Why Australians Are Obsessed with Sports

Australia is not just sport mad, it measures its place in the world on the sports field.

Entire program – August 12, 2009

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Today on The World: How the trade in minerals used in cell phones and laptops fuels the violence in eastern Congo; China’s foreign investors are shaken by the arrest of four employees of British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto; and water polo in Afghanistan.

Water polo in Afghanistan

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Afghanistan isn’t just choosing a new president this month. It’s also selecting a new Olympic team. The World’s Aaron Schachter spends time with some of Afghanistan’s would-be water polo Olympians.

Click here to watch a video of the Afghan National Water Polo Team