EUROPEAN Athletics president Svein Arne Hansen has promised to raise the issue of athletes’ transfer of allegiance at the next IAAF Council meeting.
Svein Arne Hansen will address the transfer of allegiance topic with the IAAF Council
Controversy surrounding the IAAF’s rules on the switching of nationalities – athletes must currently forego international competition for 12 months in order to compete for their adopted nation, provided their former national federation does not object – has been sparked largely by Turkey’s fourth-placed finish in the medals table at the recent European Championships in Amsterdam.
“FIRSTLY, WE NEED TO BE CLEAR THAT ANY ATHLETE WHO IS GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS CAN BE FAST-TRACKED TO COMPETE FOR A NEW COUNTRY IF APPROPRIATE” SVEIN ARNE HANSEN
Those bolstering Turkey’s strong medal haul included former Kenyans Ali Kaya, Arikan Polat Kemboi and Yasemin Can, ex-Jamaican sprinter Jak Ali Harvey and Ramil Guliyev from Azerbaijan, among others, and has seen accusations launched against the country’s national federation of “buying” its way to its international success (see Comment, p5).
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