2/27/10

Tuğba Karademir, first Turkish figure skater, competes in Olympics

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Tugba Karademir, who finished 12th at the European World Championships in January, skated to Bazaar Istanbul to a 21st place finish on ...
2/25/10

Iranian skier’s story is one of triumph

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WHISTLER, B.C. — Marjan Kalhor’s green, knit toque is pulled down low on her forehead. Her hair is neatly tucked beneath the toque that’s em...
2/23/10

Chirine Njeim represents Lebanon at the 2010 Winter Olympics

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Chirine Njeim is competing in her third Olympics for Lebanon, finishing 37th among 53 contestants in Saturday’s super-G event. To her credit...

One of the six Photographers of 2010 Olympics: Mine Kasapoğlu

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By Bija Gutoff Turkish photographer Mine Kasapoglu delights in the revelatory moment. In her coverage of the Salt Lake City, Athens and Turi...
2/22/10

Skier Marjan Kalhor carries hopes for Iran, Iranian women

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By Mike Lopresti , Gannett WHISTLER — On the window of an apartment overlooking this ski resort town, an unusual sight at the Winter Olympic...
2/20/10

2010 Olympics: Kelime Cetinkaya

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Turkey's Kelime Cetinkaya competes in the women's Nordic Cross Country individual sprint qualification at Whistler Olympic Park duri...

Turkish star dazzles on the ice

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Ladies Figure Skating: Tugba Karademir (Turkey) Born in 1985in Turkey. Age 24. Tugba became the first figure skating athlete to repr...
2/18/10

Rezai gets support from many fronts

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As a dual citizen of France and Iran, 22-year-old enjoys playing in front of expats from two countries By Alaric Gomes, Senior Reporter Duba...

Iran woman skier aims to be first of many

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By SIMON EVANS | REUTERS Published: Feb 17, 2010 1:31 PM Updated: Feb 17, 2010 9:23 PM WHISTLER: Marjan Kalhor knows she has no chance of...

Implications of Islam on Muslim Girls' Sport Participation in Western Europe. Literature Review and Policy Recommendations for Sport Promotion

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Authors: Paul de Knop; Marc Theeboom; Helena Wittock; Kristine de Martelaer Abstract To date, limited attention has been paid to the relat...
2/12/10

Olympic dream a reality for Iran's female skier

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By Samira Simone and Azadeh Ansari , CNN (CNN) -- Marjan Kalhor is already a champion, even though the Olympic flame has yet to blaze in V...

Iran’s first Olympic woman skier to carry the flag

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Vancouver, Feb 9 – Iranian alpine skier Marjan Kalhor will carry her country’s flag at the opening ceremony of the winter Games in Vancouver...
2/7/10

100th post of Muslim Women in Sports Blog: On Tugba Karademir

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Tuğba Karademir (born on March 17, 1985 in Ankara , Turkey ), is a Turkish figure skater . She was the flag-bearer for Turkey at the 2006...