Saudi Arabia to send two women to Olympics
Saudi Arabia ended its status as the last Olympic nation to refuse to send women athletes to the Olympics, agreeing just two weeks before the start of the London games to field two young female competitors, the International Olympic Committee announced. The concession by Saudi Arabia, one of the world's most religiously conservative nations, followed a campaign by human-rights groups to have the kingdom's male athletes banned from the games over its refusal to allow women to compete. Read the full story
