Former British
high jumper Mike Edwards, who was born in Manchester but has a Nigerian mother
and citizenship, has accused the IAAF of cowardice with the rules of athletics'
governing body set to bar him from representing Nigeria at the Commonwealth
Games because he represented Britain at the European Junior Championships in
2009.
"I am walking around the village with my
Nigerian kit and unsure if I can even walk in the stadium and represent.
"It is nearly a decade since I last competed in an international championship, I feel I
am being robbed of that opportunity right in front of my eyes.
Athletes have
in the past transferred nationalities
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