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Iraqi Athletes Barred from Olympics
The International Olympic Committee has announced that it's " very unlikely " athletes from Iraq will be allowed to complete in this summer's games. An archer, two rowers and a weightlifter are among those who won't be going along with supporters and trainers. What does this have to do with the disappearance of Iraq's Olympic Committee?
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readThe International Olympic Committee has announced that it's "very unlikely" athletes from Iraq will be allowed to complete in this summer's games. An archer, two rowers and a weightlifter are among those who won't be going along with supporters and trainers. What does this have to do with the disappearance of Iraq's Olympic Committee? Alan Abrahamson is chief columnist for NBC Olympics.com.
