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Archive Home > 2008 > August > 29 > Mubarak to meddle in Egypt’s poor Olympics

Mubarak to meddle in Egypt’s poor Olympics


August 29, 2008

CAIRO, Egypt — You will not hear the chimes of Olympic medals in Egypt’s trophy cases.

The country won only one in the Beijing Games. That embarrassment has riled President Hosni Mubarak, who has ordered an investigation into why his athletes fared so poorly.

The state media....

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