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IOC lifts suspension of Afghan Olympic body
Prague, June 29: Afghanistan, which was suspended from the Olympic movement under the Taliban regime, was reinstated today by the International Olympic Council.
Prague, June 29: Afghanistan, which was suspended from the Olympic movement under the Taliban regime, was reinstated today by the International Olympic Council.
The IOC executive board lifted the suspension of Afghanistan's national Olympic committee, which was imposed in October 1999 because of the Taliban's ban on participation of women athletes.
Since the Taliban fell in late 2001, the IOC has been helping Afghanistan rebuild its Olympic committee.
Pere Miro, director of IOC relations with national Olympic committees, returned from a recent trip to Afghanistan and reported that women now have a "prominent role" in the country's sports programmes.
IOC sports director Gilbert Felli said the decision clears the way for Afghanistan to send a team to the 2004 Athens Olympics. The IOC will consider whether Afghan athletes can meet qualifying standards or will need wild card entries, he said.
Bureau Report
Since the Taliban fell in late 2001, the IOC has been helping Afghanistan rebuild its Olympic committee.
Pere Miro, director of IOC relations with national Olympic committees, returned from a recent trip to Afghanistan and reported that women now have a "prominent role" in the country's sports programmes.
IOC sports director Gilbert Felli said the decision clears the way for Afghanistan to send a team to the 2004 Athens Olympics. The IOC will consider whether Afghan athletes can meet qualifying standards or will need wild card entries, he said.
Bureau Report