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Three teenage girls from Iran who have spent the past month training on American whitewater slalom courses might one day be Olympic paddling pioneers for Islamic and Muslim women.

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jovial
Aug. 8, 2007, 9 p.m.
Good for them. Who knows, they might win.
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Rinty
Aug. 9, 2007, 9:31 p.m.
Great story ... It reminds me of the Jamaica Bob Sled team that trained in Canada and competed in the Winter Olympics.
The whole world was rooting for them.
I'll do the same for the girls from Iran ... go girls go!
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frpa
Aug. 13, 2007, 12:20 a.m.
Thank You for all of your posts and support of these great role models for women in Iran and all Arab/Muslim Nations.
Please keep following their progress online at www.whitewaterracing.org
They need your support!