Tyson Gay of the U.S. reacts after winning in the 100m event of the Lausanne Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, July 4, 2013. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
(Reuters) - A defamation lawsuit brought by sprinter Tyson Gay's ex-coach that claims the coach was falsely accused of supplying the athlete with performance-enhancing drugs has been put on hold until an arbitrator decides if the case should go to arbitration.
Jon Drummond, a former Olympic sprinter who coached the U.S. relay team at the 2012 London Games, sued the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and Gay in May, denying that he had ever encouraged Gay or any athlete to use a banned substance.
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