It's fun for boys and girls alike! Except when the girls can't play.
Saudi (along with Brunei and Qatar) says it will not be sending any official Saudi female athletes to the Olympics, though it seems to leave open the possibility of allowing the IOC to invite some unofficial ones themselves.
Screw 'em. It's clearly against the Olympic Charter to discriminate on basis of gender. If they won't officially send their women, they needn't bother officially sending their men, either.
(h/t Steven) #ddtb
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No Female Olympians for Saudi Arabia | Friendly Atheist
According to Thursday's editions of Al-Watan newspaper, an all-but-official government organ, Saudi Olympic Committee president Prince Nawaf Bin-Faisal (a member of the Saudi royal family and the …