IOC Will Review Drug Testing

The International Olympic Committee said Monday it will review its drug-testing procedures in order to discourage civil law suits by athletes suspended for doping violations.

The decision by the IOC executive board came days after a U.S. judge awarded $27.3 million to Butch Reynolds in his dispute with the IAAF, track and field’s world governing body.

Prince Alexandre de Merode, chairman of the IOC medical commission, said sports bodies must perfect testing rules and procedures to head off similar court cases.

“We are making a review of all our procedures and regulations,” de Merode said. “We are sure we will be in a position where it will be impossible to find any failure in these rules.”