11.   He added that the Italian federation would not put the mark up for ratification.

12.   In declining to suspend Bevilacqua, the Italian federation cited a new International Olympic Committee rule allowing leniency in the case of athletes taking ephedrine unwittingly.

13.   Italian federation officials cited a new International Olympic Committee rule which they said allows leniency in the case of athletes taking ephedrine unwittingly.

14.   Italian federation president Luciano Nizzola noted that rocketing transfer fees were mostly due to the tough competition for foreign stars among Italian, English, Spanish and German clubs.

15.   Luciano Gemello, a former pole vaulter and an Italian federation official, was identified as the man who blocked the wind meter.

16.   On Monday, the Italian federation issued a statement saying Chechi has still not decided whether to compete at the World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland, next month.

17.   Rosi said he has trained every day since his suspension, which was imposed by the Italian boxing federation last spring.

18.   Sacchi returned to Milan after his relations with the national squad and Italian federation officials deteriorated.

19.   The Italian cycling federation ordered the immediate suspension Wednesday of Antonio Varriale, the professional cyclist detained in Italy for alleged possession of doping substances.

20.   The Italian federation and the IAAF have been passing the buck between each other.