BAGHDAD: A glimmer of hope that Iraqi athletes could be reinstated for the Beijing Olympics after their nation was banned from the August Games did little to cheer Iraq’s seven-member squad on Friday.
Dejected Iraqi athletes reeled with disappointment even as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said there was a slim chance that they may yet be able to compete in the Olympics.
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