Sheikh Khalid Bin Hamad Al Khalifa President of the Bahraini Olympic Committee inaugurated the 3rd West Asian Paralympic Games. The Games witnessed the attendance of the Saudi Delegation in the Games President HH Prince Fahad Bin Jalawi VP of the Saudi Olympic & Paralympic Committee on Sunday in Arad Fort, Bahrain. As the opening ceremony of the Games contained remarkable Bahraini artistic performances. The Saudi flag was held by the Saudi Athlete Abdulrahman Al Qurashi the bronze medal winner in Athletics during the competitions of The Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020.

Team Saudi Athlete Fayik Abdi concluded his historical participation in the 24th Winter Olympics in Beijing. Abdi ranked 44th out of a total 89 competitors in the third round, as he ranked 45th and 51st in the first two rounds.

As Saudi Arabia is marking the first participation since the first version of the Winter Olympics has launched in 1924, the 24th Winter Olympics was inaugurated today in Beijing which is to be held until the 20th of February in the presence of the President of the Saudi Olympic & Paralympic Committee HRH Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al Faisal alongside 90 countries from all over the world.

HRH prince Abdulaziz AlFaisal president of the Saudi Olympic & Paralympic Committee the participating delegation of Saudi Arabia in the Winter Olympics Beijing 2022, which is starting Tomorrow until the 20th of this February. The Kingdom is participating in this Olympics as the first participation by Team Saudi of Winter Sports Fayik Abdi marking the First participation of Saudi Athletes ever since the beginning of the Winter Olympics in 1924. qualifying for the competitions of the Winter Olympics in the Alpine Skiing.

Saudi Team Athletes of Winter Sports Fayik Abdi, Salman Al Howaish, and Rakan Reda were honored by VP of the Saudi Olympic & Paralympic Committee for their qualification for the Winter Olympics Beijing 2022 which is to be held on the 4th of next February.

The Ambassador of the People's Republic of China Mr. Chen Weiqing and his delegation met with HH the VP, and general secretary of the Saudi Olympic & Paralympic Committee Prince Fahad Al Saud, in the presence of the Deputy Minister for Public Diplomatic affairs at the ministry of foreign affairs Mr. Mr. Fahad Abualnasr in Prince Faisal Bin Fahad Olympic Complex, Riyadh.

The Saudi Olympic & Paralympic Committee announces the nomination of Fayik Abdi to represent Saudi Arabia at the Winter Olympic Games which is to be held in Beijing from 4-20 of the next February.

Saudi ‘Alpani Skiing’ athletes, Salman Al Howaish and Fayik Abdi are officially eligible to compete at the Winter Olympic Games which is to be held in Beijing from 4-20 of the next February or the first time in the history of Saudi Arabia. However, in accordance with the technical standards and regulations of the Winter Olympic Games. Therefore, the Saudi Olympic & Paralympic Committee had to choose one of the two Saudi athletes to compete at the Winter Olympic Games.

The organizing committee of the Saudi Games (one of the initiatives of Life Quality Program), announces the latest date of holding the Saudi Games to be held from the 10th to the 20th of March 2022 after the postponement of the Games due to Covid-19 Pandemic which was scheduled to be held on March 2020.  

Saudi Games participants are going to compete to win the price of 1 Million SR for the gold medal, 300 thousand for the silver medal, and 100 thousand for the bronze medal.