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Article: BRITONS ARE PLEDGING NO ALLEGIANCE TO BUDD

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April 24, 1988
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Question of the day: Will the Brits let Zola Budd twist barefooted in the wind?

Answer: You bet they will.

The international track and field federation has ordered the British Amateur Athletics Board to suspend Budd for a year for showing up (but not competing) at a track meet in South Africa last summer. If the BAAB doesn't, the IAAF says it may suspend the whole British team from the Seoul Olympics and the African nations say they'll boycott.

Budd is a British citizen, competed for the UK at Los Angeles and spends most of her time in England. But her teammates apparently are willing to toss her over the side if the alternative is staying home themselves. "Budd is getting some ...

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