Historic moment sprinter in hijab becomes the first woman to compete for Saudi Arabia in the 100m... but still manages to flash a sliver of flesh as she narrowly avoids last place in Olympic heat

Sprinter Kariman Abuljadayel (left and top right) became the first Saudi Arabian woman to compete in the 100m sprint (bottom right) at the Olympics today and is just one of four females from the country to be taking part in the Rio games. The 22-year-old wore a full-body kit and hijab but still managed to flash some mid-riff (centre) as she finished seventh in her first-round heat, meaning she did not qualify for the finals. But her efforts still won her plenty of fans across the globe, with women taking to social media to mark the event and praise her for the achievement. Abuljadayel follows in the footsteps of Sarah Attar, the first female track athlete to compete for Saudi Arabia in the Olympics in 2012, and the