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7. The most important thing that happened at the Olympics

Fri Aug 10, 2012, 12:18 PM

Aug 2012

was just before the games began. A female from a predominately Muslim country was elected as a V-President of the IOC.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawal_El_Moutawakel

http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/07/26/el-moutawakel-and-reedie-elected-ioc-vps957869/

I read that she is the person most responsible for the increased female participation this year (every country had a female in their delegation for the first time) and her election is the break-through that can really matter going forward.

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Saudi women at Olympic Games a sham. [View all] UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 OP

But Saudi women have now participated Gormy Cuss Aug 2012 #1

This obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #2

It could go either way. stevenleser Aug 2012 #3

I don't have a lot of faith in their participation LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #4

Good points. UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #6

The most important thing that happened at the Olympics DURHAM D Aug 2012 #7

I totally missed that obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #8