Saudi Arabia has appointed a princess to oversee women’s sports in the ultra-conservative kingdom, even as the country has doubled the number of female athletes representing it at the Olympics.
Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan was named head of the women’s section at the General Authority for Sports, which acts as the kingdom’s sports ministry, the official SPA news agency said.It did not specify what her responsibilities would be.
Princess Reema is the daughter of the once-powerful Prince Bandar bin Sultan, who was the Saudi ambassador to Washington for 22 years until 2005. She was educated in the United States.
