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Saudi Arabia doubles female Olympic athletes from 2 to 4
Associated Press ^ | Jul 31, 2016 1:52 PM EDT | Aya Batrawi

Posted on 07/31/2016 4:00:21 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Saudi Arabia will send four women to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, doubling its female participation after two women competed for the first time at the 2012 London Games.

Hosam al-Qurashi, executive director of the Saudi Olympic Committee, told The Associated Press on Sunday that two of the women will participate in track and field, one in judo and one in fencing.

The track and field athletes are Sarah Attar, who competed in 2012, and Cariman Abu al-Jadail. Judoka Wujud Fahmi and fencer Lubna al-Omair are the other competitors. …

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TOPICS: Religion; Sports
KEYWORDS: 2016olympics; brazil; femaleathletes; muslimism; muslimwomen; muslimworld; olympics; saudiarabia

1 posted on 07/31/2016 4:00:22 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Ooooooooooh!


2 posted on 07/31/2016 4:02:50 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

That’s like bragging my weight dropped from 338 to 337 :)


3 posted on 07/31/2016 4:04:06 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: Olog-hai

Will they be adorning the traditional black garbage bags with the eyes cut out


4 posted on 07/31/2016 4:04:42 PM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: Olog-hai

Are they taking the places of banned Russians?


5 posted on 07/31/2016 4:09:22 PM PDT by lodi90 (Clear choice for Conservatives now: TRUMP or lose)
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To: Olog-hai

We should ask a feminist what she thinks of this.

Likely she will be too busy whining about a guy that said for her to have a nice day to care.


6 posted on 07/31/2016 4:15:09 PM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: Olog-hai
I hear the Saudis are the favorites in the Suicide Bombing Competition.


7 posted on 07/31/2016 4:15:12 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Olog-hai
I am SHOCKED, just SHOCKED!
There is no other way to put it...I am shocked!
8 posted on 07/31/2016 4:18:56 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: VanDeKoik
We should ask a feminist what she thinks of this.
Likely she will be too busy whining about a guy that said for her to have a nice day to care.

Lol. Sad, but true.

9 posted on 07/31/2016 4:19:34 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: ronnie raygun
Will they be adorning the traditional black garbage bags with the eyes cut out

No, but I bet they both wear the full length LEGS and ARMS on the track suits. THAT has to be a given.

10 posted on 07/31/2016 4:21:25 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: Olog-hai

I imagine it’s rather difficult running the 400 meter hurdles in a burqua.


11 posted on 07/31/2016 4:31:22 PM PDT by Robwin
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To: Olog-hai

“I lost 1 pound in 300 weeks. Thanks Slim Fast!”


12 posted on 07/31/2016 4:36:23 PM PDT by ErikJohnsky
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To: Robwin

its not very aerodynamic (except when it explodes attached to a walking bomb)


13 posted on 07/31/2016 4:37:05 PM PDT by ErikJohnsky
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To: Olog-hai

Anyone else read about the two triathlon sisters today? They swim bike and run in hijab - all 90 miles. Can you imagine your daughters or grand daughters doing that? Friggin psycho Moslems...


14 posted on 07/31/2016 5:23:36 PM PDT by major-pelham
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To: Olog-hai

Judo in burkas. It will look like a circus clown act.


15 posted on 07/31/2016 7:45:00 PM PDT by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves. Socialism is governmental theft!)
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