India’s top diplomat in China not to attend Beijing Winter Olympics: MEA

Digital Desk: The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday in a press conference announced that India would remain away from attending the official opening and closing ceremony of the Beijing inter Olympics after the Host country, China had chosen a People’s Liberation Army’s regimental commander who had suffered severe injuries during the Galwan clash, a torchbearer of the event.

According to the ministry of external affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi, this move of China is disheartening and regrettable as the Host country chose politics over sportsmanship spirit.

Later, Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati informed the press that, Doordarshan Sports channel will not telecast the live opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

According to reports, Qi Fabao, the regimental commander of the PLA's Xinjiang military command, who had suffered a serious head injury during the Galwan Valley border skirmish on June 15, 2020, took the flame from Wang Meng, China's four-time Olympic short track speed skating champion, at Beijing Winter Olympic Park on Wednesday.