カテゴリー: Winter Olympics
Group of four men in their 20s and 30s struggled to find accommodation in Calgary while training for the 2026 Winter Olympics until an unlikely solution was offeredWhen the clock strikes 2pm on Friday at the Chartwell Colonel Belcher retirement residen…
Japanese official says corruption claims could damage Sapporo’s chances of hosting 2030 eventMore than a year after the Tokyo Olympics were held in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, their legacy has been overshadowed by a bribery scandal that threat…
Beijing dismisses as ‘fake news’ claims that Chinese officials had some knowledge of Russia’s plansChina has vehemently denied a report that it asked Moscow to delay its invasion of Ukraine until after the Winter Olympics, denouncing it as “fake news”….
Success of Chinese American skier should have been a positive story but geopolitics got in the wayGu soars to hat-trick of medalsUntil recently, the US-born freestyle skier Eileen Gu – or Gu Ailing as she is known in China – was one of the rising numbe…
Appearance of traditional dress denounced as further attempt by China to appropriate Korean cultureChina and South Korea have become embroiled in a cultural appropriation row after a woman appeared at the opening ceremony of the Beijing winter Olympics…
Lawyers say delay in case against three defendants including a Briton is to avoid embarrassing China The trial in Greece of activists who protested against Beijing holding the Winter Olympics has been postponed amid accusations that proceedings were de…
Chinese and Russian leaders call on west to abandon ‘cold war’ approach at pre-Olympic meetingChina’s Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin of Russia have signed a joint statement calling on the west to “abandon the ideologised approaches of the cold war”, as …
Communist party tightens grip on critics to preserve ‘perfect’ image of Winter GamesA chill is blowing through Chinese civil society as activists, journalists and academics report receiving police warnings and censorship of their social media platforms…
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As the Winter Olympics nears, the Chinese capital has locked down some neighbourhoods and is setting up 19 testing points Beijing officials have sealed off several residential communities north of the city centre after two cases of Covid-19 were found …
The Games will open on Friday in a country that hopes sport will be the talking point. But political twists or a resurgent virus could leave the event skating on thin iceHosting the Winter Olympics during a pandemic was always going to test the Chinese…
Number of infections rises by 19 as Games organisers warn of more cases in coming daysCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChina has reported a jump in Covid cases among athletes and team officials at the Beijing Winter Olympics….
Authorities claim recent Omicron case in Beijing came from package sent from CanadaCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChinese authorities are urging citizens not to order goods from overseas, in the latest extreme measure aimed…
Cases of Covid variant come in run-up to lunar new year, when millions of people usually travel to see familyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChina is battling to stamp out its first outbreak of the Omicron variant, only week…
The international context and mood music are very different 14 years after the Beijing Summer GamesSpectacular fireworks lit up the summer sky and the air filled with the smell of sulphur as trails of smoke descended on the crowds in Tiananmen Square. …