LONDON: Fayik Abdi could be forgiven for basking in the glory of becoming a Saudi Arabian national hero. The giant slalom skier has achieved the unthinkable by qualifying for the Beijing Winter Olympics after only seven months’ training and during a global pandemic. The SWSF harbored a seemingly fanciful ambition of sending Saudi sports talent to the Winter Olympics and duly helped Abdi to fund top coaches, a training program and his travel to competitions. “They asked me if I wanted to go to the Olympics,” Abdi said. I know he’s going to do great things in the ski industry and in life.”Abdi is flying the flag for Saudi alone in Beijing.

Source: Ethiopian News February 03, 2022 20:20 UTC