Srinagar, March 11 -- India's Alpine skier Arif Mohammad Khan has said that participating in a third straight Winter Olympics is "highly unlikely" as he now wants to focus his energies on the development of winter sports in India.
The 36-year-old from Gulmarg in Jammu & Kashmir took part in the recently-concluded Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics and entered the history books when he finished 39th in the men's slalom race.
It was an improvement of 10 places on India's previous best Winter Olympics result in the event, set by Kishore Ratna Rai at Calgary 1988.
Chances of a third consecutive Winter Olympics looks difficult, hinted Arif. "With the health issues I am facing, I don't think a hat-trick is possible. In the last two years I ha...