No Olympic Games for Kosovo ?
The chances for newly independent country Kosovo to compete in the coming summer Olympic Games in China are very slim. At least according to the International Olympic Committee. For this to happen the United Nations needs to actually recognize Kosovo as a country first.
” We need to wait and see what the United Nations decides. Participation in Peking is very unlikely because there is little time make the necessary steps, ” says IOC spokeswoman Emannuelle Moreau.
At least five athletes from Kosovo are hoping for a ticket to the Games. They are all boxers.
There is a possibility though that before the IOC convenes the athletes might be allowed to compete as independent athletes under the Olympic flag. This has happened before when other athletes from former Yugoslavia and East Timor took this chance to perform at this very high level.
Do you think Kosovo should be allowed to send his athletes to the Games?
March 24th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
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April 9th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
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