The Latest Breaking News from Olympics

CCP-led preparations dictate only success

BEIJING -- Beijing will be the first city in history to have hosted the Summer and Winter Olympics when the Winter Games start on Feb. 4.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 31, 2022

Japan set to pass China human rights resolution before Olympics

Japan’s parliament is set to pass a resolution expressing concern about Uyghur human rights as early as Tuesday, in a move likely to irritate China days before the Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

Tribune News Service · Jan 31, 2022

Olympics-COVID cases mount as athletes, personnel arrive in Beijing

During the past four days China has detected 119 COVID-19 cases among athletes and personnel involved in the Beijing Winter Olympics, with authorities imposing a "closed loop" bubble to keep participants, staff and media separated from the public.

Reuters · Jan 31, 2022

Free condoms to be handed out at Winter Olympics - but athletes discouraged from hugging

Despite being encouraged not to shake hands and hug athletes at this year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing, athletes will be offered free condoms from event officials

Daily Mirror · Jan 30, 2022

Mexican cross-country skier won't let pain, age or failure end her Olympic dream

LOS ANGELES — Chaucer wrote that time and tide wait for no man. But he didn't say anything about women, and that's a loophole Karla Schleske believes is big enough to accommodate her dream of skiing in the Winter Olympics.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 30, 2022

Beijing Winter Olympics start Feb. 4. Here’s what you need to know, athletes to watch.

The Miami Herald breaks down what you need to know about the 2022 Winter Olympics:

Miami Herald · Jan 30, 2022

At Beijing's COVID Games, Olympians try to stay negative

In order to get to the Beijing Olympics, Tabitha Peterson and her teammates had to pass a pair of high-stakes tests. They handled both with sure hands and steady nerves, making their way to the Winter Games in women's curling by capturing a bronze medal at the world championships and…

Tribune News Service · Jan 30, 2022

Sport, politics and Covid collide at the Beijing Winter Olympics

The Beijing 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 ice

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2022

Have the Winter Olympics caught you cold? Here’s our armchair guide

What to follow in Beijing, when – and why snowboard cross might be your new favourite sport

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2022

Beijing Reports Highest Covid Cases since June 2020 as Olympics Loom

Beijing recorded its highest number of new Covid-19 cases for a year and a half on Sunday, as the Chinese capital gears up to host the Winter Olympics in five days. China will hold the Games in a strict "closed-loop" bubble as part of its zero-Covid strategy of targeted lockdowns,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 30, 2022