Articles for Beijing Winter Olympics

Sporting welcome as resorts give customers a healthy option
1 year, 10 months ago

Sporting welcome as resorts give customers a healthy option

China Daily  

After eating dumplings on the first day of the Year of the Rabbit, Tong Shijin packed his ski equipment, started his car and headed to a place that was quite familiar to him. In East China's Zhejiang province, sports venues in Hangzhou, the host city of the 19th Asian Games set to take place between Sept 23 and Oct 8 …

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Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics review and awards ceremony held
2 years, 8 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics review and awards ceremony held

China Daily  

BEIJING -- A ceremony was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the morning of April 8 to honor those who have made outstanding contributions to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. A streamer hanged outside the balcony of the second floor reads "Rally closely around the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at …

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Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics review and awards ceremony held
2 years, 8 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics review and awards ceremony held

China Daily  

BEIJING -- A ceremony was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the morning of April 8 to honor those who have made outstanding contributions to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. A streamer hanged outside the balcony of the second floor reads "Rally closely around the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at …

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Director Zhang Yimou responds to internet queries on Beijing 2022
2 years, 10 months ago

Director Zhang Yimou responds to internet queries on Beijing 2022

China Daily  

Director Zhang Yimou shared his feelings about Beijing Winter Olympics ceremonies on the knowledge-sharing website Zhihu. With Beijing Winter Olympics drawing a conclusion, Zhang Yimou – the chief director of the opening and closing ceremonies – seemingly got a short break, exemplified by his recent responses to inquiries that have been warmly discussed by enthusiastic audience on China's largest knowledge-sharing …

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When African Winter Olympics athletes meet Chinese rural chore in Beijing
2 years, 10 months ago

When African Winter Olympics athletes meet Chinese rural chore in Beijing

China Daily  

The Olympic delegation of Nigeria march into the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing, Feb 4, 2022. Six athletes from five African countries are now competing in alpine skiing and cross-country skiing at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Showcasing their enthusiasm, talent and courage on the grand stage of Beijing Winter Olympics, African athletes not only pursue the Olympic spirit of …

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Chinese designer's work showcased at Olympics ceremony
2 years, 10 months ago

Chinese designer's work showcased at Olympics ceremony

China Daily  

Chinese designer Chen Peng contributed five sets of costumes for the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. On February 4, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics officially opened at the capital's National Stadium. It's a special day for athletes, audiences, and of course staff members behind the scenes, including 30-year-old fashion designer Chen Peng, who contributed five sets of …

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Chinese designer's work showcased at Olympics ceremony
2 years, 10 months ago

Chinese designer's work showcased at Olympics ceremony

China Daily  

Chinese designer Chen Peng contributed five sets of costumes for the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. On February 4, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics officially opened at the capital's National Stadium. It's a special day for athletes, audiences, and of course staff members behind the scenes, including 30-year-old fashion designer Chen Peng, who contributed five sets of …

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India to Boycott Beijing Winter Olympics After China Picked Galwan Solider as Torch-bearer
2 years, 10 months ago

India to Boycott Beijing Winter Olympics After China Picked Galwan Solider as Torch-bearer

News 18  

India will not attend the opening or closing ceremony of the 17-day-long 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, announced by the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday. The Indian envoy will not attend the opening or closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics.” The People’s Liberation Army regiment commander involved in the June 15, 2020 clash with India in Galwan Valley was …

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Skier Arif Khan eyes top-30 finish at Beijing Winter Olympics
2 years, 10 months ago

Skier Arif Khan eyes top-30 finish at Beijing Winter Olympics

The Hindu  

Beijing Winter Olympics-bound Indian skier Arif Khan, who will participate in two events, is aiming a modest top-30 finish in the showpiece which begins on Friday. “To be honest, if you want to be a medal contender, you require at least 10 years of training and preparation, to have budget and funding, only then it's possible to be in medal …

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Feels Great to Represent 1.3 Billion People: Arif Khan, India's Sole Representative at Winter Olympics - News18
2 years, 10 months ago

Feels Great to Represent 1.3 Billion People: Arif Khan, India's Sole Representative at Winter Olympics - News18

News 18  

Arif Khan will be representing India at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in the Slalom and Giant Slalom events and the 31-year-old from Jammu & Kashmir’s Gulmarg area is excited to represent the nation. In November of last year, Arif became the first Indian to book India’s spot in Beijing Winter Olympics after he finished overall 10th at the Entry …

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Chinese community in Cambodia cheers for upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, Spring Festival
2 years, 11 months ago

Chinese community in Cambodia cheers for upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, Spring Festival

China Daily  

Participants write calligraphy to cheer for the Beijing Winters Olympics at an event in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Jan 10, 2022. The Chinese community in Cambodia on Monday held an event to cheer for the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Spring Festival. During the half-day event held in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, participants wrote Chinese calligraphy to voice …

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Omicron scare in China\'s Tianjin close to Beijing ahead of Winter Olympics
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron scare in China\'s Tianjin close to Beijing ahead of Winter Olympics

Deccan Chronicle  

Beijing: China on Sunday scampered to test 14 million residents of Tianjin as the port city near the capital has set off alarm bells ahead of the next month's Beijing Winter Olympics by reporting a cluster of COVID-19 cases, including two with the dreaded Omicron variant. The infections were reported on Friday and Saturday in Jinnan district and the gene …

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China reports spike in COVID-19 cases ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics
2 years, 11 months ago

China reports spike in COVID-19 cases ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics

Firstpost  

Though China has controlled the contagion by drastically limiting international travel, sporadic clusters of cases continued to surface in different parts of the country, putting its Zero COVID policy under stress Beijing: China has reported 206 new COVID-19 cases, including 158 domestically transmitted ones, in a sudden spike ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics which will be held in February …

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UK, Canada Announce Diplomatic Boycott Of Beijing Winter Olympics 2022
3 years ago

UK, Canada Announce Diplomatic Boycott Of Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

ABP News  

New Delhi: After the US and Australia announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022, Canada and the UK too have followed suit citing human rights violations in China's Xinjiang province. BBC reports that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that no ministers will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics due to alleged human rights violations in China. On …

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Australia joins diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
3 years ago

Australia joins diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

ABC  

Australian officials will not attend the Beijing Winter Olympics, in a formal boycott of the Games over China's human rights abuses against Uyghur minorities in the country. Key points: The US announced its diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics earlier this week Scott Morrison said it should come as "no surprise" that Australia would follow suit Australia and China's relationship …

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Russian President Putin to Attend Beijing Winter Olympics Amid US Diplomatic Boycott Plans
3 years, 1 month ago

Russian President Putin to Attend Beijing Winter Olympics Amid US Diplomatic Boycott Plans

News 18  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted the invitation from his Chinese counterpart and good friend Xi Jinping to attend the Beijing’s Winter Olympics, days after the US President Joe Biden said he is considering a diplomatic boycott of the event to highlight China’s human rights violations. Putin’s visit to Beijing to take part in the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in …

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Winter Olympian Shiva Keshavan eyes one of two vacant spots in IOC's Athletes' Commission
3 years, 2 months ago

Winter Olympian Shiva Keshavan eyes one of two vacant spots in IOC's Athletes' Commission

Firstpost  

Keshavan has been approved as one of the 17 candidates to fill in two vacant places of the IOC’s Athletes Commission after the world body’s executive board meeting in Athens on Saturday. New Delhi: Star Indian luger Shiva Keshavan will seek to become a member of the International Olympic Committee’s Athletes Commission when the elections are held during the 2022 …

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