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Olympics-Beijing Games see 21 new COVID cases on Feb 3 vs 55 a day earlier

A total of 21 new COVID-19 infections were found among Olympic Games-related personnel on Feb. 3, down from 55 a day earlier, Games organisers said ahead of Friday's opening ceremony.

Reuters

The Latest: Wind delays Olympic men's ski training session

Organizers have delayed the start of the second men’s downhill training session at the Beijing Olympics due to strong winds

The Independent UK

World leaders: Who's coming, who isn't to Beijing Olympics

The U.S., Britain and a handful of others aren’t sending dignitaries to the Beijing Winter Games as part of a diplomatic boycott, but the Chinese capital is still attracting an array of world leaders for Friday’s opening ceremony

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Inside the 'closed loop' of Beijing Games: solitude, gratitude and ... bagpipes?

BEIJING — The rules have been made clear. Anyone fortunate enough to sit in the stands at the Beijing Olympics will not be allowed to yell, or sing, or chant, or make any kind of noise that might spew coronavirus into the air.

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U.S. women’s hockey team wins first game but loses one of its toughest players

BEIJING — Brianna Decker’s raw screams, the cries of an athlete who knows her body well enough to instantly realize something had gone terribly wrong at a terrible time, suddenly filled the mostly empty, echoing spaces of Wukesong Sports Centre on Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

Winter Olympics 2022 LIVE: Opening ceremony to take place in Beijing as US dominates figure skating

The Winter Olympics will formally start with Friday’s opening ceremony in Beijing

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics 2022: 10 things to look out for in Beijing

Jamaica return to the bobsleigh after 24 years, Haiti and Saudi Arabia make debuts, while GB aim for curling glory

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Princess to attend Beijing opener

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will attend the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Friday in Beijing.

Bangkok Post

How to watch the Beijing Winter Olympics in Australia

As Australia sweats through another summer, the world turns its attention to the cool competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Here's what you need to know about how and when to watch.

ABC News

Aussies set for big Winter Oly campaign

Australia's Winter Olympians are stronger than ever despite a COVID-affected build-up to Beijing, says past Olympic gold medal-winning aerialist Alisa Camplin.

AAP

N.Korea's Kim calls Olympics 'great victory' for China, calls for better relations

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a message to Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulating him on the Beijing Winter Olympics as a "great victory" and saying he wanted to improve relations between their countries, state news agency KCNA reported on Friday.

Reuters

Beijing Olympics: US legislators decry China human rights abuses

On eve of Winter Games opening ceremonies, Congress raises voices of human rights activists amid US diplomatic boycott.

Al Jazeera

As Olympics 2022 set to open, avoiding a disaster might be considered success

BEIJING — China had something to prove when it hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Los Angeles Times

U.S. says China ties will not make up for consequences of Russian invasion of Ukraine

The U.S. State Department warned Russia on Thursday that a closer relationship between Moscow and Beijing would not make up for the consequences of a Russian invasion of Ukraine and only make the Russian economy more brittle.

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Get up to speed with all the events at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games

The Winter Olympics is not so much a multi-sport event as it is an adrenaline junkie convention. Here's the lowdown on what you're about to watch in Beijing.

Daily Mirror

What time does 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony start? Dates and full schedule

From starting dates to the full schedule - here is everything you need to know about this month’s Winter Olympics in Beijing

The Conversation

Beijing's scant snow offers a glimpse at the uncertainty — and risks — of future Winter Olympics

The postcards and posters from most Winter Olympics call attention to the thick powder and ice-covered mountains we expect from winter mountain sports. But this year will be a little different.

The Times of India

38 Chinese soldiers died in Galwan clash: Oz report

NEW DELHI: China lost at least 38 soldiers during the violent Galwan clashes with India in June 2020, which is much more than the five casualties Beijing has officially acknowledged till now, an Australian website has claimed.

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The Times of India

Indian diplomats to boycott Olympics over China’s torchbearer

NEW DELHI: The Indian mission in Beijing will not participate in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics, which officially kicks off on Friday, the government announced on Thursday. The decision followed the revelation on Wednesday that a PLA regiment commander involved in the June 2020 Galwan clashes…

The Hindu

Winter is here: On India’s diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

The games in China have taken on political significance, domestically and globally

Evening Standard

Winter Olympics 2022: Eve Muirhead and Dave Ryding to share flag-bearing duties for Great Britain

Eve Murihead and Dave Ryding will share the flag-bearing duties for Great Britain at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Daily Record

Curling stars Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds fire warning shot to rivals after slipping to first defeat at Beijing 2022

Having seen off world bronze medallists Sweden and reigning Olympic champions Canada, 2018 silver medallists Switzerland proved a step too far for the Scots

The Guardian - UK

The elite and the damned: Beijing 2022 begins with dose of realpolitik

Much as the IOC may want political and human rights issues to fade into the background, they show little sign of doing so

The Independent UK

Eve Muirhead and Dave Ryding named as Great Britain flag bearers in Beijing

The duo will carry the country’s flag during Friday’s opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics.

The Guardian - UK

GB flagbearer Dave Ryding would ‘cut medal in half’ to honour Alain Baxter

Alpine skier has said he might cut his medal in half and give it to his ‘hero’ Alain Baxter if he makes the podium in Beijing

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