Winter Olympics

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North Korea has announced it will not take part in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, which it was already banned from as a result of pulling out of last year’s summer Olympics.
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China has launched the world’s first high-speed train with 5G coverage ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, which begin on February 4.
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The International Olympic Committee has insisted the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will go ahead as planned, despite calls to postpone the Games due to rising Covid-19 cases worldwide
Multi-sport
Media

NBCUniversal is bolstering is 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics efforts by placing all its coverage from the Games on the premium tier of streaming service Peacock
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Events

The 'closed-loop system' operating around the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics - essentially, a giant 'bio-secure bubble' - begins operating today, with a month to go until the start of the Games
Skiing
Sponsorship & Marketing

Finnish sportswear brand Icepeak is to sponsor China’s skiing teams at next year’s Winter Olympic Games after being named an official apparel partner of the Chinese national teams.
Ice Hockey
Events

The National Hockey League and NHL Players Association have reached an agreement to not send players to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over concerns that the Covid-19 pandemic will significantly disrupt …
Ice Hockey
Events

The National Hockey League and NHL Players Association are actively discussing player participation at the Beijing Winter Olympics and expect to announce a decision on the matter in the "coming days.
Olympic Games
Events

Organisers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics have released second editions of the guidebooks for participants aimed at minimising Covid-related risks at the event
Winter Sports
Events

The bid committee for a future Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City has projected that hosting the event would require a budget of up to $2.2bn (€1.9bn).
Olympic Games
Events

The Canadian city of Vancouver has begun the process of assessing the feasibility of hosting the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics based on British Columbia's successful staging of the Games in 2010
Football
Governance

The International Olympic Committee has renewed its attack on Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s plans to increase the frequency of World Cup competitions.
Ice Hockey
Events

National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman has admitted that both the league and a growing number of its players have rising concerns over participation in the Beijing Winter Olympics scheduled for…
Olympic Games
Events

The UK and Canada will join Australia and the US in not sending officials to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, in protest against alleged human rights abuses by China
Olympic Games
Governance

Chinese officials have hit back at the US 'diplomatic boycott' of Beijing 2022, saying the move violates the Olympic charter and reiterating an earlier promise of "resolute countermeasures
Olympic Games
Governance

The US government will not send officials to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics next year in a 'diplomatic boycott' that it says is based on concerns over human rights issues in China
Ice Skating
Events

The International Skating Union Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final will not take place in Osaka next week as originally planned due to Japan closing its borders as part of measures to address the new Omicron…
Olympic Games
Events

Sapporo has confirmed a revised budget plan for its bid to host the 2030 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, with the Japanese city set to hold a public survey on the matter next year