OLYMPIC REPORT

Rick DeMont, who lost his gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle in the 1972 Summer Olympics after testing positive for a stimulant, has sued the U.S. Olympic Committee.

“We have new information that shows fairly clearly that what happened to Rick was the fault of the USOC,” said David Ulich, an attorney for the Beverly Hills firm of Rosenfeld, Meyer & Sussman.

“We hope that if they publicly admit their responsibility, that would help in our effort to get the gold medal back.”

The filing in U.S. District Court in San Diego also seeks unspecified damages for DeMont, whose appeal for medal reinstatement has been rejected twice by the International Olympic Committee.

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Outside hitter Kristin Klein of Pacific Palisades was named to fill the 12th and final roster spot for the U.S. indoor women’s volleyball team. Her father, Bob, played tight end for the Rams and San Diego Chargers. One of the players cut was Kristin Folkl, who sat out the last basketball season at Stanford to enhance her chances of making the Olympic volleyball team.