A London court dismissed a suit accusing...

A London court dismissed a suit accusing track and field’s international governing body of blackmailing British authorities over Zola Budd’s eligibility.

Magistrate Jeremy Connor ruled that there were not reasonable grounds to issue a summons against the International Amateur Athletic Federation, which had been sought by Norris McWhirter, a former sprinter and the founder of the “Guiness Book of World Records.”

He brought the action after the IAAF told the British Amateur Athletics Board to suspend the South African-born Budd for at least a year for violating the spirit of anti-apartheid rules or face penalties itself.