Opposed to politicizing sports, Iranian skiers eye Beijing Olympics

"Beijing, I'm coming," members of Iran's national ski team on Tuesday cheered together while training at the Tochal ski resort, expecting their journeys to China, a country set to host the Beijing Winter Olympics in February.

by Xinhua writer Gao Wencheng

TEHRAN, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- At an altitude of over 3,900 meters, top Iranian skiers welcomed a special guest on Tuesday while training