1.   Such as obeying the Kenyan athletics federation, which does not always seem to act with her best interests at heart.

2.   A second doping test for an Italian runner, Andrea Longo, has also turned out positive, the Italian athletics federation said Friday.

3.   As for Bevilacqua, the Italian athletics federation cleared her to compete in Atlanta on grounds that she took the ephedrine unwittingly in an herbal medicine for losing weight.

4.   Ballantyne said only the St. Vincent athletics federation, the Amateur Athletic Association, has the authority to sanction him.

5.   But the Romanian athletics federation said in a statement that Negura received a two-year suspension because of her previous clean record.

6.   But Nebiolo said if the Cubans do not suspend Sotomayor, the athletics federation will.

7.   Fans loudly booed the head of the world athletics federation on the final day of the World Championships.

8.   Fans loudly boo the head of the world athletics federation on the final day of the World Championships.

9.   Fans chimed in when they loudly booed the head of the world athletics federation on the final day of the World Championships.

10.   It will also continue to have its own Olympic committee and athletics federation.