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Article: Aths: Triple jumper Aldama to compete for Sudan
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- AAP Sports News (Australia)
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- January 27, 2004
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AAP Sports News (Australia)
01-27-2004
Aths: Triple jumper Aldama to compete for Sudan
LONDON, Jan 26 Reuters - Cuban-born triple jumper Yamile Aldama, who was fourth at
the Sydney Olympics, has been given the go-ahead to compete for Sudan, the IAAF said today.
Aldama had hoped to compete for Britain, where she has lived since 2001 with her child
and British husband, who is now serving a 15-year jail sentence for supplying heroin.
But attempts to speed up the eligibility process in Britain in time for her to compete
in August's Olympics in Athens failed and she had been linked with moves to represent
Italy or the Czech Republic.
"On the basis of information ...