The Latest Breaking News from Olympics

Dudley Stokes and the legacy of the Jamaican bobsleigh team

A founding member of the team immortalised in the film Cool Runnings tells Ryan S. Gladwin the inside story of one of the most loved tales in Winter Olympics history

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2022

Olympic spotlight back on China for a COVID-tinged Games

It's time to raise the curtain on the Beijing Winter Olympics

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2022

Biennial World Cup will do ‘immeasurable damage’ to global sport, IOC members warn

Fifa’s plans for a biennial World Cup have come under attack from International Olympic Committee members in Beijing

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2022

Figure skaters Uno, Kagiyama practice at Beijing venue for first time

Shoma Uno and Yuma Kagiyama practiced for the first time Thursday at the Capitol Indoor Stadium in Beijing, the venue for the figure skating competition at the Beijing Olympics.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 3, 2022

Cocktails and hazmat suits mingle in the Beijing Olympics bubble

A bartender in the Chinese ski resort of Zhangjiakou wears a blue and white hazmat suit as he pours a cocktail, before passing the drink to a similarly attired waiter who shuffles across the room in blue plastic booties to deliver the drink.

Reuters · Feb 3, 2022

For Uyghur torchbearer, China's Olympic flame has gone dark

At the age of 17, Kamaltürk Yalqun was chosen to help carry the Olympic flame ahead of the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, where he later represented his home region in western China

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2022

Xi promises ‘safe, splendid’ Winter Olympics as COVID cases rise

IOC reports highest number of cases among Games-related personnel, condemns calls for boycott of Beijing 2022.

Al Jazeera · Feb 3, 2022

150,000 fans to be invited to events at Beijing Olympics

About 150,000 spectators are expected to be invited to attend events at the Beijing Olympics

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2022

Around 50 athletes test positive for COVID-19 before Beijing Winter Olympics

Amid China's zero-COVID policy, around 50 foreign athletes scheduled to take part in the Beijing Winter Olympics have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Dynamite News · Feb 3, 2022

Another Beijing Olympics with human rights still major issue

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are opening with the same concerns that loomed over the 2008 Beijing Olympics: China's record on human rights and its treatment of Tibetans and Uyghur Muslims in western China

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2022