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African nations will be very competitive in Seoul
By JERRY GRAY
Associated Press Writer
With the re-emergence of Kenya
as a world track power, Africa’s
hopes for a haul of medals at the
Seoul Olympics are golden.
And Iran’s lucky draw in soccer
gives the Middle East an unex
pected chance at Olympic glory.
Even the absence of three gold
medal prospects from Kenya and
Ethiopia's boycott of the Seoul
Games in sympathy with North
Korea has not tarnished Africa's
chances for unprecedented suc
cess.
Billy Konchellah, the World
Games 800-meter champion, was
a no-show atICenya's Olympic tri
als in August. And World Games
10,000-meter titleholder Paul Kip-
koech quit midway through his
qualifying run because of poor
conditioning.
Julius Korir, who brought home
Kenya’s only gold medal from the
1984 I JDS Angeles Games in the
3,000-meter steeplechase, did not
make this year's tryouts because
of a painful leg injury.
Nevertheless, Kenya is posed to
sweep all the medals in the
steeplechase with James Kariuki,
Peter Koech and Patrick Sang,
currently ranked first, second and
third in the world.
Africans also find themselves
the favorites in the marathon with
the rising stardom of Kenyan
Ibrahim Hussein. He won the
1987 New York City Marathon
and added victories in Honolulu
and at the Boston Marathon in
April.
"I am now king of the road and
unbeatable over 26 miles and 385
yards," the Kenyan boasted on a
recent trip home.
Hussein turned to marathon run
ning after failing to make Kenya's
1984 steeplechase team. Since
then, he has won five of the seven
races he’s entered, all against
world-class competition.
The 30-year-old star is an eco
nomics graduate from the Univer
sity of New Mexico, where he
now lives and trains.
At last year's World Games in
Rome, Kenya found another track
gem in unheralded Douglas Waki-
ihuri, who surprised a world-class
field in the marathon.
Africa could easily dominate the
Olympic marathon even without
world record-holder Belayneh
Dinsamo of Ethiopia. He became
the world's fastest marathoner in
April when he sailed to victory in
the Rotterdam marathon in 2
hours, 6 minutes, 50 seconds.
Ethiopia is the only African
country boycotting the Seoul
Games. It took that stance even
though the Marxist country’s chief
ally, the Soviet Union, decided to
participate.
Djibouti sends former world
marathon champion Ahmed Saleh
into the fray and Tanzania will
have Juma Dcaanga, who finished
on Hussein’s heels in Boston.
Somalia boasts the world’s
1,500-meter champion, Adbi Bile.
But Morocco holds claims to
one of the continent’s premier ath
letes, Said Aouita.
Africa won three gold medals in
1984, and Aouita had two of them
home, the 800 and 5,000 meter
races.
Athletes from the Ivory Coast,
Nigeria and Egypt won silver
medals at Los Angeles and the
continent collected nine bronze
medals.
In judo, Egyptian Aly Rashwan
has improved on the form which
made him a surprise silver medal
ist in the over-IOO kilogram judo
competition. He has followed up
with silver medals at the World
Judo Championships in 1985 and
1987, brought home two gold
medals from the Mediterranean
Games of 1987 and repeated the
feat at last year’s All-Africa
Bengals release Larry Kinnebrew
CINCINNATI (AP) - The
Cincinnati Bengals released their
NFL rights Monday to veteran
running back Larry Kinnebrew
who played collegiately at Ten
nessee Slate.
that needs me. I'm ready to do a
good job."
Bengals’ most consistent rusher
under coach Sam Wyche.
The move allows any other team
to sign him without compensating
Cincinnati.
The Bengals could have signed
Kinnebrew on Monday for their
original offer of $750,000 over
three years. Kirmebrew had said
he was ready to end his seven-
week holdout and accept the
terms.
He scored eight touchdowns last
season, and no other Bengal
scored more than three.
"We're ready to start the season,
we’re happy with the people we
have, and we want to get started
without this kind of thing hanging
over us,” said assistant general
manager Mike Brown, who with
drew the contract offer to Kin
nebrew.
”I can’t say I’m happy at all
about this, but I have no other
choice," Kinnebrew had said.
"Football is my life, and I’ve got
to get in there and do what I do
best. ... I'm not in as good a shape
as I could be, but I'm in shape to
play football."
He ranks sixth on the Bengals’
all-time rushing list with 2,587
yards, but he would have needed
only 484 yards this season to
move into second place ahead of
Charles Alexander (2,635), Archie
Griffin (2,808), Boobie Clark
(2,978) and Essex Johnson
(3,070).
Kinnebrew's agent, Steve Zuck-
er, asked the Bengals to release
Kinnebrew in July. The delay in
getting the release didn't appear to
bother Kinnebrew.
• "That's good news," the sixth-
year NFL veteran said. "I’m ready
to go and play for any other team
Brown said last week the club
was "under no obligation’’ to con
tinue the offer. The Bengals put a
deadline on the offer, and Kin
nebrew let it pass early last week,
contrary to the recommendation of
his agent, Steve Zucker.
Pete Johnson, another over
weight fullback, is the club leader
with 5,421 yards.
Kinnebrew, 28, has been the
Brown has said the Bengals did
not choose to release their veteran
free agents any earlier because
they were "insurance" for the pos
sibility of injuries to other players,
and because there was still hope
for the Bengals to make a trade
and get something in return.
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