PENSACOLA, Florida (AP)

Former Olympic 100-metre champion Justin Gatlin has reached an out-of-court settlement with the United States (US) Olympic Committee, the US Anti-Doping Agency, USA Track & Field and the IAAF.

Gatlin had sued those groups in federal court, saying his rights were violated under the Americans with Disabilities Act. He said he was discriminated against because his first of two doping violations, in 2001, was for taking prescribed medication to treat attention deficit disorder.

Suspension

Because that penalty was on the books, his second violation, in 2006, triggered a suspension that kept him from defending his 2004 Olympic gold medal at the Beijing Games.

"The settlement documents are not final," Gatlin's lawyer, Joe Zarzaur, wrote in an email yesterday.

The civil clerk for the federal court in Pensacola said the case was considered closed but was still under the court's jurisdiction until May 10. The court was waiting for the attorneys to file final paperwork stating the case was completely closed under the terms of the agreement.

US District Court Judge Lacey Collier issued an order in February dismissing the case after Gatlin informed the court there was a settlement.

USA Track & Field declined to comment. Representatives for the lawsuit's other defendants did not immediately respond to requests for comment.