Winter Olympics
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Winter Olympics: Arif Khan ends his Olympic run with a DNF
The 31-year-old could not finish his first race in the slalom event, but had earlier finished 45th in the giant slalom event.
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Winter Olympic Games: Arif Khan, India’s sole competitor, finishes 45th in giant slalom event
The 31-year-old skier will next compete on Wednesday in the slalom event
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Winter Olympics 2022: Arif Khan finishes 53rd in first race of giant slalom event
This was Khan’s first ever appearance at a Winter Olympics, but he became the first Indian to qualify for two different events in the same edition of the Games.
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Meet Arif Khan, India’s sole participant at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
A lack of funds kept him from qualifying for the Winter Games in 2018, but Arif Khan left no stone unturned to secure a spot for Beijing
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In photos: Arif Khan carries India’s flag as Beijing hosts 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Fireworks exploded over the ‘Bird’s Nest’ as the lattice-shaped stadium took centre stage, just as it did at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
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Beijing Olympics set to begin under cloud of human rights concerns, Covid
As Beijing becomes the first city to host both a Summer and Winter Olympics, Covid fear, human rights and climate change concerns have dominated the discourse.
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Winter Olympics: Md Arif Khan included in Target Olympic Podium Scheme
Khan will take part in the Winter Olympics in the Slalom and Giant Slalom events.
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Canada announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
The decision comes days after the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia said they would not be sending government delegations to the event.
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The Reel
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Australia joins US diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
The decision, which stopped short of preventing athletes from attending the 2022 Olympics, comes a day after the United States announced its diplomatic boycott.
AFP
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Australia joins US diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
The decision, which stopped short of preventing athletes from attending the 2022 Olympics, comes a day after the United States announced its diplomatic boycott.
AFP
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US diplomats to boycott 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics amid concerns about human rights violations
However, American athletes have been allowed to compete at the games that will start on February 4.
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The Field
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