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...clearly for financial reasons - this is what we call morally weird," I.A.A.F. general secretary Istvan Gyulai tells TIME. He says there have been around 60 requests for "transfer of allegiance" in the last two years alone. Even some transnationals think enough is enough. Says the formerly Jamaican sprinter Merlene Ottey, who fell out with the Jamaican track federation and ran her first World Championships race for Slovenia in Paris: "If athletes are doing it just for the money, I think they should tighten the rules." The I.A.A.F. promptly ordered a study to examine and perhaps stiffen relevant rules. Athletes...
...Marion Jones usually dominates the women's race, but she's out because she's just had a baby. Look for Chandra Sturrup of the Bahamas and Zhanna Block of Ukraine to step up in Jones' absence. Paris will be the last World Championship for Jamaican-born sprinter Merlene Ottey, 43, who now runs for Slovenia. Over her 25 years in international competition, the elegant track queen has racked up 28 World and Olympic medals, more than any other woman. But even she has her eye on next year: though a medal in Paris would be great, one in Athens...
...career, said a majority of Australian athletes used performance enhancers and were encouraged to do so by Olympic officials. In Cuba, track officials refused to suspend world record-holding high jumper Javier Sotomayor after he tested positive for cocaine, and Jamaican track officials reacted similarly after sprinter Merlene Ottey tested positive for steroids...
...career, said a majority of Australian athletes used performance enhancers and were encouraged to do so by Olympic officials. In Cuba, track officials refused to suspend world record-holding high jumper Javier Sotomayor after he tested positive for cocaine, and Jamaican track officials reacted similarly after sprinter Merlene Ottey tested positive for steroids...
...MERLENE OTTEY Jamaican Olympic medalist tests positive for steroids. Could bobsled team be next...