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IOC Dismisses Idea Of Joint Saudi-Bahrain Bid For Olympics Due To Discrimination

The IOC "shot down a suggestion by a Saudi Arabian official Tuesday that the ultraconservative nation could seek to co-host the Olympics with neighboring Bahrain by having male and female athletes compete in separate countries," according to Stephen Wilson of the AP. Prince Fahad bin Jalawi Al Saud, an int'l relations consultant to the president of the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee, told a French Olympic website that "resolutions passed by the IOC last month open the door for a possible joint bid with men's events on Saudi territory and women's competitions in Bahrain." But IOC President Thomas Bach "quickly dismissed the idea," saying Saudi Arabia would be ineligible to bid for the Olympics unless it complies with rules barring discrimination against women in sports. Bach said, "A commitment to 'non-discrimination' will be mandatory for all countries hoping to bid for the Olympics in the future. ... If this is not applied, the bid would not be admissible. Countries like Saudi Arabia must really work to allow female athletes to 'freely participate.'" IOC spokesperson Mark Adams said, "You cannot simply 'outsource' certain issues to another territory." Fahad acknowledged Saudi Arabia faces "certain cultural constraints," especially involving women. Fahad: "Our society can be very conservative" (AP, 1/27).

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