Fifty years ago this week, two African-American athletes, Vincent Matthews and Wayne Collett, won gold and silver respectively in the 400 meters at the Munich Olympics. In the medal ceremony they threw themselves into the jaws of history.

Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC) President Brian Lewis believes his organisation's member countries are being "sold short" by what he claims to be "undemocratic" voting rules at Panam Sports.

Lewis raised the issue when presenting his CANOC report at this week’s Panam Sports General Assembly in Chilean capital Santiago.

Under the Panam Sports Constitution, members that have staged the Pan American Games can cast two votes at General Assemblies while others have one.

The ruling only relates to...

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Author: Geoff Berkeley