The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Sports and the Saudi Olympic Committee announced on the 16th local time that after the efforts of the Saudi Olympic Committee and the confirmation according to relevant standards, Saudi Arabia will send two alpine skiers to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics.
This is the first time in Saudi Arabia's history that athletes have been sent to the Winter Olympics.
The Saudi Olympic Committee said on official social media that the people filling the gap in history were Saudi alpine skiers Salman Huvesh and Fayik Abdi.
At that time, Saudi Arabia will send a sports delegation to Beijing to participate in the Winter Olympics.
At present, the two athletes are making final pre-match preparations and training abroad, planning to depart from the Saudi capital Riyadh for Beijing at the end of this month.
(Intern Editor: Yin Yixing)
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