LIBYA - Beijing Olympic Games (with Taekwondo, Judo, ...)

Postal stamp issued by the Libyan Posts (GPTC General Posts and Telecommunications Company) and celebrating the Libyan participation to the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing

Date of issue: 18th August 2008
Size: mm.37x52
Printed in sheets of 28 stamps
Designer: Khaled Tabbakh

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The design includes the five symbols representing the five sports involving Libyan athletes:
TAEKWONDO (black) - athlete Ezzideen Tlish (men's under 68kg)
CYCLING (red) - athlete Ahmed Belgasim (road race)
SWIMMING (green) - athletes Sofyan El Gadi (men's 100m freestyle), Asmahan Farhat (women's 100m breaststroke)
ATHLETICS - athletes Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi (men's marathon), Ghada Ali (women's 400m)
JUDO (yellow) - athlete Mohamed Ben saleh (men's under 100kg)

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