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. He is the first and only Saudi to have achieved this gargantuan feat, but the self-deprecating Abdi is eager to
He is the first and only Saudi to have achieved this gargantuan feat, but the self-deprecating Abdi is eager to avoid the limelight this Winter Olympics.