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Article: Jones Asks USADA to Open Probe To Public; Doping Inquiry Called 'Secret, Kangaroo Court'
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- The Washington Post
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- June 17, 2004
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Olympic sprinter Marion Jones invited the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency
yesterday to question her in a public forum such as in front of the
U.S. Senate, saying USADA possessed no legitimate evidence of drug
violations and should have exonerated her long ago.
Jones, a five-time Olympic medal winner, ridiculed the
confidentiality with which USADA has conducted its month-long
investigation of her, calling the agency a "secret, kangaroo court,"
and urging that the matter move to a venue "open for the entire world
to see, hear and evaluate."
"I should have been cleared a long time ago," Jones said during a
news conference in San Francisco that was televised on ESPN News. "I
will answer all questions ...