Sunday, July 15, 2012

Women go to the Olympics

11 days until the London Summer Olympics.


Dania Hussein, Iraqi sprinter will be competing in the 100 meter run.

Dania Hussein


This will be her second Olympic appearance, she also competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Bejing.  Hussein will be part of a historic moment as   Emily Alpert (Los Angeles Times) reported last week, "For the first time in Olympic history, every country will have a woman competing on its team, including longtime holdout Saudi Arabia, the International Olympic Committee announced Thursday. Brunei and Qatar will also send female athletes to the London Games for the first time."
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