Srinagar, November 20: Kashmir alpine skier Arif Khan has secured his place in the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics 2022.
Arif secured his place in the games during qualifier alpine skiing event in Dubai.
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 are scheduled to be held from February 4 to 20.
Arif has participated in nearly 100 International sporting events including South Asian Games, Asian Games and World Ski Championships. Currently he is only Indian skier to secure place in Beijing Winter Olympics 202.
Winter Games Association of J&K (WGAJK) has hailed Arif Khan for making it to Olympics and making whole Country proud.
“We are proud of him and he has made all of us proud. It is dream come true for him as he had been following his dream from long time and has worked really hard for it,” said Winter Games General Secretary Mohammad Yousuf.