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IOC to Continue Marion Jones Doping Probe

Wednesday, February 08, 2006 4:13:46 PM
By STEPHEN WILSON

 Track star Marion Jones, right, followed by her attorney, Joseph Burton, left, walks into a news conference in San Francisco, in this June 16, 2004 file photo. Victor Conte, the convicted ringleader in the BALCO doping scandal, settled a defamation lawsuit brought by Jones over allegations that she used banned performance-enhancing drugs, a newspaper reported Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006.  (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)TURIN, Italy (AP) - The IOC will continue to investigate doping allegations against Marion Jones despite the five-time Olympic medalist's court settlement with the man who accused her of using banned drugs.

The American sprinter settled her $25 million defamation suit in U.S. District Court in San Francisco on Monday against BALCO founder Victor Conte, who's serving a four-month prison term for his role in the steroid scandal.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Conte attorney James Wagstaffe said the case was settled on "confidential terms."


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