London 2012 Olympics: seven days to go - live blog - The Guardian
 

20-07-12 04:38 PM

"I can do it after Ramadan and Allah will accept it because there was an important reason." Sheik Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, the chief executive of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, said: "Our athletes will not be fasting during the Olympics. It's simple in Islam.

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