Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review Volume 16 Number 2 Symposium—Mexican Elections, Human Rights, and International Law: Article 12 Opposition Views 2-1-1994 On Your Mark, Get Set, Stop! Drug-Testing Appeals in the International Amateur Athletic Federation Hilary Joy Hatch Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/ilr Part of the Law Commons Recommended Citation Hilary Joy Hatch, On Your Mark, Get Set, Stop! Drug-Testing Appeals in the International Amateur Athletic Federation, 16 Loy. L.A. Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 537 (1994). Available at: https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/ilr/vol16/iss2/12 This Notes and Comments is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Reviews at Digital Commons @ Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School. It has been accepted for inclusion in Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. NOTES AND COMMENTS On Your Mark, Get Set, Stop! Drug- Testing Appeals in the International Amateur Athletic Federation I. INTRODUCTION Amateur athletes must abide by strict rules set out by various organizations to be eligible to compete in athletic events. Elite athletes wishing to compete in the Olympic Games have many con- cerns besides their athletic performance. These athletes must fol- low drug-testing rules set forth by their nation's Olympic Committee, the International Olympic Committee, and interna- tional athletic federations.' If an athlete tests positive for drugs before, during, or after competition, he or she may be declared in- eligible, and a world record can be invalidated.