Five days after Khadijah Mellah had her headline-grabbing moment in the charity race at Glorious Goodwood she has not quite returned to earth. “It’s basically taken over my life,” she said on Tuesday, during one of many interviews, demand for which reflects the worldwide interest in the previously unknown 18-year-old from Brixton who won a race at the famously tricky circuit mere months after climbing aboard a racehorse for the first time.
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Written by Chris Cook
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/aug/06/khadijah-mellah-glorious-goodwood-horse-racing-hijab under the title “Khadijah Mellah overwhelmed by interest after Glorious Goodwood feat | Chris Cook”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
