Mohammad Arif Khan was the only athlete at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Hailing from J&K’s Baramulla district, Arif became the first-ever skier from India to have qualified for the Olympics in both slalom and giant slalom.
Though he stood 45th in the Beijing Winter Olympics, millions in India wished him good luck as he led the one-man Indian team, himself.
J&K's first-ever Olympian, Gul Mustafa Dev, who represented India in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada, sees an ambassador and icon in Arif. Gul Mustafa is sure that Arif's rise will give a big boost to winter sport not only in Kashmir but across India.
This local Kashmiri boy's emergence on the world sports scene is set to change this Kashmir’s image.
Voices from the valley say that budding athletes see Arif's presence in Beijing Olympics as the 'Neeraj Chopra moment' for them - a beacon of hope and inspiration.
Shikhar Dhawan was initially named as the captain for this tour. But with Rahul being given the go-ahead, he has been appointed as the captain with Dhawan taking deputy duties.
Reportedly, the gorgeous beauty is dating cricketer-batsman Shubman Gill. However, there has been no official confirmation of the same.
Former India captain Virat Kohli on Thursday began his training and preparations for his return to the senior national team for the Asia Cup, starting August 27 in the UAE.
The left-arm pacer, who has played for Mumbai in a couple of T20 games, has been attending the training sessions of Goa and is all set to be the state's professional signing of the season, a Cricbuzz report said.
Shikhar Dhawan was initially named as the captain for this tour. But with Rahul being given the go-ahead, he has been appointed as the captain with Dhawan taking deputy duties.
Reportedly, the gorgeous beauty is dating cricketer-batsman Shubman Gill. However, there has been no official confirmation of the same.
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