British Delay Decision on Budd’s Eligibility

LONDON — British track officials will not decide the question of Zola Budd’s eligibility to run for Britain until she returns from a self-imposed rest period in her native South Africa.

The British Amateur Athletic Board voted Monday to delay the Budd question.

Budd left Britain two weeks ago, suffering from nervous exhaustion and facing a one-year ban from international competition because of links with her homeland.

South Africa is banned from international sport because of its apartheid policies.