US vs Iran at Olympics: 'Sport Transcends All That Petty Crap You Get from Governments'
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July 30, 2021
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A man is seen through the Olympic rings in front of the New National Stadium in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. IOC President Thomas Bach has agreed "100%" to a proposal of postponing the Tokyo Olympics for about one year until 2021 because of the coronavirus outbreak, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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The basketball teams of the United States and Islamic Republic of Iran showed a mutual feeling of respect and fellowship after the USA’s Olympic win, ‘transcending that petty crap from governments.’

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