Hyderabad, Nov. 21 -- An alpine skier from Kashmir, Arif Khan has become the first Indian to qualify for the Winter Olympic Games to be held in Beijing from 4th February 2022. For Indiansit is a rare feat for any participant to qualify for the Winter Olympics. The Winter Olympics are usually dominatedby participantsfrom Europe, USA and Canada. But Arif Khan secured his place during the qualifying events in Dubai on Saturday.

Former Chief Ministerof Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, took to Twitter to congratulate Arif and express his delight. "Congratulations Arif, well done for qualifying for Beijing 2022. We will all be rooting for you," he wrote.

Meanwhile, Farooq Khan, advisor to the Lieutenant Governor of J&K, explainedthat the set...