the international olympic committees has leapt to the defence of the drug - measuring lab at the centre of the merlene ottey contamination case . athletics ' governed body , the iaaf , second week cleared ottey of accusing of androstenedione use and lifted a two - year ban after their arbitration panel said the ioc - accredited lab in rome improperly tested ottey ' s urine sample .
Sportswomen have been accused of doping.