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IPSF 2007 Newsletter. July 11, 2007

	Peace Talks The Interreligious Peace Sports Festival (IPSF) held in Asan, Korea has brought together what the 21st Century would consider an unlikely friendship amongst the participating athletes. Israelis and Muslim Athletes forge friendships.
	Guyana Runner Barely Makes Race Although the sporting events of the Interreligious Peace Sports Festival began on July 5, and most athletes came several days prior to their event, sometimes due to visa problems and travel delays participants arrive too late to compete in their sport.
	This Team Cannot Be Beaten in Heart and Spirit The hardest working team at IPSF is one that has no competition. The health team, led by Mr. Kim Jin Youp, has been working 16 hour days to deliver immediate care to athletes and staff.
	Working for Peace through Sports in Afghanistan Sayed Dashti is Vice President of the Afghanistan National Olympic Committee. His job is to find and train athletes who can compete on the world level in 2008 in Beijing China at the Olympic Games. A few years ago, he spent a week walking through the countryside and sleeping on the ground at night due to the war between the Taliban and their opposition. Now he is a man on a mission to build a culture of peace through sports in a country still racked by violence.

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