Male gymnasts train in Iran and the nation even hosted a World Cup in 2006. (Sadly female spectators were disallowed.)
Now a welcome, though blatantly political, initiative:
America has made a dramatic attempt to repair its relations with the Middle East by inviting Iranian athletes to train in the United States.
The move was made with the blessing of the US State Department, said the US Olympic Committee’s chief of International Relations, Robert Fasulo.
The USOC hopes that repairing relations with Iran will help secure their goal of hosting the 2016 Games. …
The plan is for wrestlers to become the first Iranian athletes to travel to the US in August, with others – including water polo players, gymnasts and athletes – following. …
The American initiative has been welcomed in the Middle East, where the Americans are also reaching out with similar offers to Syria and Lebanon.
gym in Tehran – World is Round
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