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Women compete for the first time

Qatari Bahya Mansour al-Hamad competes in the women's 10-meter air rifle qualification at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London.

Qatari Bahya Mansour al-Hamad competes in the women’s 10-meter air rifle qualification at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London.  (Khaled Desouki / AFP/Getty Images)

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Under pressure from the IOC, three countries -- Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Brunei -- are sending women to the Games for the first time.

Sarah Attar

Sarah Attar of Saudi Arabia is all smiles as she enters Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony on Friday night in London.   (Cameron Spencer / Getty Images)

Aia Mohamed

Aia Mohamed of Qatar serves to Canada’s Mo Zhang during a preliminary round of women’s table tennis.  (Bernd Thissen / EPA)

Noor Hussain al-Maliki

Qatari athlete Noor Hussain al-Maliki, 17, poses during a Diamond League track meet in Doha, Qatar.   (Osama Faisal / Associated Press)

Maziah Mahusin

Brunei’s flagbearer Maziah Mahusin leads her country’s delegation into Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony on Friday night.  (Olivier Morin / AFP / Getty Images)

Wojdan Shaherkani

Wodjan Shaherkani (top right during the opening ceremony) might withdraw from the Olympic Game if not allowed by the IOC to wear a hijab.   (Jonathan Brady / EPA)

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