Federal Judge Declines to Intervene in Field of Play Decision

A district judge from the Southern District of Texas has granted the United States Olympic Committee’s emergency motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction a claim brought by Taekwondo athlete, who had asked the court to intervene in a “field of play” decision at the U.S. Olympic Trials earlier this year.   Nia Abdallah, the 2004 Olympic silver medalist in her sport, had argued that she was judged unfairly in her two matches against fellow competitor Diana Lopez. She th