‘My mum is my fire’: UAE Olympic sprinter Maryam Al Farsi’s mission to give back

The National ·
United Arab Emirates

On the mirror in Maryam Al Farsi’s bathroom are coloured Post-it notes carrying the promises she makes herself every morning. “I will provide for my mum. I am strong. I will do this.” On the days she doubts herself, she reads them, walks out of her room and sees her mother working on her laptop, a reminder of why she must continue pursuing her dreams. Al Farsi is now 18, but two years ago in…

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