Prior to June 2012, Saudi Arabia banned female athletes from competing at the Olympics.[1][2] However, following the International Olympic Committee pressuring the Saudi Olympic Committee to send female athletes to the 2012 Summer Olympics, in June 2012 the Saudi Embassy in London announced this had been agreed.[3][4]
There were calls for Saudi Arabia to be barred from the Olympics until it permitted women to compete, notably from Anita DeFrantz, chair of the International Olympic Committee's Women and Sports Commission, in 2010.[5] In 2008, Ali Al-Ahmed, director of the Institute for Gulf Affairs, likewise called for Saudi Arabia to be barred from the Games, describing its ban on women athletes as a violation of the International Olympic Committee charter. Stating that gender discrimination should be no more acceptable than racial discrimination, he noted: "For the last 15 years, many international nongovernmental organizations worldwide have been trying to lobby the IOC for better enforcement of its own laws banning gender discrimination. [...] While [its] efforts did result in increasing numbers of women Olympians, the IOC has been reluctant to take a strong position and threaten the discriminating countries with suspension or expulsion."[6]
^Gardner, Frank (June 24, 2012). "London 2012 Olympics: Saudis allow women to compete". BBC News. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
^"Rice hopes Saudi women will soon compete in Olympics" January 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, AFP, August 17, 2008
^"Saudi women vie for Olympic rights", BBC, June 13, 2008
^Gardner, Frank (June 24, 2012). "London 2012 Olympics: Saudis allow women to compete". BBC News. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
^"Qatar decision to send female athletes to London 2012 increases pressure on Saudi Arabia", Inside the Games, July 1, 2010
^"Bar countries that ban women athletes", Ali Al-Ahmed, New York Times, May 19, 2008
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External linksedit
"Saudi Arabia". International Olympic Committee. July 27, 2021.
. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
"Olympic Analytics/KSA". olympanalyt.com.
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Saudi Arabia has competed in twelve Summer Olympic Games They first appeared in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich West Germany Saudi Arabia made their debut in the Winter Olympics in 2022 Saudi Arabia at theOlympicsIOC codeKSANOCSaudi Arabian Olympic CommitteeWebsiteolympic wbr sa in Arabic and English MedalsRanked 120thGold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 2 Total 4Summer appearances19721976198019841988199219962000200420082012201620202024Winter appearances2022 Contents 1 Women s participation in the Olympics 2 Medals 2 1 Medals by Summer Games 2 2 Medals by Winter Games 2 3 Medals by sport 3 List of medalists 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksWomen s participation in the Olympics edit nbsp Sarah Attar is a track and field athlete who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics as one of the first two female Olympians representing Saudi Arabia She also competed in the marathon at the 2016 Olympics Prior to June 2012 Saudi Arabia banned female athletes from competing at the Olympics 1 2 However following the International Olympic Committee pressuring the Saudi Olympic Committee to send female athletes to the 2012 Summer Olympics in June 2012 the Saudi Embassy in London announced this had been agreed 3 4 There were calls for Saudi Arabia to be barred from the Olympics until it permitted women to compete notably from Anita DeFrantz chair of the International Olympic Committee s Women and Sports Commission in 2010 5 In 2008 Ali Al Ahmed director of the Institute for Gulf Affairs likewise called for Saudi Arabia to be barred from the Games describing its ban on women athletes as a violation of the International Olympic Committee charter Stating that gender discrimination should be no more acceptable than racial discrimination he noted For the last 15 years many international nongovernmental organizations worldwide have been trying to lobby the IOC for better enforcement of its own laws banning gender discrimination While its efforts did result in increasing numbers of women Olympians the IOC has been reluctant to take a strong position and threaten the discriminating countries with suspension or expulsion 6 Dalma Rushdi Malhas competed at the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympics and won a bronze medal in equestrian see Saudi Arabia at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Saudi Arabia agreed on July 12 2012 to send two women to compete in that year s Games in London England the two female athletes were Wojdan Shaherkani in judo and 800 meter runner Sarah Attar 7 Medals editSee also All time Olympic Games medal table Medals by Summer Games edit Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1972 Munich 10 0 0 0 0 1976 Montreal 19 0 0 0 0 1980 Moscow did not participate 1984 Los Angeles 37 0 0 0 0 1988 Seoul 14 0 0 0 0 1992 Barcelona 9 0 0 0 0 1996 Atlanta 29 0 0 0 0 2000 Sydney 18 0 1 1 2 61 2004 Athens 17 0 0 0 0 2008 Beijing 15 0 0 0 0 2012 London 19 0 0 1 1 79 2016 Rio de Janeiro 11 0 0 0 0 2020 Tokyo 29 0 1 0 1 77 2024 Paris future event 2028 Los Angeles 2032 Brisbane Total 0 2 2 4 118 Medals by Winter Games edit Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 2022 Beijing 1 0 0 0 0 2026 Milan Cortina future event Total 0 0 0 0 Medals by sport edit SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal nbsp Athletics0101 nbsp Karate0101 nbsp Equestrian0022Totals 3 entries 0224List of medalists editMedal Name Games Sport Event nbsp Silver Hadi Al Somaily 2000 Sydney nbsp Athletics Men s 400 metre hurdles nbsp Bronze Khaled Al Eid 2000 Sydney nbsp Equestrian Individual show jumping nbsp Bronze Ramzy Al DuhamiAbdullah Al SaudKamal BahamdanAbdullah Sharbatly 2012 London nbsp Equestrian Team jumping nbsp Silver Tareg Hamedi 2020 Tokyo nbsp Karate Men s 75 kgSee also edit nbsp Saudi Arabia portal nbsp Olympics portal List of flag bearers for Saudi Arabia at the Olympics Saudi Arabia at the ParalympicsReferences edit Gardner Frank June 24 2012 London 2012 Olympics Saudis allow women to compete BBC News Retrieved July 13 2012 Rice hopes Saudi women will soon compete in Olympics Archived January 3 2010 at the Wayback Machine AFP August 17 2008 Saudi women vie for Olympic rights BBC June 13 2008 Gardner Frank June 24 2012 London 2012 Olympics Saudis allow women to compete BBC News Retrieved June 24 2012 Qatar decision to send female athletes to London 2012 increases pressure on Saudi Arabia Inside the Games July 1 2010 Bar countries that ban women athletes Ali Al Ahmed New York Times May 19 2008 Saudis to send two women to London Olympics My FOX NY com Archived from the original on July 17 2012 Retrieved July 13 2012 External links edit Saudi Arabia International Olympic Committee July 27 2021 Saudi Arabia Sports Reference com Archived from the original on February 20 2009 Retrieved August 14 2020 Olympic Analytics KSA olympanalyt com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saudi Arabia at the Olympics amp oldid 1216085205, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
