CAIRO: A group of female Muslim athletes participated in Iowa’s annual statewide bike ride in an attempt to promote equality as well as women’s participation in sports.
“Our mission was to really promote female participation in sports as a female right and our hope was to kind of bring that to the attention and help inspire other women to pursue athletics,” Nanci Freed, the social media and logistics of the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) team said.
RAGBRAI has invited nine female Muslim athletes to participate in its 43rd annual ride, also marking the 50th anniversary of the team.
Hosted by Shirzanan Global, the event kicked off on July 19.
Shizrana Global, a non-profit organisation focuses on and promotes Muslim female athletic participation, hence will be hosting the nine women who come to Iowa to ride alongside the Iowa women.
