UN Lauds Saudi Arabia’s Decision on Female Athletes at Olympics

NNN--- Saudi sportswomen Wodjan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani (judo) and Sarah Attar (800m) – pose after they were entered by the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee ahead of the July 9 deadline. The United Nations on 12 July 2012 welcomed the decision made by Saudi Arabia to send female athletes to London to compete in the upcoming 2012 Summer Olympic Games. “This decision, following a similar one by Brunei Darussalam and Qatar, marks a significant progress in realizing the right of all to take part in physical and sporting activities and hence achieving greater gender equality in sport,” the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Wilfried Lemke, said in a news release. Photo courtesy sport.Malaysia.com---NNN