that makes it ironic to a lot of people. their basis is she's been passing doping tests before and after last christmas. they insist that that test should not apply for the games period because she's been testing negative since she arrived here in beijing. obviously, as you mentioned, the ioc disagrees. that's why the ioc who's in charge during the olympics is leading an appeal for sport in switzerland. in its own statement they say it hopes to see a quick decision made by the court before next tuesday. that's when valiyeva is selected to compete. if no decision is reached we can see her continue and that could