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World Athletics has rejected the applications of 11 elite athletes to switch their nationality to Turkey.
The governing body said the requests were "part of a coordinated recruitment strategy" by the country's government "to attract overseas athletes through lucrative contracts".
The 11 athletes included five Kenyans , four Jamaicans, a Nigerian and Russian.
Roje Stona, who won Olympic men's discus gold for Jamaica in 2024, was also one of the group.
Turkey failed to win any golds among its eight medals at the 2024 Games in Paris.
