Saudi national taekwondo team member Donia Abu Talib has officially become the first Saudi female athlete to qualify for the Paris Olympics after winning the Asian qualifying rounds.

According to media reports, Saudi Arabia has invested heavily in youth sports in recent years under Vision 2030, with a special emphasis on women.

The British newspaper Telegraph has said that there are 330,000 registered female athletes in Saudi Arabia, while the number of female athletes in Saudi Arabia has increased by 195% since 2021.