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Mon, 2011-11-14 13:18
The agency quoted a statement from the Syrian Olympic Committee and General Sports Federation describing the Arab League decision on Saturday as a “dark spot in its history.”
The suspension comes in response to Syria’s bloody crackdown on an eight-month protest movement calling for President Bashar Assad’s overthrow.
An event official in Qatar told Reuters on Sunday that Syrian athletes would be welcome at the Dec. 9-23 games despite the country’s suspension from the league.
Some 6,000 athletes are expected at the Arab Games which will include soccer, swimming, athletics, gymnastics, equestrian events and basketball.
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