Token Olympians are no substitute for equality

After much suspense (and presumably some arm twisting), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on 12 July that Saudi Arabia was sending two women to participate in the London Olympic Games that begin on 27 July (GSN 927/15). Riyadh submitted the names of judoka Wojdan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani and runner Sarah Attar just before the 9 July deadline, meaning that, for the first time, all 205 competing teams will field at least one woman.