6 Pan Am Athletes Disqualified

Six athletes, including U.S. hammer thrower Bill Green of Torrance, Calif., were disqualified today after testing positive for drugs at the Pan American Games, officials said. Green, 27, is a silver medalist in the hammer throw.

The others were Bernardo Ocando of Venezuela, a silver and bronze medalist in shooting; weightlifter Javier Jimenez of Colombia; weightlifter Orlando Vasquez of Nicaragua, winner of three bronze medals; Elnes Bollings, a basketball player from the U.S. Virgin Islands; and Pedro Torres, a Venezuelan weightlifter. Mario Vazquez Rana, president of the Pan American Sports Organization, said Green tested positive for steroids after placing second in the hammer throw Aug. 10.