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Kellie Harrington wins on ring return after Olympic gold medal success

She defeated Sweden's Agnes Alexiusson in the 73rd International Strandja tournament in Sofia.

Dublin Live · Feb 22, 2022

Activists urge UN rights chief to release delayed report on Xinjiang

Now that the Beijing Winter Olympics is over, U.N. rights chief Michelle Bachelet must release her long-delayed report on alleged violations in China's Xinjiang region against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2022

Stirling curler hopes Beijing Olympic success can help inspire new generation

The women's and men's curling teams - who train in Stirling - were the only medallists for Team GB at the Games.

Daily Record · Feb 22, 2022

La Velle E. Neal III: China should never have been allowed to hold these Olympics

BEIJING – Sports fans have been forced to gaze toward China this month as it held a Winter Olympics it should have never been allowed to hold.

Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2022

Winter Olympics Deliver Smallest Viewing Audience Ever

This year’s ratings saw a sizable drop from the 2018 Winter Games, along with 2021’s Tokyo Games.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 22, 2022

Beijing Winter Olympics viewership drops to record low

The event still drew a sizable digital audience, per NBC.

Axios · Feb 22, 2022

Inside Beijing's Olympic Games spy network - constantly watching athletes and fans

Even Olympic champions described the Winter Games in Beijing, China, as the most controversial since the Berlin Olympics of 1936 under Hitler’s Nazi regime

Daily Mirror · Feb 21, 2022

Natasha Jonas the 'snotty nosed kid from Toxteth' who became a World Champion

Natasha Jonas won the WBO Super Welterweight title after making a comeback

Liverpool Echo · Feb 21, 2022

Why Vladimir Putin is so confident in his Ukraine strategy – he has a trump card in China

The Beijing Winter Olympics will be remembered not just for China’s efforts to impress the world amid criticisms of its human rights record. The games were also held against the backdrop of the most dramatic escalation of strategic tensions between Russia and the West since the end of the Cold…

The Conversation · Feb 21, 2022

Kamila Valieva horror show proves the price of Olympic gold is too high

This is not a problem happening just in Russia – a win-at-all-costs mentality is affecting young athletes more than ever

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2022