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Saudi Arabia sending team to World Bowling Women's World Championships for first time
JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Thursday, July 11, 2019 1:00 pm
The Saudi Bowling Federation women’s team at its first international competition: the Women Arab Bowling Championship in Egypt in 2018 for. Photo by Saudi Bowling Federation.
It doesn’t mean women have equal rights in Saudi Arabia, but having the country send a team to the World Bowling Women’s World Championships for the first time is a tiny step forward.
World Bowling announced the news of Saudi Arabia’s participation in the tournament being held in Las Vegas Aug. 22-30 in this news release Thursday.
The team features Nahla Adas and Mariam Aldoussari from Alkhobar; Mashael Alabdulwahid, Ghada Nimir and Amani Alghamdi from Riyadh; and Hadeel...