The International Olympic Committee barred a Greek javelin thrower from competing for the Palestinian team. Sofia Sakorafa, who participated in the 1980 Moscow Olympics as a member of the Greek team, was told she couldn’t compete for the Palestinian team for procedural reasons, though she was given a Palestinian passport for the occasion.
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