The International Olympic Committee has leapt to the defence of the drug-testing lab at the centre of the Merlene Ottey doping case. Athletics' governing body, the IAAF, last week cleared Ottey of accusations of steroid use and lifted a two-year ban after their arbitration panel said the IOC-accredited lab in Lausanne improperly tested Ottey's urine sample.
Sportswomen have been accused of doping.