CHANGCHUN, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Iraq will not participate in the upcoming
6th Asian Winter Games in Changchun, China, and that failed the host's efforts
of bringing together all the 45 members of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA),
organizers said Thursday.
Iraq pulls out of the Winter Asiad due to its domestic situations, the
Iraqi Olympic Committee said in an e-mail sent to the organizers of the Winter
Asiad.
Organizers said the other 44 OCA members will all send delegations to the
eight-day Winter Asiad. Among them, 27 countries and regions will take part in
the competitions while the other 17 OCA members will only send their officials
to the games.
