{"id":883,"date":"2017-11-13T11:46:20","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T11:46:20","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-11-13T11:46:20","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T11:46:20","slug":"history-has-been-made-yet-again-as-jeddah-just-hosted-its-first-all-women-basketball-tournament-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/news\/history-has-been-made-yet-again-as-jeddah-just-hosted-its-first-all-women-basketball-tournament-on-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"History Has Been Made Yet Again As Jeddah Just Hosted Its First All- Women Basketball Tournament on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/p>\nSaturday was yet another achievement for women in Saudi Arabia, when an organised all-women basketball tournament at Al-Jowhara Stadium. Following the royal decree to lift the ban on women driving and allowing them into stadiums for National Day- there’s no stopping the Kingdom’s progression.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The tournament was also organise to support their breast cancer awareness campaign. Double win.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nThe tournament was a great incentive to encourage more women to participate in sports.\u00a0The huge turnout of women spectators is a big encouragement for us to organise more such events in the future.\u201d\u00a0<\/h3>\n
Rasha Al-Harbi, Team Leader and Founder of The Tournament (via Saudi Gazette) <\/cite>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n#Jeddah<\/a> hosts first all-#women<\/a> #basketball<\/a> tournament \u2014 https:\/\/t.co\/putWNikz5l<\/a> #SaudiArabia<\/a> #EmpowerWomen<\/a> @JeddahUnited<\/a> @SaudiMOH<\/a> @gsaksa<\/a> #BreastCancerAwareness<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/FK7I1FN06o<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) November 13, 2017<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n
The tournament hosted six teams and played other sports activities\u00a0<\/h3>\n
The money raised from the tournament will fund breast cancer awareness campaign among women over 40 who are prone to vulnerability.\u00a0<\/p>\n