Aug 13, 2009 0
JAAA Withdraws Request To Ban MVP Athletes
Following reports yesterday that the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association (JAAA) and sent a request to the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) requesting that six of the island’s top athletes be removed from its team as a result of a dispute over training camp attendance, the JAAA has now reportedly withdrawn this request.
The IAAF secretary general, Pierre Weiss, reportedly said that the IAAF put pressure on the JAAA to withdraw the request because the exclusion of these six prominent athletes would undoubtedly reflect badly on the World Championships itself.
It is likely however, that the six athletes will face sanctions / disciplinary action by the Jamaica Amateur Athletics Association (JAAA) following the 12th biennial IAAF World Athletics Championships.