Court of Arbitration for Sport said rules in 2000 did not allow teams to be affected by one member's doping. Seven relay sprinters get back gold and bronze medals.
Former Olympic champion Marion Jones leaving federal court on Jan. 11, 2008, following her sentencing for lying about steroid use. She was released from a halfway house in San Antonio that Sept. 5.Lausanne, Switzerland – Seven U.S. sprinters have won back the Olympic relay medals that were stripped from them because teammate Marion Jones was doping at the time.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday ruled in favor of the women, who appealed the International Olympic Committee's decision to disqualify them from the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
The court said that athletics rules in 2000 did not allow teams to be affected by one member's doping.
In Sydney, Jearl Miles-Clark, Monique Hennagan, LaTasha Colander Clark and Andrea Anderson were part of the squad that won gold in the 4x400 relay.
Chryste Gaines, Torri Edwards, Nanceen Perry and Passion Richardson were on the 4x100 bronze medal squad. All but Perry joined the appeal.