Saudi Gazette report

JEDDAH — The first ever Women Sports Forum will be held next month in Jeddah under the patronage of Princess Reema Bint Bandar Bin Sultan, vice president of the General Authority of Sports and Planning.

The forum is being organized by various sports organizations to help Saudi women who wish to pursue athletics, Al-Watan Arabic newspaper reported on Wednesday.

The forum also aims to honor and host Saudi women champions who have made a mark internationally.

Among those to be honored are: the first Saudi female equestrian to participate in the Youth Olympics in Singapore 2010 Dalma Malhas, the first Saudi woman to participate in the Olympics in 2012 Sarah Attar, the first Saudi woman to climb Mount Everest Raha Al-Moharrak, the first Saudi woman fencer to participate in the Olympics held in Rio in 2016 Lubna Al-Omair, and the first Saudi woman to represent Saudi Arabia at the Abu Dhabi’s World Professional Jiu-Jitsu championship and win fourth place Farah Al-Zahrani.