Arif Khan is the only Indian athlete to have qualified for the Winter Olympics so far.© Instagram
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday appointed Harjinder Singh, Secretary General of the Ice Hockey Association of India, as the Chef de Mission of the country’s contingent for the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Singh was also the Chef de Mission of the Indian contingent for the 23rd Winter Olympic Games, which was held in Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018. IOA president Narinder Batra shared two photographs of him with Singh after the latter’s appointment.
The 24th edition of the showpiece, which began in 1924, will be held from February 4 to 20 at the Beijing Games.
The United States, Britain, Australia, Lithuania and Canada have decided to boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics over alleged human rights abuses in China.
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But Russian President Vladimir Putin recently confirmed that he would attend the opening of the Winter Olympics in Beijing as a show of unity.
Kashmir’s Arif Khan is the only Indian athlete to have qualified for the upcoming Games so far.
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