The landmark program ‘Vision 2030’, can be credited for the growth in women’s right in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, one of the most prominent countries in the Gulf region, has traditionally been characterised as a male dominated society. For most part of the 20th and the 21st Century, the rights enjoyed by women were limited…
JEDDAH: Female participation in sport in Saudi Arabia has shot up by almost 150 percent since 2015, the Kingdom’s sports minister revealed.
Prince Abdul Aziz bin Turki Al-Faisal said far-reaching changes as part of the Saudi Vision 2030 reform plan and the influence of Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan have been major factors in contributing to the success.
The minister hailed the princess as a great role model who had inspired her peers and country
through her sporting achieve- ments, playing a crucial part in promoting mass participation in sports and carrying out important work on the board and as a member of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) women and sports committee.