The Winter Olympics begin in Beijing on February on Feb. 4 with the Opening Ceremony and continue through Feb. 20. Thousands of athletes from around the world will compete in 109 events spanning 15 disciplines across seven sports. Here are the athletes with New Jersey ties who are expected to compete: Hakeem Abdul-Saboor (Bobsled): Abdul-Saboor, an East Orange native who started his athletic career on the city’s Pop Warner football fields, will participate in his second Olympics as part of the U.S. bobsled team. He was working as a bodybuilder and professional training in Tennessee when a vide…
