ST. MORITZ, Switzerland, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Afghans
Alishah Farhang and Sajjad Husaini made history at the World
Ski Championships on Thursday when they took part in qualification
for the men’s giant slalom, the first step towards competing
at next year’s Winter Olympics.
Farhang, 26, and Husaini, 25, the first Afghans to compete
at the world championships, are beneficiaries of the Bamyan Ski
Club, a Zurich-based non-profit organisation established by Swiss
journalist Christof Zuercher in 2011 to support ski sports in
Afghanistan.
As the two best skiers in Afghanistan, the pair of wannabe
racers were brought to St Moritz for professional training, local
coach Andreas Hanni overseeing their development.