The Sports Ministry on Friday mentioned that Winter Olympics-bound Arif Khan has been given monetary help of Rs 17.46 lakh for his coaching in Europe after being included within the TOPS core group.
Khan, 31, is the primary Indian athlete to qualify for 2 occasions on the Winter Olympic Games to be held in Beijing from February 4. Khan will compete within the slalom and large slalom occasions.
“The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of the Ministry of Sports has approved the inclusion of Alpine skiing athlete Mohammad Arif Khan in the Target Olympic Podium Planning (TOPS) Core Group until the Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing, China this February,” the ministry mentioned. Is.” in a press release.
“An amount of Rs 17.46 lakh has also been sanctioned under TOPS for training them in Europe and procurement of equipment ahead of the grand event in China.”
Khan’s present coaching base is in Austria, the place he’s accompanied by his coach and physio.
“MOC approved a total of 35 days European training camp for Khan, which has started since his qualification for the Winter Olympics.”
A month after securing his quota within the alpine snowboarding slalom class on the Olympic qualifiers in Dubai, Khan gained the quota in large slalom at a contest in Montenegro in December final yr.
The feat earned Khan from Jammu and Kashmir the distinctive distinction of turning into the primary Indian to win straight quota locations in two completely different Winter Olympic occasions.
The Gulmarg-based athlete had gained two gold medals within the slalom and large slalom occasions on the 2011 South Asian Winter Games held in Uttarakhand.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
