11.   Friction developed between Loroupe and the Kenyan track federation.

12.   From conversations with Primo Nebiolo, head of the international track federation, Johnson feels guardedly confident he will be accommodated.

13.   Her suspension by the IAAF was overturned by the U.S. track federation and is now headed toward arbitration.

14.   His problems with the Mexican track federation began when Barrios was not reimbursed, as is common, for his travel expenses to the Barcelona Olympics.

15.   Last year, Tulu won the world cross-country championship in a remarkable display of resilience in the face of incompetence by officials in the Ethiopian track federation.

16.   Last year, bungling by the track federation left the Ethiopian team stranded overnight in the Athens airport en route to the world cross-country championships in Durham, England.

17.   She has vehemently denied taking banned substances and has said that she felt unfairly treated by the track federation during the protracted hearing process.

18.   She denied using the drugs and sued the international and U.S. track federations to be reinstated.

19.   The calendar has the whatever-it-takes endorsement of the track federation, though it has no role in its publication.