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Via Sunny, comes a New York Times report of incidents at the Olympics involving the Spanish and Iranian athletes. Sunny calls these incidents ‘racism’.
I’d like to concentrate on the incident involving an Iranian:
[An] Iranian swimmer [...] called in sick to his swimming heat, almost certainly to avoid getting into the pool with an Israeli.
Unsporting? Yes. Pathetic? I’d agree. ‘Racism’? I am not so sure.
If it isn’t racism that made England cricket team pull out of touring Zimbabwe, then why must it be racism if an Iranian pulls out of a swimming race with an Israeli?
Clearly, this is sport and politics mixing together like they have always done.
The Iranian National Olympic Committee apparently sees no problem with one if its swimmers taking on an Israel, according to this CNN report (which also explains Iran did the same in the 2004 games).
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A Saudi footballer, who plays for Swiss club Neuchatel Xamax, has refused to play against an Israeli team.
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Iraq has been banned from the Olympics.
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The Guardian has an interview with South African batsman Hashim Amla. He talks about the Australian commentator who called him a “terrorist” and his religious beliefs (including a discussion on beards).
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Congratulations to the Rajasthan Royals. I am glad they won the competition and not one of the expensive, BollyCRAPwood funded teams.
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England 2 - 0 USA
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