Saudi Arabia allows women in the London Olympics

Saudi Arabia will allow its women athletes to compete in the Olympic Games for the first time ever in London this summer, the Islamic kingdom's London embassy said on its website.


"I think this is a victory for Saudi sportswomen and hopefully it will promote sports and women's health awareness for the Saudi society," said Lina al-Maeena, co-founder of Jeddah United Sports Company, a rare women's exercise club that runs a female basketball team.





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Female Olympians Having Testosterone More than Average Athletes may be Banned

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is reportedly considering new rules that would ban female Olympians who are not "feminine" enough. The IOC argues that women with high testosterone levels similar to the amount found in men have an unfair athletic advantage, and should be barred from competing alongside female athletes with average testosterone levels. 

Rebecca Jordan-Young and Katrina Karkazis co-wrote a blistering takedown of the proposal in The New York Times, arguing that such a rule would be discriminatory and ineffective, as "there is just too much variation in how bodies make and respond to testosterone" for the guidelines to be fair. Should the IOC reconsider?

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Most Popular Female Athletes on Internet In 2011 [ Survey ]

[ via Business Insider / Sports Page ] 17 Dec

Total Pro Sports put together a list of the 30 most Googled female athletes of 2011, measured by the amount of search results from the past year.

A selection of most popular athletes on Internet 2011 - Can you guess who tops the list?

And in 2011, it seems people were busy searching for female tennis players. And good news for Tennis enthusiasts as most favorite ladies on the tennis court took the top five spots, followed by skiers, soccer players, and even MMA fighters.

The list seen from Bottom to Top reads names as under:

• Gina Carano
• Michelle Wie
• Petra Kvitova
• Maria Kirilenko
• Hope Solo
• Ana Ivanovic
• Danica Patrick
• Lindsey Vonn
• Venus Williams
• Anna Kournikova
• Caroline Wozniacki
• Maria Sharapova
• Serena Williams

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