Speaking of candidates: Canadian javmeister is one
Folgo Della Vedova is not a household name in masters track, but he’s apparently a well-known figure in the Canadian town of Sault Ste. Marie, where he’s running for City Council in the 6th Ward. A javelin thrower since as far back as 1970, when he was a city record holder as a prep, Folgo apparently was national-class and made the ill-fated Canadian Olympic team in 1980 — the Moscow boycott olympiad. During a news interview, he said: “I still actively train and compete at the Masters Track & Field level, having set several provincial and national records.” For electoral encouragement, Folgo can always turn to masters athlete Bill Gentes, the blogging mayor of Round Lake, Illinois. Any other masters politicos out there?
