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| Games Delayed by Dispute Over That Big Gulf’s Name |
| 2004-07-07 |
| From IranMania ... the Head of the National Olympic Committee Wednesday said the row between Iran and Saudi Arabia on the name of "Persian Gulf" was settled and the country will dispatch sportsmen to the peninsula where the first Islamic States` Games is held. ... The organizing committee printed a map on which the "Persian" Gulf was renamed by the "Arabian" Gulf. The NOC supremo had already warned Iran would not participate in the games if Saudi officials did not give a reasonable response for the mistake. .... |
| Posted by:Mike Sylwester |