Public sports in post-war Iraq

Disabled Iraqi fencing players Nadia Ali Abdel Karim (front) and Wafa Jadwal train at al-Wissam club in Baghdad, on Dec 11, 2004. Twelve disabled women are currently taking part in nine different sports at the club, and four of them have chosen fencing. [Photo/icpress]

Iraqi Imad al-Din Ahmad (L) of the Ramadi Future boxing club tumbles as he celebrates his win over Mohammed Laith of Hitt during the final heat of the Anbar provincial boxing league in the western town of Ramadi some 100 kms from Baghdad, on Feb 12, 2009. The winner will represent Anbar in boxing matches in other provinces. This is the first time in 30 years, when boxing was introduced as a sport in Iraq, that such a match has been held in the town of Ramadi. [Photo/icpress]