The Winter Olympics 2022 began in Beijing, China amidst a colorful program on Friday. Now soon after this f = scary news has come to the fore. In fact, according to the information received from the organizers of the Beijing Olympics, cases of corona have started coming in Beijing and so far 45 new corona cases have been found.
Let us tell you that in the Olympic Village, along with more than 20 players-staff, 45 people have been found to be Corona positive. Some of the infected people have come directly from the airport to the village. These include people associated with the media, people associated with the event and others. However, the organizers have described themselves as fully prepared for this. Also, the organizers have admitted that the number of cases has increased due to the high number of guests in the opening ceremony and as the game progresses, the number of corona cases will decrease. Let us inform that since January 23, there have been 353 corona cases in the field of Winter Olympics.
In India, Alpine skier Mohammad Arif Khan was seen hoisting the Indian flag in the parade of the nation at the Bird’s Nest Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022. India was the 23rd nation in the Parade of Nations and the 31-year-old skier was seen wearing a red jacket carrying the Indian flag along with some support staff. Arif Khan, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, is the first Indian athlete to qualify directly for two different events in one edition of the Winter Games. He will compete in the giant slalom event on February 13 and the slalom on February 16. Arif Khan qualified for the Beijing Winter Games in slalom in Dubai and 14th-placed giant slalom in Montenegro in December.