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Iran wins in soccer but withdraws from taekwondo

Seeded on Sun Aug 15, 2010 3:25 PM EDT (NBC Sports)

Iran was accused of putting politics before sports at the inaugural Youth Olympics by withdrawing from a taekwondo final against Israel on Sunday.

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Comment author avatarmscags

i have a simple solution to this constant delima with Iran and athletic competitions, stop inviting them, just like the world did to South Africa.

    Reply#1 - Sun Aug 15, 2010 3:28 PM EDT
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