In this undated photo provided by Reema Abdullah, members of the Jeddah Kings United all female team attend football exercise in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A giant leap for a few women, but only a small step for womankind? If the International Olympic Committee has its way, and as overseer of this party, there's reason to think it will, then the London Olympics will be the first where Saudi Arabia fields women as well as men.(AP Photo/Courtesy of Reema Abdullah)
That news comes after a recent report that the conservative Muslim country's national Olympic committee resists the idea.
Jacques Rogge's statement in a news conference Sunday came 10 days after a Saudi newspaper reported that national Olympic committee president Prince Nawaf does "not approve" of sending female athletes.
Rogge says "we're still discussing (this) with our colleague" on the Saudi national Olympic committee. He describes it as "an ongoing discussion but it is a bit too soon to come to conclusions."
Rogge was in Moscow for a meeting of the Association of national Olympic Committees.
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