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Article: Montgomery, other athletes contest USADA bans
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- June 29, 2004
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SAN FRANCISCO - Tim Montgomery will go to an international
arbitration panel to contest a possible lifetime ban sought by U.S.
doping officials.
Montgomery's legal team informed the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency of
its decision Monday to appeal to the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration
for Sport.
"We are taking this step because we believe that USADA's conduct
... has been so egregious as to remove any confidence that Tim could
be fairly treated in this process," said Montgomery's attorney,
Howard Jacobs. "By turning to CAS, we hope that Tim will have the
best opportunity to clear his name in a fair and impartial