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Indian diplomats to boycott Olympics over China’s torchbearer

NEW DELHI: The Indian mission in Beijing will not participate in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics, which officially kicks off on Friday, the government announced on Thursday. The decision followed the revelation on Wednesday that a PLA regiment commander involved in the June 2020 Galwan clashes…

The Times of India

Winter is here: On India’s diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

The games in China have taken on political significance, domestically and globally

The Hindu

US hockey star Brianna Decker out of Winter Olympics after suffering serious leg injury

America forward stretchered off ice after collision with Finnish player

The Independent UK

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Dave Ryding vows to share any Winter Olympic medal with Brit stripped of his 20 years ago

Skier Dave Ryding - one of Team GB's flag bearers for the Winter Olympics opening ceremony - has vowed to share any medal he wins with Alain Baxter who was stripped of his medal after testing positive for a banned substance two decades ago

Daily Mirror

When does the Winter Olympics start? TV channel, live stream info, events and start times

This mascot for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games is a giant panda named Bing Dwen Dwen

Wales Online

Why the Russian Olympic team is known as ‘ROC’ in at Beijing Winter Olympics

What's the deal with this "ROC"? We have answers.

USA Today Sports Media Group

What a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics means

Nearly half of all Americans say they approve of the diplomatic boycott.

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Beijing Winter Olympics: if you’re watching from Australia, here’s what you need to know

The 2022 Games officially open on Friday. How can sports lovers see all the action? How many Australians are competing? Your questions answered

The Guardian - AU

Eritrean skier Shannon Abeda setting Olympic sights on 'dream' 2026 Cool Runnings sequel

Abeda became the first Eritrean to compete at the Winter Olympics in 2018 - and says he could swap skis for a bobsleigh in four years' time

Wales Online

A camera tumbled so far down a mountain at the Winter Olympics and fans felt awful about it

What a nightmare start for one photographer in Beijing.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Ukraine in focus for Olympics insurers as Beijing Games kick off

The threat of war between Russia and Ukraine is the biggest risk for insurers offering coverage during the Beijing Winter Olympics as an outbreak of hostilities could force team withdrawals or appearance cancellations, industry sources say.

Reuters

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

The Independent UK

Olympics-India won't send diplomat after Games 'politicized' by China

India said on Thursday it would not send its top diplomat in China to the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, after a Chinese soldier wounded in border clash between the countries carried the symbolic torch.

Reuters

Winter Olympics: What you need to know about Beijing 2022

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

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The Independent UK

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

Sports Illustrated

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.

The Independent UK

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 Times of India

'Shameful', says US lawmaker on China picking PLA soldier as torchbearer for Beijing Olympics

WASHINGTON: A top US lawmaker on Thursday described as "shameful" China picking a PLA soldier, who was part of the military command that attacked Indian soldiers in the Galwan Valley in 2020, as a torchbearer for the Beijing Winter Olympics.

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Daily Mirror

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

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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.

Daily Mirror

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

The New Daily

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.

Newcastle Herald

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

The Newcastle figure skater will compete at her second Olympics.

The Independent UK

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

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