The Dallas Morning News reports.
You can read the court documents below.
Immediately, the news hit social media, with one person quoting lawyers for the plaintiff, SCA Promotions, a sports insurance company, regarding the decision:
How good do SCA's lawyers feel about the Armstrong win? One just told me: "I don't think Lance can blame his girlfriend for this one!"
- Neal Karlinsky (@NealKarlinsky) February 16, 2015
Summary of SCA $10 million Lance Armstrong Arbitration Award
More to come on this developing story.
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