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![Kosovar Athletes’ Olympic Dreams Put On Hold
RISTINA — Twenty-five-year-old Kosovar shooter Urata Rama has been aiming for an Olympic medal since she took up the air rifle in 2004. Despite living in a village about 60 kilometers from the capital, Pristina, that offers only the most primitive training facilities, Rama’s steady hand and sharp eye have brought her to being among the top competitors of her sport.“Rifle shooting is a sport that requires you to be calm,” Rama says. “It only takes a split second to fail if you are stressed out.” [read more]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6w0lsC4oo1qkgi6go1_500.jpg)
Kosovar Athletes’ Olympic Dreams Put On Hold
RISTINA — Twenty-five-year-old Kosovar shooter Urata Rama has been aiming for an Olympic medal since she took up the air rifle in 2004.
Despite living in a village about 60 kilometers from the capital, Pristina, that offers only the most primitive training facilities, Rama’s steady hand and sharp eye have brought her to being among the top competitors of her sport.
“Rifle shooting is a sport that requires you to be calm,” Rama says. “It only takes a split second to fail if you are stressed out.” [read more] -
![‘Catherine, Meet Tomislav’
Catherine Ashton, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, has had a lot on her plate lately…[watch Ashton’s protocol lapse]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5nwy1u50J1qkgi6go1_500.jpg)
‘Catherine, Meet Tomislav’
Catherine Ashton, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, has had a lot on her plate lately…[watch Ashton’s protocol lapse]
