With all the talk in comments about Saudi Arabia not being prepared for the post-petroleum world, I offer (tongue in cheek) the following piece from Saudi Gazette…
Credit: Okaz photo by Amro Salam
Children run on treadmills at Sports Kids Center in Jeddah Thursday. The SR3 million center is entirely supervised by female staff and takes up 400 children in three training halls for aerobics, weightlifting, and gymnastics. The General Presidency of Youth Welfare has recently supported the establishment of sports centers for girls below the age of 13. Inset: A girl practices ballet training techniques at the center Thursday.
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