Saudi Arabia To Send Four Women To Rio

RIYADH (Reuters) - The Saudi Olympic Committee has approved four female Saudi athletes to compete as part of the conservative Gulf kingdom's team at the Rio Olympics, a spokesman said on Sunday.

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