Olympian Suspended Over Sex Allegations Loses Bid to Go to Tokyo

An Olympic athlete’s lawsuit seeking reinstatement after he was suspended over sexual misconduct allegations was dismissed after a federal trial court found the claims preempted by the Amateur Sports Act.

Keith Sanderson’s claims are “styled as state-law claims for breach of contract and retaliation,” but he actually seeks “one fundamental remedy—reinstatement to the final roster for the Tokyo Olympics,” the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado said Thursday.

The claims are really challenges to the method by which the U.S. Center for SafeSport and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee determine eligibility, the court said.

Eligibility determinations “fall ...