Will Iraq be fielding any Olympic Athletes this year?

sasquatch

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Thu Jun-10-04 12:01 PM
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Will Iraq be fielding any Olympic Athletes this year?

Edited on Thu Jun-10-04 12:03 PM by sasquatch

:shrug:I wonder if they are, than in what events? I know for sure the matchup in the Olympics that I'm looking forward to will be in the wrestling tournament. The US and Iran wrestling squads are two of the top five ranked wrestling teams; Shrubs Iraqi quagmire, with his other policies to the middle east, have made a natural rivalry between the two squads.

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THUNDER HANDS

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Thu Jun-10-04 12:04 PM
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1. soccer

I believe

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Kellanved

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Thu Jun-10-04 12:06 PM
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3. yes

Just hope that the team doesn't behave like their Afghan colleagues.

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Thu Jun-10-04 12:05 PM
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2. they have a soccer team for the olympics

Edited on Thu Jun-10-04 12:05 PM by bobdole

wich has beaten all expectations.

quite a few other disciplines too

http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/text5-17-2004-54239.asp

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