Zola Budd says she would like to...

Zola Budd says she would like to run again for Britain but that she never will denounce apartheid despite pressure from opponents of the racial separation laws of her native South Africa.

In an interview telecast on Britain’s ITV network, the former world champion middle-distance runner said that although her personal beliefs do not favor apartheid, she would refrain from public criticism of the South African regime or its policies.

“I will never regret not denouncing apartheid,” she said. “I have strong views about South African politics and I still don’t feel I need to make public statements.”

Budd returned to South Africa from Britain last spring after anti-apartheid groups applied pressure to keep her from competing for her adopted country in the world cross-country championships in New Zealand.