Ok, Maybe There Is Hope for the Olympic Spirit

BEIJING, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Nino Salukvadze of Georgia embraced her Russian rival and made a moving appeal for peace after winning an Olympic bronze medal in shooting on Sunday.

Salukvadze, who competed only after the 35-member Georgian team were told by their president to remain at the Games in the “best interest of the country” despite Russian military attacks on its territory, finished behind Russia’s Natalia Paderina.

“If the world were to draw any lessons from what I did there would never be any wars,” Salukvadze said.

The two rival shooters—who were once team mates in the Soviet Union—hugged and kissed each other on the cheeks after the dramatic final in the Beijing shooting range hall, where China’s Guo Wenjung came from behind to win the gold medal.

From Reuters, via Yahoo!