LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Court of Arbitration for Sport has set a September target to rule on the legality of an International Olympic Committee anti-doping rule that’s barring LaShawn Merritt from the 2012 London Games.
Sports’ highest court says it will hear the United States Olympic Committee’s dispute with the IOC on Aug. 17, and expects a verdict the following month.
Currently, the IOC’s so-called “Six Month Rule” bars athletes who receive doping bans of more than half a year from competing at the next Olympics.
The CAS ruling will decide whether Merritt can defend his 400-meter title in London.
The American’s 21-month ban for testing positive for a banned substance found in a male-enhancement product expires in July.
