# Athletics: The World Athletics Nationality Review Panel has rejected the applications of 11 elite athletes to switch their nationality to Turkey. They include five Kenyans, including former women’s marathon world record-holder Brigid Kosgei, four Jamaicans, a Nigerian, and a Russian. The panel found that the applications formed part of a coordinated recruitment strategy led by the Turkish government acting through a wholly-owned and financed government club, to attract overseas athletes through lucrative contracts. World Athletics says the athletes are not prevented from living or training in Turkey.
Athletics: World Athletics rejects 11 allegiance transfer requests to Turkey