Dammit, I had a tenner on her at 25/1

In fairness I say she was roasting in her outfit and led to a slower time

I don’t think her competing and the performance is really the issue. The Olympic games is about bringing nations together including Arab nations and Western countries in competition. Each athlete and nation are equal in the eyes of the games. She may have jogged home however if she didn’t compete the next Saudi women to compete could be the same. Now however, with a representation for women, more and more will begin to compete and the standard will obviously rise.

Remember, Ireland had more or less the same opinions of women less that 30 years ago. If a female teacher got married she had to quit her job, if she got pregnant out of wedlock she was outcast and considered a ‘fallen woman’. Remember Eileen Flynn in the 80′s?? Not that long ago. We are not miles ahead of Arab nations in treatment of women but just one step further in a marathon.

Black people in America too. Jesse Ownes, one of the greatest Olympians ever had just won 4 gold medal in the 1936 games. He was never invited to meet the US president because of his colour going on to say “Hitler didn’t snub me – it was FDR who snubbed me. The president didn’t even send me a telegram”. When he was given a parade upon coming home he had to ride in the maintenace lift of a hotel in case white people got offended. We’ve moved on from that and our Arab neighbours are in the process.

Let’s hope we see the women of this nations compete at future games with this being thei seed of their beginings.

It’s not about where she finished so there was no need to say “but limped home……”

No need at all.

It’s about the fact she was there competing.

Pretty sure the issue isn’t about Muslim women. It’s about Saudi women.
Don’t confuse the issue

Poor girl,fair play,what an awful regime though

Great picture, she looks delighted to be there.

great to se her there. i for one am sick of the win at all costs mentality. the damage this has done to sport is inestimable

and for those who see limping home….a distant last (jesus, the phraseology is really sickening) as a problem dont complain too loudly: the same could often be said about our own participation in different sports

“one of the two women that Saudi Arabia were FORCED to send”

This IOC went up on the high horse about this, hoping to be seen as the PC liberal heroes demanding that Saudi send women. LOL. How then did we have to wait until this year to get the female boxing? KT could have been medalling for Ireland in Beijing too if it wasn’t for their closet sexism.

Welcome to the 21st Century! Religious discrimination of woman in these countries is a disgrace, but if they want to represent a backward country then that’s there choice (or is it?! :-S)

And she still had to be covered from head to toe. Ridiculous

Yeah horrible regime but they pump the oil so they can do what they want. If Syria had the same oil you can guarantee Assad would be in the rubble of his own palace by now. They shouldn’t have even let the Saudi s compete.

Isnt the only reason Saudi Arabia sent women because they were threatened with not being allowed to compete at all if they didnt. I bet that girl didnt run an A standard to qualify or go through any trials. She was just sent to make up the numbers. The politics is sickening, and IMO another more deserving athlete who has probably been training for the last 4 years has lost out because the IOC want to prove that they are “all inclusive”.
I personally would be embarrassed to even attempt to run in a race where I knew I was not up that standard.

plus I dont know how anyone could be expected to compete when dressed like that. you’d die of heat stroke! and its not like London is in the tropics like!

What is this phobia about women and their hair with the Musies

Dig the hoody…..

I was surprised to see how below standard she was. I’m not sure that she did anyone any favours.

She looks like that Irish model Georgia Saplia or what ever her name is