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| New French Kenyanians? |
| 2006-03-30 |
| Two Kenyans now French Two Kenyan athletes have defected to France, it was revealed on Wednesday. Hitherto unknown James Theuri and Simon Munyutu were declared eligible to compete for France immediately, having not competed for Kenya for the past three years. The two names donÂ’t appear anywhere in KenyaÂ’s athletics records. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Council meeting in Osaka on Wednesday also confirmed that Moroccan Brahim Lahlafi became French on April 3 2002. "The waiting period of three years have elapsed and he has been eligible to compete for France since 3 April 2005," said a dispatch from IAAF. NigeriaÂ’s Ambrose Ezinwa and Hanan Fahoun Collette acquired Australian and French citizenship respectively. The Council said that Collette was confirmed as eligible to represent France from January 20, 2006. Meanwhile, IAAF general-director, Pierre Weiss has been elevated to act as general secretary following the death on March 12 of Istvan Gyulai, who died on March 12 until June next year. The Council observed a minuteÂ’s silence to honour Gyulai. "We mourn the passing of an exceptional colleague who, by the very nature of his position of course, but, beyond that, by his intelligence, his sense of duty, his managerial skills and the unerring quality of his work, was the lynchpin of the day to day operations of the IAAF," he said. Later, the Council confirmed, with immediate effect, the appointment of general director, Pierre Weiss, as acting general secretary until the next IAAF Congress in 2007, prior to the World Championships in Osaka. Weiss, who has been IAAF general director since 1991 with particular responsibility for events and marketing, worked in close association with Gyulai over the past 15 years. French Kenyanians ? |
| Posted by:Anginert Whutch1614 |
| #2 I thought the headline read "Keynesians." |
| Posted by: Perfesser 2006-03-30 13:28 |
| #1 The Standard headline says "Kenyans", which is correct. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2006-03-30 11:09 |