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Oct 2024
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EP69: Women's Sports News This Week 🐪 �...

The Mettleset
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The date is Friday, 11 October 2024 and women’s sports news discussed on the podcast today include: 

🐪 The C1 Championship, the world's first all-women camel racing series: https://adcrc.me/c1-championship/ 


🏁 Saudi rally driver Yosra Jazzar defends her Abu Dhabi Baja Challenge - T4 category title this weekend. More info via Arab News: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2573681/sport 


⚽ Finaa, a non-profit empowering girls and women through football in Jordan, unveils its fourth pitch. More about Finaa: http://www.finaa.org/ 

🏉 Women’s Rugby: The international WXV 3 women’s rugby competition is happening at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai: https://www.world.rugby/wxv/ & https://www.thesevensstadium.com 

🤿 Saudi freediver Nada AlRasheed sets a new national record of 61m at the CMAS 8th World Championship. https://www.instagram.com/p/DAyNzmMIibp/?img_index=1  

🚲 Egyptian cyclist Aliaa Benbella secures 2nd place in the Junior Individual Time Trial at the 2024 African Road Cycling Championships in Kenya: https://www.africacycling2024.com/_files/ugd/577345_5e8f55ada3f048c986d30e943f776c0f.pdf 

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Have a fabulous weekend, and thanks for listening!

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