Gambia: A Tale of Defection - How Norway Snatched Gambia of Its Biggest Athlete

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The scotching sun isn't forgiving. It's the biting, dusty version of the harmattan. Outside is a wave of noise of natives haggling and incessant car horns in a very cosmopolitan Gambian capital, Banjul.

Seated on a wooden flat chair is athletics' boss Dodou Capy Joof, a retired veteran of many seasons. Clad in his usual attire -a grey mini long sleeves gown with a matching hat, an antidote to the heat. He leans forward at mid-frozen attention at the mention of Jaysuma Saidy-Ndure.

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