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Georgia Not Pulling Out Of Olympics After Death Of Luger Nodar Kumaritashvili

by Daniel Bohm
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MSNBC is reporting that the Republic of Georgia plans to compete in the Olympics despite considering pulling out after the death of Nodar Kumaritashvili today:

Georgia to remain in #Olympics as tribute to luger killed in training crash, sports minister says – Reuters

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