OK, an ex-athlete of mine had the A standard from last season (2008). When he arrived in Germany he realised that his name was not in the list, since the officials didn’t know that the A standard was still valid from the season before and it was a mistake from their part, as they told him. The relay was not qualified anyway, from what I remember, so I am not sure why/how he was there. Two Nigerians with the A standard and one with the B one (!!!) did run for Nigeria. PJ probably knows/can understand the person I am talking about, so he may be able to confirm the story via times etc. He enjoyed the games though!