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Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Darts Hit the Bigtime in Iran

It is synonymous with beer, big bellies and rowdy British pubs, but darts has found a new spiritual home — in Iran. Dartboards are going up in mosques and clubs across the ultra-conservative Islamic republic.

Bearded clerics, senior politicians and even the feared revolutionary guards are among hundreds of thousands of new devotees stepping up to the oche for what is being billed as the latest in "good, clean, fun".

Masoud Zohouri, 43, head of the Iranian Darts Association, said: "The game is very refreshing. It brings happiness and joy and fun at a very cheap price. It brings people together and is a very healthy activity."

Such plaudits for the sport may well raise eyebrows in the West, where darts has long been associated with marathon drinking and smoking sessions from players and spectators alike.

"It's a fun family game, people of all ages can play and it's not very expensive to purchase the gear and get started."He said Iran now boasted more than 600,000 players.

The real reason for success is more obvious, with the Official George Bush Dartboard, the only sanctioned board in the country.


7 comments:

James Higham said...

Hard to know if you're putting us on.

Skanky Jane said...

(Laughing) - Says a lot about cultural context yes?

...and nodding agreement with James!

Funny. Great blog!

SJ xx

Oh! and from another post - 'the Prime Miniature' - that is beautiful!

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