Arif Khan (skier) Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More 2024

Some Lesser Known Facts About Arif Khan

• Arif Khan is an Indian alpine skier. He competes within the slalom, which includes snowboarding between poles and gates. In November 2021, his identify was introduced to symbolize India within the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics within the slalom occasion, and he grew to become the primary Indian Ski athlete to symbolize India within the slalom occasion in alpine snowboarding. In December 2021, in a gathering held at Montenegro, Arif Khan acquired the chance to symbolize India within the large slalom occasion too. Arif has represented India in additional than 100 Ski occasions held internationally and for greater than 9 months in a 12 months, he receives Ski coaching in Europe.

• In a dialog with a media home, Arif acknowledged that in childhood, he appreciated to play soccer and cricket, however there was no massive playground obtainable to him to play that was why he selected snowboarding because the final resort because it was handy for him in his dwelling city.

• In 2017, Arif Khan participated within the Asian Winter Games which have been organised at Sapporo, Japan.

• At the age of 4, Arif began practising snowboarding in his dwelling city. Arif Khan’s father is a ski gear shopkeeper in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir. In a dialog with a media home, Arif acknowledged that the retailers have been very far-off from his home and in winters, it was not attainable for him and his father to go on thick snow. That was why they selected snowboarding. He mentioned,
  

  It was in 1994. We needed to stroll about 500 metres to the ski store. And there was thick snow. My father had groomed a small ski slope simply exterior the store. We began (snowboarding) at round 9.30 AM and went on for hours.”

• At the age of ten, Arif Khan started taking part in state-level Ski competitions.

• Arif Khan received a gold medal within the slalom occasion at a nationwide stage championship on the age of twelve.

• At the age of sixteen, Arif Khan represented India at a junior worldwide ski federation (FIS) occasion in Yomase, Japan and made his worldwide debut. In this occasion, he completed on the twenty third place.

• At the age of seventeen, Arif Khan was one of many prime 15 skiers on the Changchun Asian Games organised in China.

• Arif Khan was the winner of two gold medals each within the slalom and large slalom Alpine Skiing occasions held on the South Asian Winter Games in 2011.

• In 2013, Arif Khan participated within the FIS World Ski Championships, and within the slalom, he completed at 59th and within the large slalom, he completed at 91st.

• In 2021, in Italy, Arif Khan completed at forty fifth within the large slalom and was certified for the finals of the championships for the primary time in his profession.

• Arif Khan’s father arranges funds for Ski competitions. Apart from being an lively Ski athlete, Arif Khan additionally works as a snowboarding teacher or a coach.

• In 2018, Arif Khan skilled a funds scarcity throughout his tour to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, and he then tried to rearrange the funds from crowdfunding to cowl up the bills of the championships. But, he failed to rearrange enough funds, and consequently, didn’t take part within the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. In 2021, the sports activities ministry of India granted him Rs. 17.46 lakh of funds for coaching in Europe and for the procurement of Ski gear. In a dialog with a media home, Arif thanked the sports activities authority of India and the Target Olympics Podium Scheme (TOPS). He mentioned,
  

  It was nice to get the assist of SAI as part of TOPS. It helped me purchase the equipments, pay the payments of the coaches. Everyone in my snowboarding fraternity is pleased that the federal government is recognising the game.”

• In an interview with a media home, Arif Khan’s father acknowledged that Arif deliberate to get married in 2021, however postponed the plan because of the 2022 Winter Olympics. Arif talked in an interview that his father helped him rather a lot to turn into a skier. He mentioned,
  

  My father has performed the primary position in my profession. He raised me as an athlete and supplied me with assist each time it was wanted.”

• Arif Khan acknowledged in a media convention quickly after being chosen for the Winter Olympics of 2022 that he wished to place India on the Ski map. He mentioned,
  

  I need to put my nation on the snowboarding map. If I can obtain one thing, the worldwide snowboarding group will be aware of the place I’m from. It may make them see India as a possible prime snowboarding vacation spot.”

• Arif Khan stays lively on social media. He is adopted by greater than 1.7k folks on Instagram. More than 2.8k folks comply with him on Facebook. He typically writes and posts motivational quotes on his Instagram account.
  

  A snip of a quote posted by Arif on social media

• Arif Khan is the founding father of the National Ski Academy of India (NSAI). Apart from being a skier, Arif Khan can be a educated golfer and bike owner.
  

  Arif Khan whereas taking part in golf in Gulmarg