The National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the UAE in cooperation with the UAE Winter Sports Federation and Ski Dubai, on Sunday honoured the athletes

Astridge was born in Cambridge but moved to the UAE as a baby.

It’s amazing for all the kids back in Ski Dubai because they can see that there's a pathway and there's an end goal."

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