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Beijing promises to be an off-piste, off-page and off-putting pandemic Olympics

If Covid precautions were strictly enforced at last summer’s delayed Tokyo Games, Beijing will take things to a whole new level

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

5 best bets for podium places as Team GB target record Winter Olympics haul

The Games officially open on February 4 in the Chinese capital Beijing.

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

Winter Olympics-bound Gerken-Schofield sisters sad to leave brother Tom behind

Tom’s progress was stalled last year when he suffered concussion, which effectively ended his hopes of joining his sisters at the Winter Olympics

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

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Laura Deas: Public thinking we are all like Eddie the Eagle not a bad thing

The 33-year-old returns to the Winter Olympics looking to build on the surprise bronze she claimed in Pyeongchang in 2018.

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

Should Australia’s major sports stars really be defined by fossil fuel companies trying to look good?

What is the cost to athletes and sports of accepting money from an influential denier of global warming? And what is the cost to our planet?

The Guardian - AU · Jan 28, 2022

China skis: Olympics brings on boom in winter sports

The Beijing Winter Olympics is tapping into and encouraging growing interest among Chinese in skiing, skating, hockey and other previously unfamiliar winter sports

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

China agrees to Xinjiang visit by U.N. rights chief in early 2022-South China Morning Post

China has agreed to let the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights visit Xinjiang in the first half of 2022 after the Beijing Winter Olympics, according to a report in the South China Morning Post which cited unnamed sources.

Reuters · Jan 28, 2022

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As Winter Olympics approach, women's hockey leagues plan their next moves

The Professional Women's Hockey Players Association has told some members it is planning to announce after the Winter Olympics that it will form a new league to debut in the fall, according to multiple sources.

Tribune News Service · Jan 28, 2022

Justin Abdelkader to play for team USA in 2022 Olympics

Justin Abdelkader will be heading to Beijing with Team USA

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 28, 2022

Seven urged to drop Beijing Olympics

Disenfranchised ethnic and religious minorities from China are urging the Seven Network to drop its coverage of next month's Winter Olympics in Beijing.

AAP · Jan 27, 2022

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.

Reuters · Jan 27, 2022

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 · Jan 27, 2022

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…

Bangkok Post · Jan 27, 2022

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 · Jan 27, 2022

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Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 27, 2022

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.

Irish Mirror · Jan 27, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022

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

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Sports Illustrated · Jan 27, 2022

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,…

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2022

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

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022

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 · Jan 27, 2022

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.

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