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The Associated Press
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Published: Mon, June 23, 2008 - 3:08 pm
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - The International Olympic Committee says sprinter Justin Gatlin -- whose four-year doping ban recently was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport -- is not eligible to compete in the Beijing Olympics regardless of any ruling by a federal court judge in Pensacola.Last week, a Florida federal judge issued a temporary
restraining order that would allow Gatlin to compete in the
100-meter rounds at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials, which
begin Friday.
Today, lawyers for the U.S. Olympic Committee, USA Track and
Field and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency gathered in Pensacola to try
to persuade the judge that he had no jurisdiction in the matter.
The judge's order centers on the 26-year-old's first doping
offense -- a positive test for amphetamines at the 2001 junior
nationals. The substance was part of medication Gatlin was taking
for attention deficit disorder.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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