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Saudi Arabia clears women for Olympic competition
The BBC reported Sunday that Saudi Arabia would allow female athletes to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games in London. In a statement issued by the Saudi embassy in London, the country’s Olympic Committee said it would “oversee participation of women athletes who can qualify,” ending months of questions about…
Saudi Arabia rules out sending women athletes to London
The head of the Saudi Olympic Committee has ruled out sending women athletes from the ultra-conservative kingdom to the London Olympics this summer, local dailies reported on Thursday. Prince Nawaf bin Faisal said, however, that Saudi women taking part on their own are free to do so and the kingdom’s Olympic authority would “only help in ensuring…
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