Olympic dropouts

[Ned Ryerson]

So is Wheating out??

Doesn't seem like it

http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/248216 ... e-Olympics

[andyjgt]

This is sort of off-topic, but here is a table of IAAF-approved changes of nationality:

http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/06/62/1 ... nglish.pdf

How many of these are because the athlete cannot make the national team of his/her original country, but can qualify for Oly/WC for the new one? Another consequence of the 3-per-nation rule and the whole idea of national teams.
Cheers,
Alan Shank
Woodland, CA, USA

She's been off the radar since her horrible injury in 2007 (I think?), but I see Karen Harewood has switched to Barbados since May...

Any other Brits know much about this one?

[uakari]

interesting about el-seify. so even qatar's junior hammer throwers are imported? i mean, what's up with developing their own talent?