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Reynolds ban upheld

IAAF clears the way for S Africans
TORONTO, May 30 The Interna nona) Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) Council cleared the
way on rriday for South Africans to take part tn the Barcelona Olympics but not for banned American 400-metre record-holder Butch Reynolds — or perhaps anyone who runs against him. reports Reuter.
The 24-mcmbcr IAAF Coun cil awarded provisional membership to Athletics South Africa, meaning South African athletes may compete at any IAAF-sanctioned event immediately. IAAF general secretary Istvan Gyulai said.
The decision cleared the way for South Africans to compete in the Olympics for the first lime since an all-White team did so tn Rome in 1960. The International Olympic Committee has said IAAF ap-Eiroval was all that was needed or the South Africans to go to Barcelona.
The Council's provisional approval Is likely to receive robber-stamp final approval at the next meeting of the full IAAF Congress tn Stuttgart in August 1992
The world governing body for athletics also agreed at their closed-door Council session to uphold an IAAF arbitration panel decision of May 1 1 affirming the two-year suspension of Reynolds, who tested
positive for a banned anabolic steroid al a meeting in Monaco In August 1990.
Gyulai said any athlete who competes with Reynolds risks being contaminated" and suspended by the IAAF.
A US Judge In Columbus. Ohio, on Thursday ordered that Reynolds be allowed to compete despite the ban so he
could try to turn In a lime good enough to qualify for the US Olympic trials in New Or leans in late June.
But Gyulal told reporters the IAAF arbitration decision Is "final and binding on all Indi viduals,"
"We do not think the Ohio court has Jurisdiction."
Reynold* planned lo compete in the Bruce Jenner Classic in San Jose, California today.
The Council sent a letter on Friday to The Athletics Congress, the sport's US ruling body, upholding the arbitration hearing and reminding TAC that any athlete who runs tn an event with Reynolds risks sanctions.
But it was unclear whether the threatened sanctions applied to athletes who competed directly against Reynolds or simply took part in the meeting in a different event or heat. Gyulai said.
The IAAF rulebook says that "an athlete who takes part in an athcletic meet In which any of the competitors were, to his knowledge, ineligible to compete under IAAF rules" can be suspended.
Ollan Cassel, executive director of TAC. said : "We re on the horns of a dilemma."
"You can’t violate the laws of a US court — you’ll go to jail. Our lawyers arc saying we've got a court order to allow him (Reynolds) to run. But mem-
bers of TAC can't break the rules of the IAAF."
Asked what TAC will do. Cassel, who Is also an IAAF vice president, said: "We'll have to take the advice of our lawyers '
Asked If Reynolds would run at the San Jose meeting, Cassel said : "1 expect that * what will happen."
Gyulai said it was 'an emo ilonal moment" when the IAAF Council approved provisional membership for South Africa, long shunned over its former system of racial segregation.
“Wc feel very, very happy," said John Nclnanc. vice presl dent of Athletic* South Africa.
"I must slate categorically that most of the athletes suffered a severe loss, some of them lost their talents, but this will be the beginning. South Africa will have to show al) countries It can measure up to the standards."
South Africa was officially suspended by the IAAF tn 1976 but had not sent a team to the Olympics since I960.
Al the conclusion of Friday s meeting Gyulai told reporters the IAAF Council had decided in Its afternoon session lo provide a general amnesty for all athletes who had previously been suspended for competing In South Africa.
Under IAAF rules, any athletes who competed in South Africa following the republic s suspension In 1976 was banned from all IAAF-sanctioned events.
Gyulai said it was no longer appropriate to punish athletes who competed in South Africa now that the nation has been welcome back Into (he IAAF fold.
The amnesty was'cxpcctcd to affect some 15 athletes, although Gyulai did not provide names, pressed for examples, Gyulai mentioned American -born former Javelin world record holder Tom PctranofT, who now holds South African citizenship.
Gyulai said the Council also approved additional budgets for antl-doptng activities, Including more testing tn re glonal competitions, and for education programmes, but did not offer specific figures
He also announced that the 1994 world cross country championship in Budapest will be held on March 19. The world junior track and field championships were set for July 20-14, 1994 In IJabon.
Gyulal said that during the afternoon »e»ston It was de dded to put off discuss*'” ol Krabbe * suspension until Sun day rather than on Saturday as previously announced