Saudi Arabia will allow women to attend sporting events in stadium
Source: Washington Post
Saudi Arabia will allow women to attend sporting events in stadium
By Samantha Schmidt October 30 at 5:39 AM
About a month after Saudi Arabia granted women the right to drive, the kingdom has announced another historic move: Starting next year, women will be allowed to attend sporting events in stadiums for the first time.
Saudi Arabias General Sports Authority made the announcement on Sunday, tweeting that preparations will begin to accommodate families in three stadiums in the major cities of Riyadh, Jiddah and Dammam. Two of the stadiums, the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh and the King Abdullah Sports City in Jiddah, hold the highest seating capacity in the kingdom.
Sports stadiums in Saudi Arabia to open their doors to welcome women in 2018, Princess Reema Bandar bint Al-Saud, the Vice President for Womens Affairs of the General Sports Authority, wrote on Twitter.
The decision warms the hearts of the nations women, she added. Congratulations to us.
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