Saudi Rower Husein Alireza is Vogue Man Arabia's Digital Cover Star
Meet one of our two Spring/Summer 2022 digital cover stars, #HuseinAlireza, who made history when he became the first Saudi rower to compete in the Olympics, despite facing a string of challenges. After his mother passed away from bone marrow cancer, Alireza suffered a serious stress fracture to a rib and a collapsed lung on the day of the Olympics qualification, and later, got Covid-19. Despite all odds, Alireza placed 24th in the single sculls category after reaching the quarter finals, and was also rewarded with the honor of being joint flag bearer for the Kingdom, alongside sprinter Yasmeen Al Dabbagh. “I’m super proud, and what I’m happiest about is that the Kingdom now has a new sport to invest in,” he shares with #VogueManArabia this month.