ATHLETICS

Grey River Argus, 28 August 1946, Page 8

ATHLETICS

EUROPEAN AMATEUR CONTROVERSY LONDON, August 26. The remaining results l at the European amateur games at Oslo were:—• 1600 metres' relay: France 1; Britain 2; Sweden 3. Time: 3min 4.4 sec. 400 metres relay: Sweden 1; France 2; Czechoslovakia 3; with Britain fifth. Time: 41.5 sec. 3000 metres steeplechase: Pujaon (France) 1; Flmater (Sweden) 2; Sjostrand (Sweden) 3. Time: 9min I.4sec. 10,000 metres’ walk: Mikacisson (Sweden) 1; Schwab (Switzerland) 2; Maggi (France) 3. Time: 46min ssec. 1500 metres: Strand (Sweden) 1; Eriksson (Sweden) 2; Jorgensen (Denmark) 3. Time: 3min 48sec. 110 metres hurdles: Lidman (Sweden) 1; Braekman (Belgium) 2; Survive (Finland) 3. Time: 14.6 sec. Pole vault: Lindberg (Sweden) 3ft 5 2 in, 1. Javelin: Attwewall (Sweden) 3ft 61in, 1. 200 metres (women): Setjonova (Russia) 1; Mrs Jordan (Britain) 2; Caurle (France) 3. Time: 25.45ec. Lord Burghley was elected president of the Amateur Athletics Federation, succeeding Mr Sigfried Edstroem, of Sweden, who is relinquishing the presidency at his own request. Mr E. J. Holt, of Britain, was elected secretary. The federation, after a bitter discussion, postponed until 1948 a decision to amend- the rules to permit payment for broken time to athletes at all international contests. The federation, on the suggestion of the British delegates, decided to refer the whole amateur question to a special commission for a report to the London meeting on January 1, 1948, in connection with Olympics'. The Swedish delegate announced that Sweden intended paying compensation to athletes. “This is against the rules, but we shall do it.” said the delegate. He added that an athlete, who has to provide for his family, must be compensated against loss of wages. The Swedish stand was supported by Norway, Denmark, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Finland, and Portugal.