As the year 2012 draws to a close, more African athletes continued to transfer their allegiances away from the continent.
According to the latest IAAF newsletter, three athletes from Morocco and Kenya will no longer compete for their country of birth as they seek greener pastures with France.
Also highly talented Abeba Aregawi, the Ethiopian 1,500m record-holder (3:56.54 set in Rome May 31, 2012) seizes to represent the African country since last week. The Ethiopian has opted to represent Sweden in international competitions.
Transfer of Allegiance - December 2012
|
Family Name |
First Names |
DOB |
From |
To |
Dates |
|
|
For Performances |
Eligibility to Represent in Competitions under Rules 1.1(a), (b), (c), (f) or (g) |
|||||
|
Aregawi |
Abeba |
5 July 1990 |
ETH |
SWE |
10 December 2012 |
10 December 2012 |
|
Hmatou Traby |
Laila |
26 March 1979 |
MAR |
FRA |
28 December 2009 |
27 December 2012 |
|
Komu Munytu |
Martha |
23 March 1983 |
KEN |
FRA |
28 June 2011 |
27 December 2012 |
|
Mandour |
Yassine |
20 February 1985 |
MAR |
FRA |
26 May 2008 |
7 December 2012 |
See our original article on African drain in 2004. Not much has changed since then.