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Old 10-21-2006
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Re: Muslims' anger as London Olympics clash with Ramadan

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Originally Posted by daisym View Post
...If one third of the competitors are unable to compete effectively (just supposing this is the case, as someone has mentioned) then this may be a valid reason for the date to be changed...
I understand your views, but I think it was more like one fourth:

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Originally Posted by RiteWingWarrior
About a quarter of the 11,099 athletes who took part in the 2004 Athens Olympics came from countries with predominantly Muslim populations...
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