Ireland to host Iraqis ahead of Olympics

A NUMBER of Iraqi boxers and rowers will prepare for the Beijing Olympics in Ireland to escape fatal attacks on athletes in their war-torn country.

Mon, 17 Jul, 2006 - 01:00

Brendan O'Brien

The coach of Iraq’s tennis team and two players were shot dead in the al-Saidiya district of Baghdad on Thursday, apparently for ignoring a dissident warning forbidding them to wear shorts.

Members of the country’s Tae Kwon Do team were kidnapped between Ramadi and Fallujah last week.

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Courts Place: Ireland Place: al-Saidiya Place: Baghdad Place: Kuwait Person: Ramadi Person: Fallujah Person: Ahmed al-Hejea Person: president Person: Pat Hickey Person: al-Hejea Event: Olympics Event: Beijing Olympics Organisation: Tae Kwon Do Organisation: Iraqi Olympic Committee Organisation: Olympics Council of Ireland

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