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Olympic gold for triple-jumping Baha’i

by Barney on 21 August 2008

Nelson Evora, a Bahá’í from Portugal, has won the gold medal for the triple jump at the Beijing Olympics. He had previously won the triple jump World Champion title at the athletics world championships in Osaka in August 2007.
Back in 2004, the Bahá’í World News Service posted a story about the support a number of [...]

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UK Baha’i carried the Olympic torch in China

by Barney on 19 August 2008

Wilma O’Sullivan, a UK Bahá’í who lives in China, had the honour of carrying the Olympic torch when it passed through the Chinese province of Hebel, where she currently lives.
This story has just been published by The Wirral Globe, the local paper of the part of England Wilma comes from.
Wilma O’Sullivan, 52, was asked to [...]

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