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Amid pandemic and protest, Olympics return to a changed China

The Beijing Winter Olympics kick off in a week, putting sports at centre-stage following preparations that have been clouded by diplomatic boycotts and the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced the Games into a tightly sealed bubble.

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John Niyo: For Olympians, 2022 Beijing Games is about more than going for gold

They're in it for themselves. And their teammates, in some cases. Their coaches, their families and their friends, too.

Tribune News Service

Beijing steels itself for the Winter Games

Back in July last year, the International Olympic Committee announced a change to the Olympic motto, adding the word "Together" to its old 125-year-old "Faster, Higher, Stronger" banner. It was meant to signify the importance of standing together in solidarity. But as Beijing readies itself to host this year's Winter…

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Beijing Olympics: Meet some of Team USA’s best athletes ahead of the 2022 Winter Games

For The Win is helping you get to know some Team USA athletes competing at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Stefanie Dolson’s time in Chicago appears to be coming to an end

After meeting with the New York Liberty, Las Vegas Aces, Atlanta Dream, Seattle Storm and Sky, the Olympic gold medalist is deciding between the Liberty and Storm.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kiwi women to fly at the Winter Olympics

Will it be a Kiwi woman who finally tops the podium at a Winter Olympics? Merryn Anderson gives a run-down of our strong female contingent at the Beijing games starting next week.

Newsroom.co.nz

Olympics hero Kellie Harrington set to release autobiography this year

The Tokyo boxing gold medalist has teamed up with Roddy Doyle and will release the book in October

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Italy's Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs hits back at doping accusations

Italian sprinter Marcell Jacobs left athletics fans and pundits stunned by clocking 9.80 seconds to claim gold at the re-arranged Tokyo 2020 Olympics last summer

Daily Mirror

China racing against time to stamp out Beijing Covid outbreak ahead of next week’s Winter Olympics

China aims to score a diplomatic ‘victory’ through its adherence to zero-Covid policy, reports Ahmed Aboudouh

The Independent UK

Meet Team USA: Beijing 2022

A group of 222 athletes from around the country will compete at the Winter Games, where a total of 109 events in 15 disciplines across seven sports on snow and ice will be held—in a bubble, under COVID-19 protocols—across 12 competition venues in China. From fresh faces to familiar ones,…

Sports Illustrated

Galal Yafai targeting world title to add to Olympic gold after turning professional

The Birmingham-born boxer wants to become one of the few world and Olympic champions from Britain

The Independent UK

Eddie Hearn signs Olympic champion Galal Yafai to long-term promotional deal

The Olympic gold medalist is turning professional under the same banner as Anthony Joshua and will fight for his first title on his debut next month at The O2 in London

Daily Mirror

History rewritten with wrestler Louis Bruce revealed as Britain’s first black Olympian

A detective trail that led from Canada to Wigan to London’s transport network has revealed Britain’s first black Olympian was wrestler Louis Bruce, not the sprinter Harry Edward

The Guardian - UK

Olympic champion Adam Peaty reveals new event he could seek gold in at Commonwealth Games

Adam Peaty has set his sights on yet another event that he will chase one more gold medal in ahead of this year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

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The Independent UK

Beijing's Olympic bubble makes a slightly surreal experience

For journalists covering the Beijing Winter Olympics, China's strict pandemic measures are creating a surreal and somewhat frustrating experience

The Times of India

Manpeet to lead India in FIH Pro League; Jugraj, Abhishek to make debuts

NEW DELHI: Star midfielder and Olympic bronze medal-winning captain Manpreet Singh will lead a 20-member strong Indian hockey team in the double-leg FIH Pro League ties against South Africa and France to be held between February 8 to 13.

The Times of India

Manpreet to lead India in FIH Pro League; Jugraj, Abhishek to make debuts

Tribune News Service

Born with a club foot, Edmonds ice dancer Jean-Luc Baker defied the odds and is ready for his first Olympics

When Jean-Luc Baker was born with a club foot, a doctor gave his parents a grim prognosis.

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China Warns US over Ukraine, 'Interfering' in Winter Olympics

China's top diplomat spoke with his US counterpart on Thursday, warning Washington to "stop interfering" in the Winter Olympics and stressing that Russia's security concerns in Europe should be "taken seriously". Beijing hopes to turn next week's Games into a soft power triumph. But the lead-up has been clouded by…

The Independent UK

China spends billions on Olympics with longer-term goal

The finance model for the Winter Olympics calls for the host country to spend several billion dollars, the IOC to earn a couple billion, and sports bodies to share around hundreds of millions

Tribune News Service

POINT: Biden’s diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics is apt decision

In late 2021, the Biden administration officially declared it will diplomatically boycott the Beijing Olympics due to China’s horrendous human rights abuses. Although I rarely agree with President Joe Biden, I absolutely believe this is the correct call.

Tribune News Service

COUNTERPOINT: There are better ways to contest forced labor than boycotting the Beijing Olympics

The Winter Olympic Games in Beijing are just days away, but the Biden administration’s campaign to orchestrate a diplomatic boycott, so far joined by only a few allies, is already failing to meet certain expectations. It seems as if the criterion for success was to get a sizeable group of…

The Independent UK

Olympic champion Lundby laments ski jumping's weight issues

Maren Lundby was the world’s best female ski jumper for three years, starting in 2018 when she won Olympic gold

Nottingham Post

Nottingham speed skater Niall Treacy inspired by Dave Ryding's skiing heroics ahead of Winter Olympics debut

Ryding, 35, became the first British alpine skier to strike World Cup gold on Saturday and Beijing-bound Treacy, 21, was watching closely ahead of taking to the Chinese ice

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: How COVID tests, isolation will work at Olympics

Athletes headed to the Olympics are facing COVID-19 testing hurdles as organizers seek to catch any infections early and keep the virus at bay

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