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Fencing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Describing talks with Saudi Arabia as "not an easy situation," IOC President Jacques Rogge said the Olympic body is still working with the Gulf country on sending female athletes to the London Games.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Brunei are the only countries that have never fielded women on their Olympic teams. While Qatar and Brunei have announced plans to take female athletes to London, the Saudis have not yet done so."We are continuing to discuss with them, and the athletes are trying (to qualify)," Rogge said at a news conference at the close of a two-day IOC executive board meeting. "We would hope they will qualify in due time for the games."The ultra-conservative Muslim country has given mixed signals on the issue, with national Olympic committee president Prince Nawaf quoted in a Saudi newspaper last month as saying he does "not approve" of sending female athletes."It's not an easy situation," Rogge said. "There is a commitment. We're working steadily with them to find a good solution...When Jihan El Midany leads the Egyptian delegation into Saturday's opening ceremony of the inaugural Youth Olympics, it will be a historic moment for her country.The...
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