Jamaica And Nigeria Enter For Games
AUCKLAND. Oct. 4. Bix athletes and one oflici-al from •Tamaica and four athletes from Nigeria, will be among entrants for the British Empire Games at Auckland in February, according fo advice received by the organising committee of ihe Games tonight. ,Nigeria has yet to nominate for part.ie.ular events but .Tamaica has formally notiTied ope entrant for tTie 100 yards, two each for the 220 and 440 yards and one for the half-mile. *Tt has ' also nomihate^ teams for the 4 x 110 yards apd*4 x 440 yards relay events and an entrant for the women 's\ ,100 and 22(5 yards eveht' The committee decided td ' inqhire wbether A. Wint, Ol.yrnpic 440 nietres champiQn. and tt". Mclteriley," world reQOrd holder for the 4{10 metros and' .440 ygrds, would bq pominated by .Tamaica for the Games. Tt was stressed that every effort to ebtain the appearance of the^e twq ath^tes ai ihe Ga'xne.a '^iquict be made, ' 1 .
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Chronicle (Levin), 5 October 1949, Page 5
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