World Athletics avslår ansökan från elva friidrottare från olika nationer om att få tävla för Turkiet.
Det handlar om följande aktiva: Catherine Relin (Selin Can) Amanang’ole (KEN), Rajindra Campbell (JAM), Jaydon Hibbert (JAM), Brian Kibor (KEN), Brigid Kosgei (KEN), Ronald Kwemoi (KEN), Nelvin (Can) Jepkemboi (KEN), Favour Ofili (NGR), Wayne Pinnock (JAM), Rojé Stona (JAM) och Sophia Yakushina (RUS)
Enligt WA grundar man sitt avslag på att
Citat:
approval of these applications would impinge upon and compromise the imperatives underlying the World Athletics eligibility rules and transfer of allegiance regulations
Citat:
found that the applications formed part of a coordinated recruitment strategy led by the Türkiye government acting through a wholly‑owned and financed government club, to attract overseas athletes through lucrative contracts, with the aim of facilitating transfers of allegiance and enabling those athletes to represent Türkiye at future international competitions, including the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
Citat:
is inconsistent with the core principles of the regulations. These principles are designed to safeguard the credibility of international competition, encourage Member Federations to invest in the development of domestic talent and maintain confidence among athletes that national teams are not primarily assembled through external recruitment
Citat:
While citizenship is a starting point, additional criteria are applied to ensure a genuine connection between the athlete and the country they represent and to protect the integrity, credibility and development of the sport globally.
https://worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/nationality-review-panel-refuse-11-transfer-of-allegiance-turkiye
Måste säga att detta faktiskt var överraskande men naturligtvis ett väldigt bra beslut. Kan dock överklagas till CAS så sista ordet är kanske inte sagt.