Saudi Arabia at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Last updated
Saudi Arabia at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
IOC code KSA
NOC Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee
Website olympic.sa  (in Arabic and English)
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors1 (1 man and 0 women) in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening) Fayik Abdi
Flag bearer (closing) volunteer
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Saudi Arabia competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. [1] [2] This marked the country's Winter Olympics debut. [3] [4] Saudi Arabia's team consisted of one male alpine skier, Fayik Abdi. [5] [6]

Contents

Abdi was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. [7] [8] Meanwhile a volunteer was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony. [9] [10]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 101
Total101

Background

In early 2021, the Saudi Winter Sports Federation put out a call looking for skiers and snowboarders that could potentially compete for the country at the Olympics. Approximately 100 applications were received worldwide (including those with Saudi heritage overseas). Eight athletes were selected to undergo further training in the aim to qualify for the Olympics. [11]

Alpine skiing

Saudi Arabia met the basic qualification standards to enter one male alpine skier. [12] Two skiers were able to meet the standard, and ultimately Fayik Abdi was selected to compete for the country. [13]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Fayik Abdi Men's giant slalom 1:21.44511:25.41452:46.8544

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Japan at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Japan competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spain at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Spain competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bulgaria at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Bulgaria competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iran at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Iran competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kazakhstan at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Kazakhstan competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">South Korea at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

South Korea competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lebanon at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Lebanon competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Haiti at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Haiti competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. This marked the country's Winter Olympics debut. Haiti's team consisted of one male alpine skier. Richardson Viano was the country's flagbearer during the opening and closing ceremonies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Zealand at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

New Zealand competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. The New Zealand team consisted of 15 athletes—nine men and six women—who competed in five sports. Selection of the New Zealand team was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thailand at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Thailand competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Philippines at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

The Philippines competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. The country qualified one athlete in alpine skiing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pakistan at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Pakistan competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hong Kong at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Hong Kong, a special administrative region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China, competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. The delegation competed under the formal name Hong Kong, China. This was the SAR's sixth appearance at a Winter Olympic Games, since its first appearance in 2002.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Uzbekistan at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Uzbekistan competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malta at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Malta competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malaysia at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Malaysia competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. This was the country's second appearance at the Winter Olympics and also the second consecutive time since their first appearance at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chinese Taipei at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

The Republic of China, commonly known as "Taiwan", competed as Chinese Taipei at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China from 4 to 20 February 2022. Because of the political status of Taiwan and the One-China policy, the ROC national symbols will not be used as stipulated in the Nagoya Resolution in 1979 forcing the ROC athletes to compete under the Chinese Taipei moniker since 1984.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kyrgyzstan at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Kyrgyzstan competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Timor Leste at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Timor Leste competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. Timor Leste is making its third consecutive appearance at the Winter Olympic Games.

Fayik Rifat Abdi is an Olympic alpine ski racer from Saudi Arabia. He is the first Saudi Arabian ski racer to compete in the Winter Olympic Games and the first ever Winter Olympian from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. After graduating from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Abdi returned to Saudi Arabia to pursue skiing as a professional sport.

References

  1. ↑ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent . London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ↑ Bonesteel, Matt (4 February 2022). "Haiti and Saudi Arabia are in the Winter Olympics for the first time". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C., U.S. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (17 December 2021). "Haiti and Saudi Arabia to debut at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics as Alpine skiers qualify". www.insidethegames.biz/. Dunsar Media Ltd. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Saudi Arabia set to name its first-ever athlete bound for Winter Olympic Games". TASS . Moscow, Russia. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Skier Fayik Abdi to represent Saudi Arabia at Winter Olympics". Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Gazette. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Asian NOC flagbearers for Beijing 2022 opening ceremony". www.ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Asian NOC flagbearers for Beijing 2022 closing ceremony". www.ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  11. ↑ Fareed, Saleh (26 May 2021). "Saudi Arabia hoping to enter skiers, snowboarders at 2022 Winter Olympics". Arab News . Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 21 December 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  13. ↑ "Skier Fayik Abdi to represent Saudi Arabia at Winter Olympics". Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Gazette. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.