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Beijing Olympics Ready to Go but Controversies, Covid Weigh Heavy

A Winter Olympics overshadowed by diplomatic boycotts and concerns about human rights, Covid and the safety of Peng Shuai begins next Friday in a vast "bubble" in the Chinese capital Beijing. Warnings about air pollution, government snooping and the environmental impact of a Games which relies almost entirely on man-made…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK reports 89,176 new cases and 277 deaths – as it happened

UK cases and deaths fall day-on-day; Hong Kong government to compensate pet shops affected by culling of hamsters for Covid reasons

The Guardian - UK

The numbers behind the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

Beijing becomes the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics.

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Five of the greatest moments in Great Britain’s Winter Olympics history

Team GB are aiming for a record medal haul this year

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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

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

Beijing stadium lit up for opening ceremony rehearsal

BEIJING -- Rays of light from Beijing's National Stadium illuminated the night sky during what was said to be a rehearsal for the 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, ahead of the opening of the Games on Feb. 4.

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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

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

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

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

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

Kiwi women to fly at the Winter Olympics

Will it be a Kiwi woman who finally tops the podium at a Winter Olympics? Merryn Anderson gives a run-down of our strong female contingent at the Beijing games starting next week.

Newsroom.co.nz

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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Asharq Al-Awsat

China Warns US over Ukraine, 'Interfering' in Winter Olympics

China's top diplomat spoke with his US counterpart on Thursday, warning Washington to "stop interfering" in the Winter Olympics and stressing that Russia's security concerns in Europe should be "taken seriously". Beijing hopes to turn next week's Games into a soft power triumph. But the lead-up has been clouded by…

The Independent UK

China spends billions on Olympics with longer-term goal

The finance model for the Winter Olympics calls for the host country to spend several billion dollars, the IOC to earn a couple billion, and sports bodies to share around hundreds of millions

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'Stop interfering' in Beijing Winter Olympics: Top Chinese diplomat tells US

A few days ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics, China has said Washington should avoid interference in the Games and also stop flaring tensions up around the Taiwan issue.

Nottingham Post

Nottingham speed skater Niall Treacy inspired by Dave Ryding's skiing heroics ahead of Winter Olympics debut

Ryding, 35, became the first British alpine skier to strike World Cup gold on Saturday and Beijing-bound Treacy, 21, was watching closely ahead of taking to the Chinese ice

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Daily Mirror

Team GB athlete prepares for Winter Olympics with training sessions in a freezer

Katie Ormerod is preparing for the Winter Olympics with sessions in a freezer at Aldi, alongside ready meals and pizza. She will compete in temperatures of minus 6C in Beijing

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian general hints at potential date when Russia could launch attack

Ukrainian Lieutenant-General Oleksandr Pavliuk said February 20 is a date that's being considered for when Vladimir Putin sends troops into the country due to the Beijing Winter Olympics

Evening Standard

Winter Olympics 2022 Day 16: Full schedule, events, UK start times and dates as Beijing Games finish

Team GB will look for their first gold medal of the Winter Olympics in Beijing on the final day of competition as their women’s curling team take centre stage.

Evening Standard

Winter Olympics 2022 live stream: How to watch today’s action from Beijing for FREE on TV and online in UK

After Britain’s men’s curlers had to settle for silver after defeat in the Winter Olympic final on Saturday, Eve Muirhead & Co. get the chance to go one better as they go for gold on the final day of the Games.

The Guardian - UK

Welcome to the Winter Olympics. No hugging, but help yourself to the free condoms

The games are in a moral quandary: promoting safe sex – and social distancing. But will the athletes heed advice and treat their free contraceptives as souvenirs?

Asharq Al-Awsat

Beijing City’s COVID Infections Rise ahead of Winter Olympics

Beijing reported 14 local confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest daily count in its current outbreak, less than two weeks before the Winter Olympics are due to commence in the Chinese capital and in neighboring Hebei province. The number of domestically spread infections with confirmed symptoms in Beijing reported…

Daily Mirror

Winter Olympics could soon be thing of the past due to global warming, experts warn

Rising temperatures across the globe are set to put the future of the Winter Olympics into doubt due to increasing greenhouse gas levels, it has been claimed

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