Cameroon suspends Olympic athletics champion

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YAOUNDE (AFP) — Cameroon's Olympic triple jump champion Francoise Mbango has been suspended for an indefinite period over her absence from the African Games in Algiers in July, the athletics federation of Cameroon has announced.

Federation official Francis Bilock said Mbango had been suspended because of her "failure to participate in international competition".

He said the ban would remain in place until the Athens 2004 Olympic champion has explained why she failed to attend the African Games in July, and failed to pay back expenses money she was given to attend.

Since her Athens victory Mbango's attitude has been heavily criticised in Cameroon, particularly her refusal to participate in the world championships in Helsinki in 2005.

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