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Donia out to make a mark for Saudi women in Paris

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May 8 (Reuters) - Donia Abu Talib took an historic step for Saudi women when she earned direct qualification for the taekwondo competition at the Paris Olympics and is determined to take another huge stride in France later this year. The 27-year-old punched her ticket to the Games at the Asian qualifiers in March and her achievement was celebrated by Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal, the minister of sport and head of the Saudi Olympic Committee. Saudi officialdom was not always so enamoured of women's sport and it took...

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