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An advert showing an Argentine Olympic hopeful training in the Falkland Islands is criticised by the International Olympic Committee.
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Agency Slams Olympic Falklands TV Adver
A controversial Argentinian TV advert showing an Olympic hopeful training on a British war memorial in the Falklands has been condemned by the agency behind it.
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Argentinian Envoy Defends Falklands Adver
The Argentinian ambassador to Britain has defended her country's controversial Olympics advertisement which shows an athlete training on a war memorial in the Falklands.
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Argentina In Falklands Olympic TV Advert Ro
Argentina has politicised the London Olympics over its Falkland Islands' sovereignty claim by making a television advert of one of its athletes training there, on what it calls "Argentine soil".
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London 2012 - Argentina defends Falklands a
Argentina has defended a controversial advert ahead of the London 2012 games which described the Falkland Islands as "Argentine soil".
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Argentina risks British ire with Falklands adver
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina has risked stirring up political controversy with Britain ahead of the London Olympics by broadcasting a video of an athlete training on the disputed Falkland Islands which it describes as "Argentine soil". "To compete on English soil, we train on Argentine soil," is the slogan closing the advert aired on Wednesday night with Fernando Zylberberg of the ...
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