The IOC "met with the new Saudi Arabian Olympic chief to discuss women's participation in the Games among other issues, amid the country's failure to send any female athletes to the Asian Games," according to Karolos Grohmann of REUTERS. IOC President Thomas Bach said that new Saudi Olympic chief Prince Abdullah bin Musaed bin Abdulaziz had made his first visit to the IOC last week and among issues of "mutual interest" that were discussed was women's participation. The IOC "is eager to have women athletes from all participating nations while also increasing the number of female competitors in an effort to have equal representation at the games." All sports "must also have male and female competitions." Saudi Arabia Olympic Committee Secretary-General Mohammed al-Mishal said, "We will be having women in Rio de Janeiro on a good scale, but not at the Asian Games." Mishal said that Prince Abdullah "discussed his country's plans" with the IOC. Mishal: "He doesn't like seeing them (female Saudi athletes) being always the last (place). He wants to do it right and he already communicated this to Bach" (REUTERS, 9/9).