Husein Alireza 🇸🇦 حسين علي رضا (@huseinalireza)

This is one of the longer days at camp. 6hrs 25mins of direct & indirect training (incl. stretching/mobilisation/active recovery). Cali has been great, as always, however 3 months in complete isolation training solo everyday comes with its own mental and physical challenges. Compartmentalization is a prerequisite but I'm certainly missing home and hope the next camp involves a squad (sign-up!). Thank you @saudiolympicsa & @saudirowing for the support and belief✌🏽 Next stop: Olympic Qualification Regatta 🇯🇵

As part of our exclusive docu-series spotlighting the people, places and movements shaping Saudi Arabia today, @scenenowsaudi presents Olympic rower Husein Alireza. Husein Alireza is the first Saudi rower to compete in the Olympics. He fell in love with the sport during his post-graduate studies at Cambridge, decided to take on the greatest games known to mankind, made it to Tokyo 2020 having qualified against the odds and raised his country’s flag at the opening ceremony. The iconic moment catapulted him to a type of renowned that is a first of its kind in Saudi. He has become part of a cohort of default ambassadors representing a new generation of Saudis - globally educated yet fiercely patriotic. He’s the living embodiment of the new new thing, part of a super pack who have been given the keys to the Kingdom, leveraging his sporting status to help found the Saudi Rowing Federation, laying the foundations and infrastructure for a new generation of Saudis to take up the sport and pursue their own perfect stroke. It’s intoxicating, being part of this heady moment in history. And yet Alireza remains both grounded and grateful, no doubt due to the fact that his journey is one marked by illness and grief. At the very moment he should have been relishing in the glory of it all, he was battling for survival of both body and spirit. The scars he bears lend him a rare vulnerability that may yet prove to be the source of his success beyond the sport. Currently aiming for election to the International Olympic Committee Athletes’ Commission, @scenenowsaudi presents Husein Alireza… as never before. 📹 @scenenowsaudi // @mo4network

One year ago today, the greatest show on earth 🩶

Time to explore the desert. @pedrodelarosa_oficial and @huseinalireza take the thrill off-road in the Saudi dunes. Buckle up and watch the full episode now on the Maaden YouTube channel. #unearthyourgreatness

Episode is out!! Link in bio 🚀 “I’d Rather Make Mistakes On My Own Path!” - @rakanalireza 156 | Olympic Cross-Country Skier #TheMoShow156 #SaudiArabia #Podcast

We’re making waves in Jeddah. @pedrodelarosa_oficial trades the driver’s seat for the shoreline alongside Saudi rower @huseinalireza in the latest adventure. Watch the full episode now on Maaden’s YouTube. #unearthyourgreatness

Highlights from our tour of Jeddah with @astonmartinf1 @maadenksa and our long lost Arabian cousin @pedrodelarosa_oficial

Next pit stop on our Jeddah tour: @huseinalireza and @pedrodelarosa_oficial dive into the rich history of Al-Balad and meet the incredible artisans of the arts district. Check out Maaden's YouTube channel for the full episode.

Let the adventures begin! First stop on our Jeddah tour: the @astonmartinf1 garage. Join @huseinalireza and @pedrodelarosa_oficial as they get up close with the team and the machine behind the high-energy action on the track.

Showed up for both my teams this weekend @aminalireza @liverpoolfc 💍💐✈️⚽️🏆 #champions #nosleep

Every stroke drives me forward, every fold unlocks new possibilities. The journey never stops with #HUAWEIMateXT. كل ضربة تدفعني للأمام، وكل طيّة تفتح أمامي آفاقاً جديدة. الرحلة لا تتوقف مع #HUAWEIMateXT. #UnfoldtheClassic #ExploretheUltimate @huaweimobileksa

Lifelong rival in all things minor and meaningless… now he’s heading to @milanocortina2026. Proud of you cuz, although I’m probably still better at ping pong #RowingtoSnowing #Olympics مبروك يا بطل على تأهلك للأولومبياد الشتوية ♥️ الله يوفقك وترفع راسنا