“We want to send a stern warning to Africans that don’t only jump when it’s about you.' BraMahlatse
The IAAF recently announced radical plans for the Diamond League‚ which include cutting meeting length to 90 minutes and scraping long races.South Africa is not expected to be seriously affected as the nation does not have high-profile athletes in those events.
"We had the issue of Caster Semenya at CAS and the entire African continent‚ with the exception of Botswana‚ kept quiet. “This is a matter that will take money‚ records from most athletes from countries like Kenya‚ Ethiopia‚ Eritrea‚ Uganda‚ Burundi and all of them‚" he said."So in principle we are saying in an unwavering voice that it is wrong to take out these events without consultation by IAAF.
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