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On the eve of the 2004 Olympic Games, Pope John Paul II, perhaps the most sporting pontiff ever, set up a new Vatican office to help everyone engaged in sports behave in a more sportsmanly way.
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Getting to the Olympics remains a challenge for many female athletes, particularly those from strictly conservative Muslim countries where beliefs about how a woman should dress and behave often clash with the contemporary traditions of international sports.
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