IOC chief to meet Peng Shuai, will 'support' inquiry into sexual assault allegations if tennis star chooses
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Britain suffer first defeat, Italy lead mixed doubles standings
BEIJING: Reigning world curling champions Britain slipped to their first mixed doubles defeat against Switzerland at the National Aquatics Centre on Thursday (Feb 3), while Italy stormed to the top of the standings with a perfect start to their round-robin campaign.
Saudi Arabian delegation lands in Beijing ahead of historic first Winter Olympics participation
In a historic day for Saudi sports, the Kingdom’s delegation arrived in China on Thursday ahead of its participation in the 24th Winter Olympic Games — the first time that Saudi athletes have competed in the Winter Olympics.
Curling-Britain suffer first defeat, Italy lead mixed doubles standings
BEIJING :Reigning world curling champions Britain slipped to their first mixed doubles defeat against Switzerland at the National Aquatics Centre on Thursday, while Italy stormed to the top of the standings with a perfect start to their round-robin campaign.
Winter Olympics: Capital curlers Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds ready to fight fire with fire after falling to first defeat
The Edinburgh pair lived up to their billing as gold medal favourites by seeing off world bronze medallists Sweden and reigning Olympic champions Canada in their first two matches, but 2018 silver medallists Switzerland proved a step too far.
IOC president Thomas Bach to meet Peng Shuai inside Winter Olympics ‘closed loop’
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach says he will have a meeting with Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai within the “closed loop” of Beijing 2022 during the Games. The wellbeing of the former Wimbledon doubles champion has been questioned ever since allegations of sexual assault against Chinese former vice premier, Zhang Gaoli, were made on a social media account of hers in November. There has been no comment from Zhang.
Tibetans march on IOC headquarters to protest Beijing Games
LAUSANNE, Switzerland: Several hundred Tibetan and Uyghur activists marched on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday (Feb 3), a day before Beijing 2022 opens, accusing the Swiss-based organisation of complicity in "atrocities" committed against ethnic minorities in China.
Beijing Games see 55 COVID-19 cases on Feb 2, highest daily tally
BEIJING: A total of 55 new COVID-19 infections were found among Olympic Games-related personnel on Feb 2, the chair of the Beijing 2022 medical expert panel said on Thursday (Feb 3), the highest daily tally so far.