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Subject: Re: Foreign Athletes at National Championships

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Date Posted: 10:26:19 04/25/01 Wed
In reply to: kyle 's message, "Foreign Athletes at National Championships" on 07:53:14 04/25/01 Wed

For events that don't have alot of depth or a wide range in abilities (5000-xc) i think allowing foriegn athletes the chance to compete is a great idea.

I belief the cnd 10000m championships allowed foriegn athletes to compete last year.

>Here's one for discussion. Someone posed the question
>to me at practice the other night, as to my feelings
>on foregin athletes competing at the Canadian
>championships. I think this might be something
>athletics canada is toying with, or already may be in
>place due to some agreement with central
>american/caribean countires or something. I do know a
>guy from the bahamas finished right behind me at
>Nationals XC, so it must already go on. Anyhow, I said
>I wouldn't mind at all if foreign athletes competed. I
>think the stipulation given was that they didnt
>score/or take medals etc, and couldn't bump Canucks
>out of the final. This would limit their participation
>in the sprint events, but in the distance events I
>definitly think it would help. Foreign athletes might
>add depth and volume to our national meets and allow
>Canadians to be pulled along, or raced to faster
>times. Maybe it would take away some of the sit and
>kick from these races and give the top notch guys like
>hood, sullivan, bourgeious, whitmarsh, sheibler, kaley
>etc., who dominate year in and year out someone to
>race a little closer. I haven't put a great deal of
>thought into it or thoyught about keeping our
>championships "Pure" but thats my first reaction. I
>know foreigners used to be able to run in the US
>championships, but no longer are, and there seems to
>be a lot off anti foreigner sentiment going on in the
>US right now. What do you guys think?

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Re: Foreign Athletes at National Championships	bomba	19:57:11 04/25/01 Wed