article author: AFP ID: 1776343922303338400 Thu, 2026-04-16 12: 49 MONACO: World Athletics on Thursday refused the applications of 11 elite athletes seeking to transfer their allegiance to Turkiye in a hammer blow to the country’s medal chances at the 2028 Olympics. Four top Jamaicans, including 2024 Olympic men’s discus gold medallist Roje Stona, and a quintet of Kenyans, among them former women’s marathon world record-holder Brigid Kosgei, were among the 11 concerned. Main category: Sport Tags: Turkiye Olympics athletes World Athletics



