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Helah Kiprop of Kenya runs with her compatriots Jemima Jelagat Sumgong and Visiline Jepkesho during the women's marathon at the 15th IAAF Championships in Beijing, China August 30, 2015. REUTERS
Under-age Kenyans are being “lured” without their consent or knowledge to compete for other countries, a top official said Tuesday, welcoming a move to stop athletes switching allegiances.
The International Association of Athletics Federations on Monday said it was freezing all new transfers of allegiance, with IAAF president Sebastian Coe saying that the “present rules are no longer fit for purpose”.
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