<p>Soon after it was announced that the Indian diplomats in Beijing will not attend the opening and closing ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (February 4-20) following reports of China making a Galwan soldier one of the torchbearers for the quadrangular Games, Prasar Bharati announced on Thursday that its DD Sports channel will not telecast live the two ceremonies.</p>.<p>"Consequent to the announcement by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) @meaindia, @ddsportschannel will not telecast live the Opening and Closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics being held in Beijing," Shashi Shekhar Vempati, CEO, Prasar Bharati, tweeted.</p>.<p>Earlier on Thursday, the MEA had said that it is regrettable that China has chosen to politicise the Olympics.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/india-to-skip-opening-closing-ceremonies-of-beijing-winter-olympics-1077706.html" target="_blank">India to skip opening, closing ceremonies of Beijing Winter Olympics</a></strong></p>.<p>"The Indian envoy will not attend the opening or closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics," MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on reports of China.</p>.<p>The soldier in question, who has been identified as Qi Fabao, is reportedly a regimental commander of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).</p>.<p>Fabao was grievously injured during the bloody clash between the PLA and Indian troopers in the Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh in June 2020.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>Soon after it was announced that the Indian diplomats in Beijing will not attend the opening and closing ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (February 4-20) following reports of China making a Galwan soldier one of the torchbearers for the quadrangular Games, Prasar Bharati announced on Thursday that its DD Sports channel will not telecast live the two ceremonies.</p>.<p>"Consequent to the announcement by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) @meaindia, @ddsportschannel will not telecast live the Opening and Closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics being held in Beijing," Shashi Shekhar Vempati, CEO, Prasar Bharati, tweeted.</p>.<p>Earlier on Thursday, the MEA had said that it is regrettable that China has chosen to politicise the Olympics.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/india-to-skip-opening-closing-ceremonies-of-beijing-winter-olympics-1077706.html" target="_blank">India to skip opening, closing ceremonies of Beijing Winter Olympics</a></strong></p>.<p>"The Indian envoy will not attend the opening or closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics," MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on reports of China.</p>.<p>The soldier in question, who has been identified as Qi Fabao, is reportedly a regimental commander of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).</p>.<p>Fabao was grievously injured during the bloody clash between the PLA and Indian troopers in the Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh in June 2020.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>