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Winter Olympics: What you need to know about Beijing 2022

Beijing becomes the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Games.

Al Jazeera

Putin condemns ‘fundamentally wrong’ boycott of Beijing Olympics

Vladimir Putin will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday, as the Winter Olympics officially start

The Independent UK

The IOC’s Quota Decision for Beijing Sends a Message to Black Winter Olympics Athletes

Despite calls to reinstate spots in bobsleigh and skeleton, there will be no sliding sport athletes from African delegations at the 2022 Games in Beijing.

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Riled up by torchbearer, India skips China Olympics opening

India will not attend Friday’s opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, after one of the torchbearers reportedly chosen by Chinese authorities riled up New Delhi’s anger

The Independent UK

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Start date, time and how to watch it live in the UK

From Torvill and Dean to Steven Bradbury, the Winter Olympics has the potential to make legends. The BBC will have coverage of the events, set to take place throughout February - here's the start date and channel information

Daily Mirror

China has politicised Winter Olympics, charge d'affaires in Beijing not to attend opening, closing ceremonies, says India

Referring to China choosing a PLA commander injured in Galwan clash for 2022 Winter Olympics torch relay, India on Thursday expressed regret that Beijing has chosen to politicise an event like the Olympics and said its charge d'affaires will not be attending the opening or closing ceremony of the event.

Dynamite News

British Winter Olympics star Andrew Musgrave makes plea to Wada over doping problem

Musgrave has warned that more failures to prevent wide-scale doping within Winter Olympic events, like at Sochi 2014, could be fatal to these sports

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Boycotts, fake snow and medal contenders: The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are upon us

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games are hours away from kicking off, barely a year and a half after the Tokyo Games wrapped up.

The New Daily

Weather at Beijing Olympics should be better than Pyeongchang

Beijing (AFP) - Those competing in this month's Beijing Winter Olympics will face frosty temperatures but should be spared the Siberian winds and chill factor that sparked postponements and athlete anger during the last Games in South Korea.

AFP

Why Kailani Craine has been burning the midnight oil ahead of the Winter Olympics

The Newcastle figure skater will compete at her second Olympics.

Newcastle Herald

Dudley Stokes and the legacy of the Jamaican bobsleigh team

A founding member of the team immortalised in the film Cool Runnings tells Ryan S. Gladwin the inside story of one of the most loved tales in Winter Olympics history

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics 2022 LIVE: Team GB fall to first curling defeat after mogul skiing and luge begin

The Winter Olympics continue with the curling ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony

The Independent UK

Olympic spotlight back on China for a COVID-tinged Games

It's time to raise the curtain on the Beijing Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

Putin slams doping sanctions ahead of Olympics

Moscow (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin on Thursday slammed sanctions against Russia over doping in sports ahead of a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing at the Winter Olympics.

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Peel, Kerry to lead Australian Games team

Aerial skier Laura Peel and figure skater Brendan Kerry will be Australia's flag bearers at the Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Friday night.

ABC News

Laura Peel and Brendan Kerry announced as Australia's flag-bearers for Winter Olympics

Aerial skier Laura Peel and figure skater Brendan Kerry have been named Australia's flag-bearers for the Beijing 2022 opening ceremony.

Al Jazeera

Xi promises ‘safe, splendid’ Winter Olympics as COVID cases rise

IOC reports highest number of cases among Games-related personnel, condemns calls for boycott of Beijing 2022.

AFP

Tiny Taiwan Winter Olympics team weathers frosty Beijing ties

Taipei (AFP) - Only four Taiwanese athletes will compete at the Winter Olympics, in frosty temperatures rivalling Beijing and Taipei's relations -- which have plunged to their lowest point in years.

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The Independent UK

Winter Olympics 2022 LIVE: Team GB’s Jen Dodds and Bruce Moat beat Canada in curling

The Winter Olympics continue with the curling ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony

The Guardian - UK

‘Nobody can say anything’: China cracks down on dissent ahead of Olympics

Communist party tightens grip on critics to preserve ‘perfect’ image of Winter Games

Al Jazeera

Chinese exiles: Boycott Winter Olympics over Uighur ‘genocide’

Dissidents join rights groups in warning against any effort by Beijing to use Games as ‘sports-washing opportunity’.

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics: Six of the best and worst moments in the games’ history

Whether on ice, snow or concrete, anything can happen, Andrew Naughtie writes

Los Angeles Times

COVID remains the most formidable, frightening foe at Beijing Olympics

BEIJING — The opening ceremony for the 2022 Winter Olympics is still days away, but the U.S. has already celebrated its first big win.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Skier Set to Make History at Beijing Games

Alpine skier Fayik Abdi said he is hoping to spread awareness of winter sports in Saudi Arabia as he aims to become the first athlete to represent the country at the Winter Olympics in Beijing this month. Abdi will compete in the giant slalom, which has attracted competitors from countries…

Daily Mirror

Celebrating the 5 most shocking and unexpected medal wins from a century of Winter Olympics

A look at five of the most shocking and unexpected at the Winter Olympic Games ahead of the 24th edition of the event in Beijing this month

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