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At least this Russia-Georgia conflict had a civil ending

By Jim Caple
ESPN.com

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

BEIJING -- There was no blood in the water when two nations at war faced each other Wednesday, but there was sunscreen in the sand. One of the most famous competitions in Olympic history is the 1956 Soviet Union-Hungary "Blood in the Water" water polo match, which came just after the Soviets sent in tanks to crack down on a Hungarian uprising. The emotions spilled into the pool, where the match turned so violent blood colored the water and the competition had to be stopped. And then there wa ...

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