Talk:Djamolidine Abdoujaparov

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A Muslim, Abdoujaparov was primarily a specialist sprinter, and was nicknamed "The Tashkent Terror" as he was so ferocious in the sprints. I don't see how it is relevant to mention he is a Muslim.

L. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.64.24.217 (talk) 13:03, August 8, 2006

Maybe because his technique is described as "unortodox" :p —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 2006 81.66.23.179 (talk) 19:38, September 25

If he was a practising Muslim during his career, and you can source this, it should be mentioned.--MartinUK 23:05, 5 July 2007 (UTC)