Soviet protest
NZPA-Reuter New York ' four Soviet athletes .entered, in the Millrose Games at• New , York oji Friday evening pulled out; of- the meeting to protest against a decision by the International .. . Amateur.. Athletic Federation to per-.... mit the South .African;; Sydney Maree, to compete. Athletes from South Africa are normally banned from all international track and field com- ■ petition, but. in Maree’s ; "'case, "an. exception - was -•
made because he is a stu- . dent-at Vilanova University in Philadelphia, he recently . married an American citizen, and he has . announced, his decision to become an American citizen himself. The four athletes who ■ ■.quit.;, the meeting were: Vera Komisova (women’s - 60-yard hurdles); Yuriy Chervanyev (men’s 60yard - hurdles); Lyudmila Kondratyeva (women’s 60 yards); and.Alexsandr Ak- ■■■■■ sinih-(men’s. 60tyards)z -' •
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