Beijing Olympics Closes After Several Golden Moments and Doping Storm
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing Olympics Closes After Several Golden Moments and Doping Storm

News 18  

The Beijing Winter Olympics have closed with IOC chief Thomas Bach hailing a smoothly run event and a “safe Games” in the midst of the Covid pandemic, but the gold medals were overshadowed by a doping controversy. The Games produced bright new stars including China’s Californian-born freestyle skier Eileen Gu, who won two gold medals to cement her huge popularity in the host nation. “The unexpected global popularity of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games declared the complete failure of the so-called diplomatic boycott, smashed the malicious slander of some Western media, and demonstrated the enduring charm of human resilience and unity,” it said. A new men’s figure skating champion emerged in 22-year-old Nathan Chen of the United States, who dethroned two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu, in what could be the Japanese legend’s final Games appearance.

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Beijing all set for winter thrills
1 month ago

Beijing all set for winter thrills

China Daily  

A series of international winter sports events will, again, bring Beijing's Olympic venues to life with sledders, skaters, skiers and snowboarders vying for World Cup titles and Olympic ranking points. "Beijing's rich legacy in facilities and organizational expertise from the 2022 Winter Olympics has made the city more than competent to continue playing host to these international events," said Ge …

China's Ascent to Sports Supremacy: A Journey of Triumph and Determination
2 months, 3 weeks ago

China's Ascent to Sports Supremacy: A Journey of Triumph and Determination

China Daily  

China's rise as a dual Olympic host and global sports power is a testament to the nation's dedication to excellence and its pursuit of greatness. The country's ascent as a sports powerhouse is marked by numerous achievements, including its historic ascent of Mt. Qomolangma via the north slope in 1960, which symbolizes a national spirit of overcoming obstacles and striving …

Sports should not be political games
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sports should not be political games

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY The physical fitness of the population reflects the development level of a society or country, while sports events test the physical fitness of the people of a country. With this underlying assumption, for decades, international sports events, represented by the Olympic Games, have become the best window for superpowers to showcase their economic and social development level …

Sports should not be political games
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sports should not be political games

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY The physical fitness of the population reflects the development level of a society or country, while sports events test the physical fitness of the people of a country. With this underlying assumption, for decades, international sports events, represented by the Olympic Games, have become the best window for superpowers to showcase their economic and social development level …

Olympics: Interplay of sports, geopolitics and diplomacy
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympics: Interplay of sports, geopolitics and diplomacy

Hindustan Times  

The Olympic Games are the epitome of international sporting events, representing not only the pinnacle of athletic achievement but also a complex interaction of sportsmanship, national pride, geopolitical manoeuvring, and diplomatic engagement. For example, China's significant investment in its sports programmes was evident in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where it topped the medal tally for the first time. The iconic …

China makes splashes at Deaflympics
9 months, 1 week ago

China makes splashes at Deaflympics

China Daily  

Podium finishers of women's cross-country skiing team sprint during the awarding ceremony at the Winter Deaflympics at Kandilli Biathlon Centre in Erzurum, Turkiye March 9, 2024. Chinese athletes topped the medal tally while finishing the second in the gold medal count at the Winter Deaflympics 2024 held in Erzurum, Turkiye till on Monday. China grabbed seven gold, seven silver and …

US Figure Skating blasts delay in awarding of Beijing medals
1 year, 10 months ago

US Figure Skating blasts delay in awarding of Beijing medals

Associated Press  

Figure Skating has largely taken the high road when it comes to allegations of Russian doping at last year’s Beijing Olympics, which have left its team without any sort of medal after finishing second nearly a year ago. In a strongly worded repudiation of the investigative process, which has dragged on from the moment a positive test for Russian skater …

Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: Curtain closes on Games as China and Ukraine star
2 years, 9 months ago

Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: Curtain closes on Games as China and Ukraine star

Firstpost  

Beijing’s Winter Paralympics closed Sunday following a ban on Russian and Belarusian competitors as well as stellar performances from the host nation and athletes from war-torn Ukraine. Beijing: Beijing’s Winter Paralympics closed Sunday following a ban on Russian and Belarusian competitors as well as stellar performances from the host nation and athletes from war-torn Ukraine. In his closing ceremony speech, …

Photos: Curtain closes on Paralympics as China and Ukraine star
2 years, 9 months ago

Photos: Curtain closes on Paralympics as China and Ukraine star

Al Jazeera  

Beijing’s winter Paralympic Games has closed following a ban on Russian and Belarusian competitors – and after stellar performances from athletes from host nation China and from war-torn Ukraine. At the “Bird’s Nest” stadium in the capital on Sunday, China handed the Paralympics flag to Italy’s Milano Cortina, which is gearing up to stage the games in four years. After …

Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: China surges to top of medal tally with four golds on Day 2
2 years, 9 months ago

Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: China surges to top of medal tally with four golds on Day 2

Firstpost  

Chinese athletes asserted home turf dominance on day two of the Winter Paralympics in Beijing, netting four gold medals in alpine and cross country skiing events. Beijing: Chinese athletes asserted home turf dominance on day two of the Winter Paralympics in Beijing, netting four gold medals in alpine and cross country skiing events. The host nation now top the medal …

Beijing Winter Paralympics open after athlete ban controversy
2 years, 9 months ago

Beijing Winter Paralympics open after athlete ban controversy

Al Jazeera  

International Olympic Committee called on sporting federations to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Athletes paraded through Beijing’s national stadium as the Winter Paralympics opened after a storm of controversy surrounding the banning of Russian and Belarusian athletes due to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. But on Friday, focus returned to the competition as Chinese President Xi …

Safety first approach is big Winter Olympics winner
2 years, 9 months ago

Safety first approach is big Winter Olympics winner

China Daily  

Volunteers sanitize reporters' hands at the media center. Editor's note: In a series of reports titled "Legacies of the Games", China Daily explores changes brought to the country by the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Beijing's efforts to combat pandemic attract widespread praise The Winter Olympics flame was extinguished in Beijing on Feb 20, capping Games that will be remembered not …

Safety first approach is big Winter Olympics winner
2 years, 9 months ago

Safety first approach is big Winter Olympics winner

China Daily  

Volunteers sanitize reporters' hands at the media center. Editor's note: In a series of reports titled "Legacies of the Games", China Daily explores changes brought to the country by the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Beijing's efforts to combat pandemic attract widespread praise The Winter Olympics flame was extinguished in Beijing on Feb 20, capping Games that will be remembered not …

Beijing 2022 leaves rich and fruitful legacy
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing 2022 leaves rich and fruitful legacy

China Daily  

Exemplary spirit Children holding festival lanterns perform at the closing ceremony. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, by last month more than 346 million people in China had taken up winter sports since 2015. The China Ice and Snow Tourism Development report for this year states that the number of winter leisure tourism trips during the 2020-21 snow season …

Beijing’s Olympic Redux
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing’s Olympic Redux

The Diplomat  

The Cold War is long over, but one might not realize it from the media coverage of the calls to boycott the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing, which will take place from February 4 to 20. In December, U.S. President Joe Biden announced a “diplomatic boycott” of the 2022 Olympics in protest against the suppression of the Uyghur minority in …

Beijing 2022 leaves rich and fruitful legacy
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing 2022 leaves rich and fruitful legacy

China Daily  

Winter Olympics make deep impression in China and across the world SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY Editor's note: In a series of reports titled "Legacies of the Games", China Daily explores changes brought to the country by the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Before announcing the official closure of the Winter Olympics, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach described the Games as "truly …

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 come to an end but not the atrocities against Uyhgur Muslims
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 come to an end but not the atrocities against Uyhgur Muslims

The Independent  

China is celebrating the completion of the Beijing Winter Olympics, with Sunday night’s closing ceremony bringing an end to a controversial Games that will be remembered for a major doping scandal and extremely tight Covid restrictions limiting the movements of athletes, officials and journalists alike. The Chinese government says the detention centres are voluntary vocational training centres, and on the …

For Chinese leaders, Olympics weren’t 2022’s big-ticket item
2 years, 10 months ago

For Chinese leaders, Olympics weren’t 2022’s big-ticket item

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The just-concluded Winter Olympics weren’t China’s big event of the year — internally, at least. Glaser said that while the diplomatic boycott sent an important signal of growing concern, “more collective action by a larger community of nations is needed, and it remains to be seen whether China’s policies can be influenced on human rights.” The party congress …

Why the Olympics matter: The spirit of athletes like Jessie Diggins.
2 years, 10 months ago

Why the Olympics matter: The spirit of athletes like Jessie Diggins.

Slate  

On Sunday, in a stadium packed with athletes from around the world, International Olympic Committee chairman Thomas Bach closed out the 2022 Beijing Games with a recitation of all the ways in which they don’t actually matter. And I’m positive that Bach also does not actually expect that the international community, in the “spirit of Olympic solidarity,” will be so …

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Event closes after golden moments and doping storm
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Event closes after golden moments and doping storm

Firstpost  

As President Xi Jinping declared the Games over and handed over to 2026 hosts Milano-Cortina, the International Olympic Committee president Bach hailed an “unforgettable Olympic experience” Beijing, China: The Beijing Winter Olympics have closed with IOC chief Thomas Bach hailing a smoothly run event and a “safe Games” in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the gold medals were …

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Curtain falls on Games after tears, doping and Gu
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Curtain falls on Games after tears, doping and Gu

Firstpost  

The curtain will come down on a Games which will be remembered for sporting excellence and the doping controversy which engulfed 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva, but also because they took place inside a vast Covid-secure “bubble”. The Games will be remembered for new stars such as Eileen Gu but also for the doping controversy which engulfed 15-year-old figure skater …

News Analysis: Despite containing the coronavirus, Beijing Games could never escape other problems
2 years, 10 months ago

News Analysis: Despite containing the coronavirus, Beijing Games could never escape other problems

LA Times  

Firework display at the end of the closing ceremony at the Beijing 2022 Olympic games. “I think that this is a monumental moment.” As children carried traditional lanterns across the stadium floor, dancing beneath a giant snowflake, Sunday’s closing ceremony rejoiced in the fact that thousands of athletes had convened from around the world with no significant coronavirus outbreak. Activists …

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: US skaters fail in last-gasp court bid to get Olympic silver medals
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: US skaters fail in last-gasp court bid to get Olympic silver medals

Firstpost  

US figure skaters failed Saturday in an 11th-hour court bid to receive their Beijing Olympics team event silver medals after they were held back because of the Kamila Valieva doping scandal. Beijing: American figure skaters failed Saturday in an 11th-hour court bid to receive their Beijing Olympics team event silver medals after they were held back because of the Kamila …

Olympics Live: US skaters lose appeal to get silver medals
2 years, 10 months ago

Olympics Live: US skaters lose appeal to get silver medals

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics: ___ Arbitrators have rejected a last-ditch request by American figure skaters to have their silver medals awarded before the end of the Olympics. It’s also the most by any women’s bobsledder at the Olympics and two more than any other Olympic bobsledder, male or female, has won for the U.S. ___ …

BC-Olympic Digest, ADVISORY
2 years, 10 months ago

BC-Olympic Digest, ADVISORY

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos by 11:30 p.m. OLY—XXC-MEN’S MASS …

US Olympic committee head says withholding medals ‘unfair’
2 years, 10 months ago

US Olympic committee head says withholding medals ‘unfair’

Associated Press  

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — The leader of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee called the decision not to award American figure skaters the silver medal they won in the team competition an outcome that is “frankly, unfair to the athletes.” “There’s no question that our team wants to go home with the medals in their hands,” CEO Sarah Hirshland told The …

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: US Olympic CEO says decision to not award figure skating medals 'unfair to athletes'
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: US Olympic CEO says decision to not award figure skating medals 'unfair to athletes'

Firstpost  

The IOC has determined it will not award any medals from competitions involving Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old Russian figure skater whose positive test for a banned substance Zhangjiakou, China: The leader of the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee called the decision not to award American figure skaters the silver medal they won in the team competition an outcome that is …

Beijing Winter Olympics turns political with Taiwan, Uyghur questions
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics turns political with Taiwan, Uyghur questions

Firstpost  

Questions about Taiwan, Xinjiang, and the safety of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai have cropped up at press conferences at the Games, prompting Chinese officials to provide emphatic, calibrated answers Beijing: For two weeks and more, China’s stance on questions about its politics and policies has been straightforward: It’s the Olympics, and we’re not talking about these things. In the …

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Organisers hit out at Xinjiang 'lies'; claim Taiwan an 'indivisible part of China' – Firstpost
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Organisers hit out at Xinjiang 'lies'; claim Taiwan an 'indivisible part of China' – Firstpost

Firstpost  

In the final regularly scheduled briefing before the Games close on Sunday, Yan and IOC spokesman Mark Adams were peppered with questions about Taiwan, Xinjiang and the safety of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai. “Mark, could I just make some supplementary remarks?” Yan said, continuing: “Taiwan is an indivisible part of China and this is a well recognized international principle …

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Mikaela Shiffrin exits without individual medal as Michelle Gisin triumphs
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Mikaela Shiffrin exits without individual medal as Michelle Gisin triumphs

Firstpost  

It was Switzerland’s fifth gold in alpine skiing at the Beijing Games and just the second time anyone had retained their title after Austrian Matthias Mayer did so in the men’s super-G. Yanqing, China: Mikaela Shiffrin will leave the Beijing Games without an individual medal after dramatically crashing out of Thursday’s alpine combined won by Switzerland’s Michelle Gisin. It was …

Gus Kenworthy’s final Olympics in a land he’d rather avoid
2 years, 10 months ago

Gus Kenworthy’s final Olympics in a land he’d rather avoid

Associated Press  

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Gus Kenworthy certainly wishes his final Olympic trip down the mountain didn’t have to come in China. “I don’t think countries should be allowed to host the Games when they have things happening that are so egregious, and there are insane human rights atrocities happening,” Kenworthy said in an interview earlier this winter, before he arrived in …

How Beijing residents are taking a ‘closed-loop’ Winter Olympics
2 years, 10 months ago

How Beijing residents are taking a ‘closed-loop’ Winter Olympics

Al Jazeera  

Beijing residents lament the ban on overseas fans but say the Winter Games ambience is still there. He believes that while Beijing residents are still excited for the Winter Games, it is “obviously muted due to COVID and not being able to go to events or mix with fans and athletes from around the world”. The mood between the two …

Explained: Why is Beijing hosting another Olympics
2 years, 10 months ago

Explained: Why is Beijing hosting another Olympics

Firstpost  

And why are the Winter Olympics based in such an urban landscape? So why is the sprawling city — famed internationally for roast duck, maze-like “hutong” courtyard neighborhoods and its battle with air pollution — holding the Winter Olympics? Potential hosts in Europe — as many as six including favourites like Norway and Sweden — dropped out of the bidding …

EXPLAINER: So why is Beijing holding another Olympics?
2 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINER: So why is Beijing holding another Olympics?

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Nobody views Beijing as a winter sports capital. So why is the sprawling city — famed internationally for roast duck, maze-like “hutong” courtyard neighborhoods and its battle with air pollution — holding the Winter Olympics? Potential hosts in Europe — as many as six including favorites like Norway and Sweden — dropped out of the bidding in the …

India’s diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics: Relevance and significance
2 years, 10 months ago

India’s diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics: Relevance and significance

Firstpost  

By not only diplomatically boycotting but also not telecasting the event in the country, India has expressed its disapproval of Chinese behaviour in available sturdiest terms Many Western and Oriental countries had announced their diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics from 6 December 2021 onwards and India was the last country to do so a day before the opening …

Games' early success hailed as records fall
2 years, 10 months ago

Games' early success hailed as records fall

China Daily  

LI MIN/CHINA DAILY Participants salute venues, pandemic prevention and control measures With the action underway, records being broken and COVID-19 risks under control, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are in full swing, with participants hailing the safe, friendly and unforgettable times they are experiencing in the Chinese capital. Kit McConnell, the International Olympic Committee's sports director, said that with the …

Another Beijing Olympics with human rights still major issue
2 years, 10 months ago

Another Beijing Olympics with human rights still major issue

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ai helped design the famous Bird’s Nest stadium that …

Beijing Winter Olympics: Legal Issue Delays Medal Presentation in Figure Skating Team Event
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics: Legal Issue Delays Medal Presentation in Figure Skating Team Event

News 18  

An unspecified legal issue has delayed the medal presentation in the figure skating team event at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics with reports claiming a dope test on a Russian skater is at the heart of the entire controversy. The ROC team claimed the gold medal in the figure skating team event on February 7, while the United States took …

China human rights: Beijing clamps down on dissent as Olympics heat up
2 years, 10 months ago

China human rights: Beijing clamps down on dissent as Olympics heat up

CNN  

Beijing CNN — As Winter Olympians vie for gold in Beijing, global attention has turned to events in the extensive Olympic “bubble” – a zone sealing off visiting athletes, media and participants from the rest of the host city to prevent the spread of Covid-19. “In China, people like me are called ‘domestic hostile forces’… that’s why they have to …

Life inside the Olympics bubble: Limbo between China and the world
2 years, 10 months ago

Life inside the Olympics bubble: Limbo between China and the world

LA Times  

Three rows of fencing, two guard patrols and multiple “no crossing” signs mark the ominous border between the 2022 Winter Olympics and the rest of its host city. It is a tightly scripted, surreal choreography: skiers, skaters, coaches — in carefully laid out paths — head for slopes and rinks, while outside the bubble life in Beijing hums aloofly along …

Emboldened China opens Olympics, with lockdown and boycotts
2 years, 10 months ago

Emboldened China opens Olympics, with lockdown and boycotts

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping declared the Winter Olympics open Friday night, inviting the world back — sort of — for the pandemic era’s second Games, this time as an emboldened and more powerful nation whose government’s authoritarian turn provoked some countries’ leaders to stay home. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach addressed assembled athletes: “Dear fellow Olympians: Your …

习近平在北京2022年冬奥会欢迎宴会上的致辞（双语全文）
2 years, 10 months ago

习近平在北京2022年冬奥会欢迎宴会上的致辞（双语全文）

China Daily  

在北京2022年冬奥会欢迎宴会上的致辞 （2022年2月5日） 中华人民共和国主席习近平 尊敬的巴赫主席， 尊敬的各位同事， 女士们，先生们，朋友们： 在中国人民欢度新春佳节的喜庆日子里，同各位新老朋友在北京相聚，我感到十分高兴。首先，我代表中国政府和中国人民，代表我的夫人，并以我个人的名义，对来华出席北京冬奥会的各位嘉宾，表示热烈的欢迎！向所有关心和支持北京冬奥会的各国政府、各国人民及国际组织表示衷心的感谢！我还要特别感谢在座的各位朋友克服新冠肺炎疫情带来的困难和不便，不远万里来到北京，为冬奥喝彩、为中国加油。 昨晚，北京冬奥会在国家体育场正式开幕。时隔14年，奥林匹克圣火再次在北京燃起，北京成为全球首个“双奥之城”。中国秉持绿色、共享、开放、廉洁的办奥理念，全力克服新冠肺炎疫情影响，认真兑现对国际社会的庄严承诺，确保了北京冬奥会如期顺利举行。 让更多人参与到冰雪运动中来，是奥林匹克运动的题中之义。中国通过筹办冬奥会和推广冬奥运动，让冰雪运动进入寻常百姓家，实现了带动3亿人参与冰雪运动的目标，为全球奥林匹克事业作出了新的贡献。 女士们、先生们、朋友们！ 自古以来，奥林匹克运动承载着人类对和平、团结、进步的美好追求。 ——我们应该牢记奥林匹克运动初心，共同维护世界和平。奥林匹克运动为和平而生，因和平而兴。去年12月，联合国大会协商一致通过奥林匹克休战决议，呼吁通过体育促进和平，代表了国际社会的共同心声。要坚持相互尊重、平等相待、对话协商，努力化解分歧，消弭冲突，共同建设一个持久和平的世界。 ——我们应该弘扬奥林匹克运动精神，团结应对国际社会共同挑战。新冠肺炎疫情仍在肆虐，气候变化、恐怖主义等全球性问题层出不穷。国际社会应当“更团结”。各国唯有团结合作，一起向未来，才能有效加以应对。要践行真正的多边主义，维护以联合国为核心的国际体系，维护以国际法为基础的国际秩序，共同建设和谐合作的国际大家庭。 ——我们应该践行奥林匹克运动宗旨，持续推动人类进步事业。奥林匹克运动的目标是实现人的全面发展。要顺应时代潮流，坚守和平、发展、公平、正义、民主、自由的全人类共同价值，促进不同文明交流互鉴，共同构建人类命运共同体。 女士们、先生们、朋友们！ “爆竹声中一岁除，春风送暖入屠苏。”中国刚刚迎来农历虎年。虎象征着力量、勇敢、无畏，祝愿奥运健儿像虎一样充满力量、创造佳绩。我相信，在大家共同努力下，北京冬奥会一定会成为简约、安全、精彩的奥运盛会而载入史册。 最后，我提议，大家共同举杯， 为国际奥林匹克运动蓬勃发展， 为人类和平与发展的崇高事业， 为各位嘉宾和家人的健康， 干杯！ Following is the full text of the toast by President Xi: Toast by H.E. Xi Jinping President of the People's Republic of China At the Welcoming Banquet of The Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 5 February 2022 IOC President …

Thrilling spectacle as Beijing wows the world again
2 years, 10 months ago

Thrilling spectacle as Beijing wows the world again

China Daily  

The Chinese delegation to the Beijing Winter Games marches into the National Stadium at the opening ceremony on Friday night. "As we are celebrating the Chinese Year of the Tiger, we are pleased that you, the Olympic athletes, coaches and distinguished guests from across the world, have come together in Beijing for the celebration of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games," …

Thrilling spectacle as Beijing wows the world again
2 years, 10 months ago

Thrilling spectacle as Beijing wows the world again

China Daily  

The Chinese delegation to the Beijing Winter Games marches into the National Stadium at the opening ceremony on Friday night. "As we are celebrating the Chinese Year of the Tiger, we are pleased that you, the Olympic athletes, coaches and distinguished guests from across the world, have come together in Beijing for the celebration of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games," …

Top Asian News 4:55 a.m. GMT
2 years, 10 months ago

Top Asian News 4:55 a.m. GMT

Associated Press  

Myanmar villagers say army troops burned 400 houses BANGKOK — Residents of two villages in northwestern Myanmar said government soldiers burned down hundreds of houses this week, apparently while searching for members of an armed militia opposed to military rule. “And it’s a very cool sense of belonging in a way, to just be on the same soil that your …

North Korea’s Kim calls Winter Olympics ‘great victory’ for China
2 years, 10 months ago

North Korea’s Kim calls Winter Olympics ‘great victory’ for China

Al Jazeera  

Kim Jong Un tells Chinese President Xi Jinping that he also wants to further improve relations between the two countries. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a message to Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulating him on the Beijing Winter Olympic Games as a “great victory” and saying he wants to improve relations between their countries, according to state …

Photos: Opening ceremony of Winter Olympic Games in Beijing
2 years, 10 months ago

Photos: Opening ceremony of Winter Olympic Games in Beijing

Al Jazeera  

President Xi Jinping has declared the Beijing Winter Olympics open on Friday as China tried to turn the page on a buildup overshadowed by human rights concerns, COVID and a US-led diplomatic boycott. Fireworks exploded over the “Bird’s Nest” as the lattice-shaped stadium took centre stage, just as it did at the 2008 Games, as Beijing becomes the first city …

Beijing 2022: No Telecast of Opening, Closing Ceremony on DD Sports, After Indian Diplomat Opts to Skip Event
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing 2022: No Telecast of Opening, Closing Ceremony on DD Sports, After Indian Diplomat Opts to Skip Event

News 18  

India on Thursday announced that its chargé d’affaires in the Beijing embassy will not attend the opening or closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in the Chinese capital over China honouring a military commander involved in the Galwan Valley clashes as its torchbearer for the mega sporting event. “I wish to inform that our Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy …

How Will China Handle Threats of COVID & Political Protests at Winter Olympics?
2 years, 10 months ago

How Will China Handle Threats of COVID & Political Protests at Winter Olympics?

The Quint  

How will China handle the dual threats of COVID and political protests at the Winter Olympics? David J. Phillip/AP The Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics start on Friday – the first time in history the same city has hosted both the summer and winter games. Compared to the 2008 summer games, the upcoming Winter Olympics face two major challenges: the …

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