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Father of Saudi athlete says daughter called names for competing in Games
Saudi Arabia’s first female athlete called a ‘prostitute’ for competing in the Olympics, says the girl’s father.
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Faith vs. performance at the Olympics
Ramadan proves challenging for Muslim athletes and weightlifter Khadija Mohammad is torn about fasting during the games. Produced by Jon Jensen in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; first aired on CNN International on August 2, 2012.
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Saudi women slam dunk sports taboo
Meet an all-female basketball team in Saudi Arabia, a country where women are not allowed to play sports in public.
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Qatar’s first female Olympians on target to make history
In the tiny state of Qatar, a 19-year-old rifle shooter looks to London to make history as one of her Gulf nation’s first female Olympians.