Syrian NOC Chief Talks Visa; Saudi Rider Misses Olympics; Obama Leads U.S. Delegation
(ATR) Mouwaffak Joumaa tells Around the Rings he's yet to receive confirmation his visa application was denied ... Dalma Rushi Malhas won't be Saudi Arabia's first female Olympian ... First Lady joined by five Olympians, U.S. ambassador to U.K. ... Coe carries Olympic Flame ... More inside this London Latest ...
On the Scene - Women and Sport Closes Without Certainty on Saudi Arabia
(ATR) The Fifth World Conference on Women and Sport closes with “cautious optimism” from IOC president Jacques Rogge that Saudi Arabia will send athletes of both sexes to London 2012.
On the Scene - Olympic Movement Confronts "Last Barrier" for Women and Sport
(ATR) Anita DeFrantz tells Around the Rings gender inequity among leadership positions is the “last barrier” to her work chairing the IOC Women and Sport Commission. ATR's Matthew Grayson reports from Los Angeles.
