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Archive Home > 2008 > July > 21 > After 60-year Olympic drought, basketball matters again in Iran

After 60-year Olympic drought, basketball matters again in Iran

By Doug Alden / The Bulletin
July 21, 2008

SALT LAKE CITY — Suddenly, basketball matters in Iran.

Normally the sport is an afterthought given the popularity of soccer, weightlifting and wrestling.

But that has all changed now that Iran’s national basketball team is preparing for its first Olympic appearance in 60....

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