US relay teams take Olympic medals appeal to CAS
Published:Monday | May 10, 2010 | 6:21 PM
The sports world\'s highest court has begun hearing an appeal by seven US sprinters seeking to regain the Olympic relay medals stripped from them because of doping by Marion Jones.
The Court of Arbitration (CAS) for Sport today heard lawyers for the women challenging the International Olympic Committee\'s decision to strip the US relay medals from the 2000 Sydney Games.
The move came after Jones admitted using performance-enhancing drugs at the time.
The US won gold in the 4 x 400 relay and bronze in the 4 x 100 relay.
Jones\' relay teammates say they should not be punished for her cheating.
A ruling on the appeal is not expected for several weeks.