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China Locks Down City on Vietnam Border as COVID Cases Rise

Authorities in China's southwestern city of Baise ordered residents to stay at home from Monday and avoid unnecessary travel as they enforced curbs that are among the toughest in the nation's tool-box to fight rising local infections of COVID-19. The outbreak in Baise, which has a population of about 3.6…

Asharq Al-Awsat

What is the hammer in curling? Explaining the rules of Winter Olympics sport

Ten nations are competing in each of curling’s three disciplines at the 2022 Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

Bizarre scenes as ice hockey match delayed at Winter Olympics before players return in masks

Canada saw off the Russian Olympic Committee 6-1 on the Beijing ice in the Winter Olympic ice hockey event, however it wasn’t without its controversies

Daily Mirror

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Today at the Winter Olympics: Dodds and Mouat in semi-final as Muir soars

Seventeen-year-old Kirsty Muir soared into the women’s freestyle Big Air final.

The Independent UK

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics turns into Hunger Games as stars complain about 'no hot meals'

Members of the Swedish cross-country team complained about the food being too cold, leading to 'Hunger Games' comparisons.

Daily Mirror

Kobayashi flies to gold in normal hill ski jump

BEIJING -- Ryoyu Kobayashi won the normal hill event on Sunday, giving Japan its first gold medal in men's ski jumping in 24 years and its first gold overall at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Winter Olympics curling LIVE: Five crash at same turn in luge and skater Vincent Zhou tests positive for Covid

Follow all the latest updates from the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as Britain’s Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat lose curling semi-final against Norway

The Independent UK

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Buyers scramble to get scarce Beijing Olympics souvenirs

The race is on to snap up scarce 2022 Winter Olympics souvenirs

The Independent UK

Covid news: Anti-vax mob targets UK opposition leader; Sweden eases travel curbs – as it happened

Police rescue Keir Starmer from protesters; Sweden move comes as country plans to remove Omicron restrictions on Wednesday

The Guardian - AU

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 day three – as it happened

The first Monday of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games

The Guardian - AU

Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai attends Winter Olympics and denies she made a sexual assault allegation

In an interview with L'Equipe, Ms Peng once again denies having accused a senior Chinese official of sexual assault.

ABC News

The sporting weekend in pictures

Senegal beat Egypt to win the Africa Cup of Nations, Boreham Wood headlined a weekend of FA Cup shocks and Kamila Valieva lit up the Winter Olympics.

The Independent UK

What are the COVID testing rules at the Beijing Winter Olympics and what happens if athletes test postive?

Despite testing positive to COVID-19 this Australian athlete was able to compete in their sport. Here's why.

ABC News

Winter Olympics: Jen Dodds and Bruce Mouat set for curling medal showdown despite Norway defeat

Defeat to Norway opened up the possibility of a must-win decider against the USA, but despair soon turned to joy as results elsewhere went in Team GB’s favour

The Independent UK

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Today at the Winter Olympics: Teenage star Kamila Valieva shines with rare feat

Zoi Sadowski Synnott also made history for New Zealand on her snowboard while the men’s downhill postponed due to high winds

The Guardian - UK

‘I have no more tears’: Beijing’s Winter Olympics hit by athlete complaints

Just two days into the event organisers are facing a litany of complaints from multiple athletes and countries on multiple fronts

Sports Illustrated

Where Were the First Winter Olympics Held?

The first Winter Games took place in a town with a current population of less than 9,000 people.

Axios

Winter Olympics opening ceremony viewership down 43% from 2018

The games are impacted by a lack of fans and loved ones in stadiums that normally contribute to the excitement.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Hologram of IOC’s Bach Hands over ‘Torch’ in Virtual Relay

After days of face to face diplomacy at the Beijing 2020 Winter Olympics, it was time for the holograms to take over on Sunday. A life-size image of International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach virtually handed an Olympic torch to a similar hologram of the chief executive of tech giant…

The Guardian - UK

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: a day of records and firsts

A first ever gold for New Zealand as records tumble in both the speed skating and figure skating

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics: Andrew Musgrave battles through ‘horrifically hard’ conditions in skiathlon

Competing in his fourth Winter Games, he finished 17th

The Guardian - UK

We can’t let China use the Olympics to mask genocide and human rights abuses

As the Games get under way, Britain must stand by the values embodied in Team GB and send a clear message to Beijing

ABC News

Jakara Anthony wins Australia's first gold at Beijing Winter Olympics with women's moguls victory

Jakara Anthony wins Australia's first gold medal in Beijing with victory in the women's moguls, becoming her country's sixth Winter Olympic champion.

Evening Standard

Winter Olympics 2022: Britain near curling medal after Aussie Covid drama; latest news, results, medal table

Australia’s eventful debut in the Winter Olympics mixed doubles curling continued on Sunday with the team almost kicked out of the competition following a positive Covid test.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China to Boost Supply of Winter Games Panda Mascot Souvenirs

China will increase the supply of merchandise featuring "Bing Dwen Dwen", the panda mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the organizing committee said on Sunday. The announcement came as Chinese media and internet users reported difficulty in purchasing souvenirs in the likeness of the chubby panda in a hard,…

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