While black African sports leaders warned of...

While black African sports leaders warned of a possible Olympic boycott over Zola Budd, the South African-born distance runner was effectively suspended from running internationally for the next three weeks.

The International Amateur Athletic Federation, track and field’s international governing body, ordered British officials to keep Budd out of international events until April 15, when it will discuss her eligibility.

British officials accused the IAAF of prejudging her case and of manipulating their rules to avoid political clashes with the black African nations, some of which agreed to compete in the cross-country championships today at Auckland, New Zealand only after Budd withdrew.