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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Ooooooooooh!
That’s like bragging my weight dropped from 338 to 337 :)
Will they be adorning the traditional black garbage bags with the eyes cut out
Are they taking the places of banned Russians?
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.
No, but I bet they both wear the full length LEGS and ARMS on the track suits. THAT has to be a given.
I imagine it’s rather difficult running the 400 meter hurdles in a burqua.
“I lost 1 pound in 300 weeks. Thanks Slim Fast!”
its not very aerodynamic (except when it explodes attached to a walking bomb)
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...
Judo in burkas. It will look like a circus clown act.
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