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Russia and China to discuss greater gas, financial cooperation during Putin visit

Russia and China will discuss greater gas and financial cooperation during President Vladimir Putin's upcoming trip to Beijing for the winter Olympics, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Pope hails Paralympians, refugee athletes in Olympic message

Pope Francis is paying tribute to Paralympians and refugee athletes competing in the Beijing Olympics

The Independent UK

50-year-old muscles just can’t grow big like they used to – the biology of how muscles change with age

There is perhaps no better way to see the absolute pinnacle of human athletic abilities than by watching the Olympics. But at the Winter Games this year – and at almost all professional sporting events – you rarely see a competitor over 40 years old and almost never see a…

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Why is Taiwan competing in the Olympics under 'Chinese Taipei'?

When the Beijing Olympics opens with a glitzy ceremony on Feb. 4, 2022, a tiny contingent of Taiwanese athletes will be in attendance. But they won’t be marching under the Taiwanese flag. And they will be announced as the team from “Chinese Taipei.”

The Conversation

Everything to Know for the Women’s Hockey Tournament at the Beijing Olympics

Will it be the U.S. and Canada duking it out until the end once again? Or will a new country emerge to take home gold?

Sports Illustrated

Norway predicted to top Winter Olympics medal table

Norway have won more Winter Olympic golds than any other nation

The Independent UK

Unpredictable weather will be the ‘story of the Games’ in Beijing

Gusts of wind played havoc with biathletes as they trained ahead of the start of the Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

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Winter Olympics: Alpine skiing hill is a new test for all

None of the elite athletes competing when Alpine skiing starts Sunday at the Olympics ever has been on the course that will be used to determine who takes home the medals

The Independent UK

Team GB star adamant LGBTQ+ voices must be heard at Winter Olympics

The 22-year-old came out as pansexual last year

The Independent UK

Luger Staudinger pays tribute to teammate at Winter Olympics

Rupert Staundinger has paid tribute to his teammate and friend AJ Rosen as the first day of the Beijing Winter Olympics kicks off

Wales Online

World Cup medal is my next target, says hockey goalkeeper Sreejesh after Tokyo high

NEW DELHI: At 33, PR Sreejesh is in the twilight of his career, but the veteran Indian hockey goalkeeper is in no mood to call it quits anytime soon as he is eyeing a World Cup medal to add to his Tokyo Olympics bronze before deciding the future course of…

The Times of India

Alpine skiing hill at Beijing Olympics is a new test for all

None of the elite athletes competing when Alpine skiing starts Sunday at the Olympics ever has been on the course that will be used to determine who takes home the medals

The Independent UK

Best Team GB medal hopes for 2022 Winter Olympics

Great Britain are targeting between three and seven medals in Beijing

The Independent UK

Olympics-Russia should not assume doping sanctions will be lifted, says WADA

Russia should not assume sanctions imposed for running a state sponsored doping programme will be automatically lifted when its suspension is completed at the end of year, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Evening Standard

IOC ‘have blood on their hands’ by opting for China for Winter Olympics

When London passengers step into the back seat of Enver Tohti’s Mitsubishi hybrid, none know about the back story of the former oncology surgeon.

Tribune News Service

American cross-country skier Jessie Diggins bears the weight of gold happily

The gold medals awarded at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics were the heaviest ever, weighing in at 20.6 ounces. Jessie Diggins didn't notice it at first, when she stood on a podium in the South Korean mountains with her newly won prize around her neck.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Time to call out China’s Olympian invasions of privacy and other abuses

Former NBC sportscaster Bob Costas called it perfectly. The International Olympics Committee’s decision to award China the 2022 Winter Olympics deserves nothing but “disdain and disgust.”

Tribune News Service

What comes first, baby or Olympics? Race is on for biathlete Leif Nordgren.

No matter how many big events you've packed into your 2022 calendar, Leif Nordgren probably has you beat. Competing at the Beijing Winter Games is just the start for the Minnesotan, a three-time Olympian in biathlon.

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The Times of India

Focused on hectic 2022 calendar, short-term target is to play for one more year, says 'World Games Athlete of the Year' PR Sreejesh

When PR Sreejesh met former India coach Harendra Singh back in 2002, he didn't have proper pads. Wearing a lungi, the last thing anyone could imagine was that the young boy from Kerala was a budding goalkeeper.

Evening Standard

Winter Olympics 2022 opening ceremony live stream: How can I watch for FREE on TV in UK?

The opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing today to herald the start of the Games.

The Guardian - UK

Organisers downplay fears as 11 at Winter Olympics in hospital with Covid

Eleven people at the Winter Olympics are in hospital with Covid, Beijing 2022 officials have revealed, although none are in a life threatening condition

The Independent UK

Team GB eyeing more curling success as Winter Olympics begin

Team GB can win medals in all three curling disciplines with the mixed doubles getting underway on Wednesday

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Fewer Japanese companies sponsor Team Japan for Beijing Games amid Tokyo 2020 woes, issues in China

A few Japanese companies are among the Olympic sponsors supporting the Games and Japan's delegation at the Beijing Winter Olympics, which start Friday.

Reuters

Olympics-Curling kicks off Beijing Games ahead of Putin-Xi main event

Mixed doubles curling opened competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Wednesday as the shadow of war in Ukraine, and the impending arrival of Russian President Vladimir Putin, loomed over an event already transformed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Evening Standard

Beijing Winter Olympics: Torch relay gets under way ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony

The Beijing Winter Olympic torch relay got underway on Wednesday with an 80-year-old former speedskater among the first to carry the flame.

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