She may have placed sixth in the qualifying heats and her dreams of becoming the first Arab woman to run in an Olympic final may be dashed, but Bahrain's Golden runner Ruqaya Al Ghasra has sure created a stir online. A rough start meant that Ghasra, who... ...full story at Global Voices
from Global Voices on Sat, Aug 23 2008
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