JAMAICA COULD be in line to collect their first women's Olympic Games mile relay gold medal if the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decides to strip American super star Marion Jones of her medals won in Sydney in 2000. Jones on Friday admitted to using the performance-enhancing drugs leading up to the 2000 Games and has now expected to be asked to surrender medals and earnings she won during the period of drug use.

Jones won five medals in Sydney including gold with the U.S. 4x400m team. The Jamaica quartet of Deon Hemmings-McCatty, Lorraine Fenton, Sandy Richards and Catherine Scott finished second in 3:23.25, behind U.S. (3:22.62).

medal upgrade

Meanwhile, in the 100m, which Jones won, Tayna Lawrence (11.18) could see her bronze medal upgraded to silver while fourth-placed Merlene Ottey could get her 17th medal at a world event - a bronze. In the 200m, which was also won by Jones, Beverley McDonald, who finished fourth, would also move up to the bronze.