Skier Arif Khan led a small four-sturdy Indian contingent for the length of the Iciness Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing on Friday amid a diplomatic boycott of the match by the country.
Skier Arif Khan led a small four-sturdy Indian contingent for the length of the Iciness Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing on Friday amid a diplomatic boycott of the match by the country.
The 31-Twelve months-veteran Arif could be the lone Indian competitor at the Video games, having qualified in Slalom and Broad Slalom events. India sent a six-member contingent to the Video games along side a coach, a technician and a crew manager.
Arif is the principle Indian to secure qualification in two events of the identical edition of the Video games and his competitions are slated for February 13 and 16.
India was once the 23rd contingent to creep in for the length of the huge ceremony at the iconic Bird’s Nest stadium right here as China welcomed athletes from 84 countries amid a diplomatic boycott by extremely efficient nations corresponding to the USA and Britain over its alleged human rights violations within the Xinjiang hassle.
Indian Sports Delegation at Beijing Iciness Olympics. J&Enough’s Arif Khan is basically the most traditional athlete representing the country within the slalom and giant slalom events. pic.twitter.com/9dORDkH7xB
— Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) February 4, 2022
From Kashmir to the Olympics! Undoubtedly proud to scrutinize #ArifKhan, basically the most traditional athlete representing India at #Beijing2022 lift the tricolor excessive! pic.twitter.com/n3YGVsVsMd
— Abhinav A. Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) February 4, 2022
India’s Arif Khan at the Iciness Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing pic.twitter.com/DXBoFv1lDP
— Ananth Krishnan (@ananthkrishnan) February 4, 2022
__ India’s #ArifKhan is within the home for the #Beijing2022WinterOlympics #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/lSVxIEliag
— Amit Kamath (@jestalt) February 4, 2022
India provided a diplomatic boycott of the Video games after China fielded Qi Fabao, the regimental commander of the Of us’s Liberation Military, who was once injured for the length of the 2020 army face-off with Indian troopers within the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh, as a torchbearer for the match’s Torch Relay.
India said China’s traipse was once “regrettable” and it has chosen to “politicise” the Olympics.
About Arif
Born in Kashmir’s Baramulla district, Arif took up snowboarding somewhat early in life, winning his first national slalom championship at the age of fair 12.
The 31-Twelve months-veteran who hails from the Hajibal Tangmarg space, has represented the country four cases within the World Championships. Arif said he has participated in 127 global events of snowboarding all the strategy in which thru globe till now.
“I had a dream that has attain correct. Or no longer it is miles a large feeling for what I had been pursuing since years, what my father had dreamt for me has attain correct.”
Earlier than departing for Beijing, Arif visited Gulmarg for few days to grab blessings of the slopes and folks that had supported him all these years, their honest and financial has helped him attain these heights today.
With PTI inputs
