» 2008 Summer Olympics</h1> <article> <h1>Olympics: Iranian Swimmer won't Compete Against Israeli</h1> <p>Justin — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:24:00 +0000</p> <div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.skewz.com/link/submit_link?url=http://blog.christian-zionist.com/2008/08/olympics-iranian-swimmer-wont-compete.html" target="_blank" title="Skewz This!"></a></div> <blockquote><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Iran swimmer avoids Israeli pool showdown in Beijing</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">By AP Staff Writer</span></p> <p>An Iranian swimmer pulled out of the Olympic Games men’s 100m breaststroke heats on Saturday, just minutes before he was due to compete against an Israeli rival.</p> <p><a href="http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080809135425.egb4u6cq&show_article=1" target="_blank"><strong>Article Continues…</strong></a> (breitbart.com)</p></blockquote> <p>Ah, the politics of sport…</p> <p>Truthfully, I just don’t grasp this level of hate. It seems to me that if you go through the trouble of training and qualifying for the Olympics, you should leave politics to your country’s leaders and compete. Did he not realize that Israel sends athletes to the Olympics? Why waste the opportunity?</p> <p> <div><script type='text/javascript'>addthis_url='<http://blog.christian-zionist.com/2008/08/olympics-iranian-swimmer-wont-compete.html>'; addthis_title=' <olympics: Iranian Swimmer won`t Compete Against Israeli>'; addthis_pub='iitb';</script><script src='http://s7.addthis.com/js/addthis_widget.php?v=12' type='text/javascript'></script></div> <p></p> </article> </main></body></html>