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3/4. Raed Ahmed. In 1996 Raed Ahmed carried the Iraqi flag at the opening ceremony in Atlanta but then the weightlifting champion defected. Diane Modahl hears how the Iraqi authorities reacted, issuing his death sentence and imprisoning his family. Producer Rebecca Sandles

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Raed Ahmed
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Diane Modahl
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Rebecca Sandles
Source: Radio Times

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