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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Hamzah Al-Hilfi of the Iraq Olympic rowing team carries his country's flag to lead out the delegation during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: The Iraq team enter the stadium during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Rower Hamzah Al-Hilfi of Iraq carries his country's flag during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.

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