Saudi princess appointed to oversee women's sports sector

[...] the kingdom is sending four female athletes to the Olympic games in Rio, marking the second time that Saudi women will participate in the Olympics.

A separate government portal shows the agency is responsible for issuing licenses to establish new sports centers and handles youth registration in sports.

Princess Reema, whose father Prince Bandar bin Sultan served as Saudi ambassador to Washington for more than two decades until 2005, is a graduate of George Washington University with a degree specializing in museum studies, Islamic art and architecture.

In the kingdom, she is widely known for having served as chief executive officer of the upscale Harvey Nichols department store in the capital, Riyadh, which was among the first retailers to hire women as sales clerks.