New Delhi

Manager of the six-member Indian contingent at Beijing Winter Olympics, Abbas Wani has tested COVID positive at Beijing Airport.

He has been quarantined and will soon undergo a second Covid-19 test.

Chef De Mission Harjinder Singh is coordinating for re-test. The athlete and his coach have been shifted to another flat to avoid any interaction, President, Indian Olympic Association, Narinder Batra said.

Abbas Wani said on Twitter:

I am in quarantine in my hotel room at Olympic village & have been asked to restrict my movement within the room only until the results of my 2nd Covid test. I am completely fine & asymptomatic! https://t.co/moytkyrbjf

— Abbas Wani (@AbbasWani_) February 2, 2022

I am in quarantine in my hotel room at Olympic village & have been asked to restrict my movement within the room only until the results of my 2nd Covid test. I am completely fine and asymptomatic!

The six-member Indian delegation at the Winter Olympics has Kashmir skier Arif Khan as the only athlete from the country to have qualified this time.