As it happens this was not quite the case. While Nebiolo would go ahead and instituted many necessary changes, Paulen was cognizant and even supportive towards the move to fromally cahnge the status in regard to payments into trust funds for athletes.
There is documentation from the 1978 IAAF Congresses in Puerto Rico and 1981 in Rome to show this, apart from my personal impression having attended those meetings, but I don't think this list should or can be loaded with detail. Sincerely, Uri =============== Quoting Randy Treadway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > re: Paulen being "almost executed" by the Germans in World War II > > Politicians who did something meritorious four decades prior should be > commended, but should not get a "free pass" for the rest of their life solely > because of it with regard to their current ability to lead. The primary > consideration for effective leadership should be "what have you done for me > lately". > > [yes, there is a parallel American message here- sorry, couldn't resist... :) > ] > > I personally don't think that Paulen had any particular favoritism toward > Nordwig, and I doubt that he "had it in" for any particular nation or region. > I just think that he did not exhibit the leadership qualities which were > needed in the 1970's in the areas of reform and progressive movement toward > making Athletics a professional sport in all the best senses of the word. > He was a cog in the amateur sports bureaucracy which prevailed at the time > and which were determined to mantain the sham status quo of amateurism, > "Olympic movement", etc., at all costs, which really served to maintain the > elitist top end of sports administration for many many years. > > RT > > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > This Mail Was Scanned By Mail-seCure System > at the Tel-Aviv University CC. > ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
