Citius, Altius, Fortius - Unless You Happen To Be Iraqi

MayorBob.

Posted to Sport on Mon Jul 28, 2008 at 12:48:53 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

One of the most stirring part of any Olympic Games is the opening ceremony. Athletes march into the host nation's stadium under their nation's banner to await the lighting of the torch. Yet, when this occurs on August 8th in Beijing one country's delegation won't be marching. That country, Iraq, will "probably not" make it because the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has just, in effect, banned it from competing.

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