• Community boxing event with Ramla Ali at Waad Academy, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    Community boxing event with Ramla Ali at Waad Academy, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
  • Ramla Ali trains local women and girls in Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    Ramla Ali trains local women and girls in Saudi Arabia. Reuters
  • Ramla Ali (right) with Safa Gargouri at the Waad Academy, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during a community event with local women who like to Box. Picture date: Thursday August 18, 2022. (Photo by Nick Potts / PA Images via Getty Images)
    Ramla Ali (right) with Safa Gargouri at the Waad Academy, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during a community event with local women who like to Box. Picture date: Thursday August 18, 2022. (Photo by Nick Potts / PA Images via Getty Images)
  • Ramla Ali takes a well-earned rest outside the ring. Getty Images
    Ramla Ali takes a well-earned rest outside the ring. Getty Images
  • Ramla Ali, centre, with Reham Kamal and Hadeel Ashour ahead of a training session. Reuters
    Ramla Ali, centre, with Reham Kamal and Hadeel Ashour ahead of a training session. Reuters
  • Ramla Ali leads a coaching session. Getty Images
    Ramla Ali leads a coaching session. Getty Images
  • Ramla Ali, Reham Kamal and Hadeel Ashour. Reuters
    Ramla Ali, Reham Kamal and Hadeel Ashour. Reuters
  • Ramla Ali and Hadeel Ashour square up in the ring. Reuters
    Ramla Ali and Hadeel Ashour square up in the ring. Reuters

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Waad Academy in Jeddah teaches boxing to local women and girls in Saudi - in pictures

The female athletes punching their way to the top

The National

August 20, 2022

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Updated: August 20, 2022, 8:38 AM
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