London Olympics May Host Female Athletes From All Participating Nations
The 2012 Summer Olympics are still a little far away, but the process of selecting which athletes will compete in London is well underway.
Each nation picks the men and women it feels offer the best chances of bringing home the gold, silver and bronze.
For the Geo Quiz, we would like you to name three Muslim nations that have traditionally excluded women from their teams.
That may change this year though as these countries are expected to send female athletes to the Olympics for the first time this summer.
Nothing is yet confirmed, but the London Olympics could be the first ever in which all Olympics countries have at least one female athlete competing.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Brunei are the answers to the Geo Quiz.
Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to Mary Pilon, a New York Times reporter, about this potential watershed moment
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