The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed a ban on Iraq from competing in the Beijing Games in a major blow to seven Iraqi athletes who had hoped to travel to China this August, an IOC letter said. In the letter dated July 23 and addressed to the Iraqi Minister of Youth and Sports, Jassim Mohammed Jaffer, the IOC said it was moving ahead with a ban first imposed on Iraq’s athletes last month. More
Sphere: Related ContentTags: banned, Beijing Games, iraq, olympics