Princess Haya says equestrian sport is "up for a fight" to defend its place at the Olympics as she finishes her eight years leading world horse sport.
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Princess Haya says equestrian sport is "up for a fight" to defend its place at the Olympics as she finishes her eight years leading world horse sport.
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Haya competed for Jordan as a showjumper at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games before her election as president of the FEI, world horse sport's governing body.
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Haya competed for Jordan as a showjumper at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games before her election as president of the FEI, world horse sport's governing body.
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Her husband, pictured with Haya on the right, is Dubai's ruler Sheik Mohammed bin Rashed al-Maktoum -- also the prime minister of the UAE. They are seen here at an endurance race, a sport in which the Sheik is a champion rider, though he has also been found guilty of doping in the past.
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Her husband, pictured with Haya on the right, is Dubai's ruler Sheik Mohammed bin Rashed al-Maktoum -- also the prime minister of the UAE. They are seen here at an endurance race, a sport in which the Sheik is a champion rider, though he has also been found guilty of doping in the past.
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Princess Haya says opportunities exist for women at the top of world sport, but there is a "vacuum" between the grassroots level and positions of power.
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Princess Haya says opportunities exist for women at the top of world sport, but there is a "vacuum" between the grassroots level and positions of power.
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Haya will step down in December 2014 to spend more time with her family and work on humanitarian causes. Here she is shown with one of her two children, daughter al-Jalila, in 2011.
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Haya will step down in December 2014 to spend more time with her family and work on humanitarian causes. Here she is shown with one of her two children, daughter al-Jalila, in 2011.
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Haya's wider role includes ambassadorial duties on behalf of Dubai, including presenting Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova with the WTA title she won in the emirate last year.
Olympic jumper to world sports leader —
Haya's wider role includes ambassadorial duties on behalf of Dubai, including presenting Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova with the WTA title she won in the emirate last year.
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Sheik Mohammed and Princess Haya are regulars at Ascot, indulging in the Sheikh's other great horse passion, racing.
Olympic jumper to world sports leader —
Sheik Mohammed and Princess Haya are regulars at Ascot, indulging in the Sheikh's other great horse passion, racing.
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