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Alpine skier Mohammad Arif Khan, India’s only athlete at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, has firmly established himself as the face of Indian winter sports over the past few years.
Back in November 2021, Arif Khan became the first Indian athlete to earn a Beijing 2022 quota place in the

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY - FEBRUARY 19: Arif Mohd Khan of India competes in the 1st run of the FIS World Ski Championships Men's Giant Slalom on February 19, 2021 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)

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Who is Mohammad Arif Khan

Arif Khan was India's sole representative at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games competing in alpine ski and just getting there was pretty impressive in itself.
Now he has new dreams including marrying his fiancee after they put the wedding on hold so Khan could chase his Olympic dream.
How

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 04: Flag bearer Arif Mohd Khan of Team India carries their flag during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the Beijing National Stadium on February 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

 Flag bearer Arif Khan of Team India carries their flag during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the Beijing National Stadium on February 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

India's one in a billion Arif Khan to ski at Milano Cortina 2026? "I'll have to ask my (future) wife"

As the world grappled with the coronavirus pandemic last year, winter sports athletes based in India were hugely affected. So much so that in the first half of the year, Indian Alpine skier Mohammad Arif Khan had almost resigned to the fact that he may not qualify for the Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 04: Flag bearer Arif Mohd Khan of Team India carries their fl during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the Beijing National Stadium on February 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

India's Mohammad Arif Khan at the Beijing 2022 Olympics opening ceremony

Beijing 2022: A special experience for Arif Khan and hope for India

Indian alpine skier Mohammad Arif Khan ended his men’s slalom event at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics with a DNF (Did Not Finish) on Wednesday.
Mohammad Arif Khan, who finished 45th in the giant slalom event on Sunday, failed to complete his first run at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing

YANQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 13: Arif Mohd Khan of Team India looks on following his run during the Men's Giant Slalom Run 2 on day nine of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Alpine Ski Centre on February 13, 2022 in Yanqing, China. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

Arif Khan, India's Winter Olympics athlete in action at Beijing 2022.

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: India's Mohammad Arif Khan falters in slalom

India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra and others from the Indian sports community have lauded Alpine skier Mohammad Arif Khan for his performance in the men’s giant slalom event at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
Arif Khan, who was making his Winter Games debut, clocked 2 minutes and

YANQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 13: Arif Mohd Khan of Team India reacts following his run during the Men's Giant Slalom Run 1 on day nine of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Alpine Ski Centre on February 13, 2022 in Yanqing, China. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

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Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: Abhinav Bindra lauds Mohammad Arif Khan’s spirited giant slalom showing

Indian alpine skier Mohammad Arif Khan finished 45th in the men’s giant slalom event at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on Sunday.
Mohammad Arif Khan clocked 2:47.24 seconds – 1:22.35 in the first run and 1:24.89 in the second run – at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre. The Jammu

YANQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 13: Arif Mohd Khan of Team India skis during the Men's Giant Slalom Run 1 on day nine of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Alpine Ski Centre on February 13, 2022 in Yanqing, China. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

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Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: India's Mohammad Arif Khan finishes 45th in giant slalom

The only Indian to qualify for the Olympic Winter Games 2022, Arif Khan is confident of a good show.

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Arif Khan is geared up for Beijing 2022 challenge

Lined up 23rd in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony Parade of Nations, India had to wait a while to see Mohammad Arif Khan – the sole Indian athlete at this year’s Winter Games – walk out with the tricolour.
And though there were hardly any Indian fans in

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony: Abhinav Bindra leads cheer for Arif Khan

On February 4, all roads lead to the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing.
Fourteen years after dazzling the world with a memorable opening and closing ceremonies to mark the Beijing 2008 Summer Games, the iconic venue in the Chinese capital will light up yet again for the Beijing 2022 Winter

PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 09:  Flag bearer Shiva Keshavan of India and teammates enter the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on February 9, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.  (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

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