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Detailed explanation-1: -Meet 31-year-old Arif Khan, an alpine skier from Kashmir . He is the only athlete representing India at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Arif hails from Tangmarg hill station, near Gulmarg in Kashmir. He attributes his success to his father, Yaseen Khan a ski tour operator.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mohammad Arif Khan, a national and South Asian slalom champion in alpine skiing, was the first Indian to earn a quota for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mohammad Arif Khan is the only Indian athlete to participate in Beijing Olympics 2022. With that, He also becomes the first Indian athlete to got a quota place for the Winter Olympics 2022.

Detailed explanation-4: -At Beijing 2022, Arif Mohammad Khan became India’s 16th Winter Olympian across 11 editions. Beijing 2022 marked India’s 11th Winter Olympics appearance. Compared to the Summer Games, where the country has featured in 25 editions, India’s tryst with the Winter Olympics has been relatively few and far between.

Detailed explanation-5: -2022 Winter Olympics He had little hope of winning a medal, but Khan’s expectation in Beijing was to ski down nicely and make it to the finish line. Khan now has his eyes set on the 2026 Olympics. Khan was conferred with Jammu and Kashmir government award by The Government of Jammu and Kashmir in the sports category.