Thousands of miles away, a gesture of reconciliation
2008 August 12
The Independent reports on a touching sign of friendship at the Olympic Games – though their countries have erupted in what appears to be all-out war, Georgia’s Nino Salukvadze and Russian Natalia Paderina embraced during a medal ceremony on Monday. Salukvadze, after reaching out to her Russian counterpart, commented to reporters, “There should be no hatred between athletes and people in general. We’ll leave this to the politicians to figure out.” She later added, “When it comes to sports we will always remain friends and nothing will affect our friendship.”
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