200-person Iraqi delegation to participate in Arab session
The first deputy chairman of the Iraqi Olympic committee, Aseel Tabara, said that his country will participate with a sports delegation of 200 persons including administrators, coaches and players in the ninth Arab Games scheduled to be held in Jordan on August 11 - 31.
Al-Baath El-Riyadi weekly newspaper quoted Tabara saying the last discussions that took place in Baghdad with the secretary general of the Jordanian Olympic committee, Esmat El-Kordi, were successful and reflected a positive point of view for a Jordanian official who expressed his welcome to the presence of Iraqi sportsmen in the Arab sports session.