Her Royal Highness Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, introduced as patron of historic rally.
With the clock ticking in direction of the March sixteenth begin of Saudi Arabia’s Rally Jameel, the Center East’s first-ever women-only navigational rally, it has been introduced that the historic motorsport occasion will likely be held beneath the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Ambassador to america.
The addition of the backing of Her Royal Highness is consistent with the nation’s Imaginative and prescient 2030, which goals to empower ladies throughout Saudi Arabia in all areas of society, together with the sphere of sport. The rally is sanctioned by the Saudi Vehicle and Motorbike Federation (SAMF) and enjoys the help of the FIA Girls in Motorsport Committee (WIMC).
Her Royal Highness has a background in selling Saudi Arabian sporting initiatives, having beforehand labored as Vice President of Girls’s Affairs on the Saudi Basic Sports activities Authority. In that position she developed insurance policies and packages that benefited ladies and kids all through the Kingdom.
This led to Her Royal Highness being promoted to Deputy of Improvement and Planning, in addition to being appointed as President of the Mass Participation Federation, making her the primary lady to steer a multi-sports federation within the Kingdom, a task that she occupied till her appointment as Saudi Ambassador to america.
Her Royal Highness can be a member of the Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC) Girls in Sports activities Fee and is a member of the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee.
Her Royal Highness Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, commented: “It’s an honor to be concerned with this first-of-its-kind rally, which can shine a light-weight on the constructive steps being taken throughout Saudi Arabia to empower ladies to pursue their passions of their on a regular basis lives. It is usually improbable to see this chance being made accessible to ladies, not solely throughout the nation however the area and globally. I’m assured that each one contributors will take pleasure in a very distinctive expertise, having fun with our great nation’s hospitality and exquisite surroundings.”
“We’re honored to have the endorsement of Her Royal Highness Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and her help for the rally,” mentioned Hassan Jameel, Deputy President and Vice Chairman of Abdul Latif Jameel. “The patronage of Her Royal Highness demonstrates the progressive nature of Kingdom and its views on ladies’s empowerment in step with the transformative Imaginative and prescient 2030 framework. Undoubtedly, we imagine that each one sports activities will profit from increased ranges of curiosity from the area’s trailblazing ladies like Her Royal Highness.”
As much as 30 groups of feminine drivers and navigators from Saudi Arabia, the GCC and throughout the globe will likely be participating within the rally, which can happen from sixteenth to nineteenth March. The beginning will likely be within the north-central metropolis of Hail, passing by way of Al-Qassim metropolis after which heading to the capital, Riyadh, through hidden checkpoints and challenges. Additional particulars of the rally schedule will likely be introduced on Worldwide Girls’s Day on March eighth, whereas contributors are capable of submit their entry through the Rally Jameel web site till March 1st.
Rally Jameel is initiated by Abdul Latif Jameel Motors (Toyota) which has been actively concerned for the reason that starting to ship a very distinctive and historic motorsport occasion, reinforcing Saudi Arabia’s place on the worldwide motorsport map. The navigational women-only rally organized by Bakhashab Motorsports, can be the first-of-its-kind because it follows the Kingdom’s internet hosting of the Dakar Rally final January.
