1. The site also names an athlete of the week in a variety of sports. 2. Algerian distance runner Noureddine Morceli and U.S. heptathlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee were named athletes of the year Friday by the International Athletic Foundation. 3. Baseball, the only sport not included, will name its athlete of the year Wednesday. 4. Cyclist Erik Dekker and swimmer Inge de Bruijn have been named Dutch athletes of the year. 5. Egyptian swimmer Rania Alwani was named star athlete of the games. 6. Graff declined to name any athletes. 7. It declined to name the athletes or sports involved pending a hearing. 8. Kyodo said games officials did not name the athletes or identify their sports, or even give the number who tested positive. 9. MAAU will also name the athletes who will be sent for a training stint to Moscow in June. 10. Only four track athletes were named, two of them medal contenders. |