[lbo-talk] Olympics-Against all odds, Afghans try their luck in Beijing

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Fri Aug 15 03:34:09 PDT 2008


Olympics-Against all odds, Afghans try their luck in Beijing http://uk.reuters.com/article/olympicsNews/idUKSP28772420080809

Sat Aug 9, 2008

By John Chalmers

BEIJING, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Sprinter Robina Muqimyar does not have a qualified trainer, she has no sponsor, she comes from a country ruined by war and she grew up under hardline Islamist rulers who would not brook girls playing sport. http://uk.reuters.com/article/olympicsNews/idUKSP28772420080809



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