Robson was once professional runner
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NZPA ■ . Sydney The Scottish middle-distance runner, John Robson, at present in New Zealand for a series of international athletic meetings, ran as a professional for three years in Scoltand, according to a back-page report in yesterday s "Sunday” newspaper in Sydney. The report, by Tom Anderson, quotes Robson as saying he ran professionally in the Scottish borders district from the age of 13 to 16. He applied for amateur
statu* after winning a blue riband youth mil* at the Powderhall professional meeting. ‘■Running in the professional world Is limited and I wanted to compete in the Commonwealth and Olympic Games,’’ Robson is quoted as saying. He said after being reinstated he was confined to home competition for a year. Robson won the bronze meds in the 1500 metres at last year < Edmonton Commonwealth Games.
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