Saudi mulls sending woman to Olympics (via
AFP)
Saudi Arabia, where sports events for women are banned, is considering sending a female athlete for the first time ever to the Olympics this year, following criticism from abroad. The issue of women in sport remains extremely sensitive in the ultra-conservative Muslim state, where women are not even…
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