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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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    jovial1 year ago

    Good for them. Who knows, they might win.

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      tehranchik1 year ago

      I'm so happy that these girls are brave enough to try. I would love to see them in the olympics one day.

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      Rinty12 months ago

      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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        frpa12 months ago

        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!

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        tehranchik

        Well, I'm from and live in the Pacific Northwest. I did live in the middle east during the late 70's and early 80 ...

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