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Canada's Olympic-wear provider given 'coal' medal for environmentally unfriendly manufacturing process
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El pobre menú de una biatleta rusa en los Juegos de Pekín
Los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de Pekín 2022 vuelven a ser señalados por el trato que han recibido los atletas en los días previos al inicio de las competiciones. Si la semana pasada conocíamos la odisea de la piloto belga de skeleton belga Kim Meylemans tras su positivo en coronavirus tras ser llevada a un sitio aislado cuando le aseguraron que le llevarían a la Villa Olímpica para el aislamiento (algo que finalmente ocurrió tras su denuncia en las redes sociales), ahora las quejas vienen por la alimentación que han recibido varios deportistas en estas jornadas previas durante su periodo de cuarentena.
Norway's Weng to skip Games after positive COVID-19 test
Norway's Heidi Weng will not travel to Beijing to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19 before the Games, the cross-country skier confirmed on Tuesday.
Palmeiras through to Club World Cup final after win over ten man Al Ahly at Al-Nahyan Stadium
Palmeiras booked their place in the Club World Cup final with a 2-0 win over Al Ahly, who had a man sent off late in the game. Palmeiras were at the tournament by virtue of their 2021 Copa Libertadores win over Brazilian rivals Flamengo, while Egyptian side Al Ahly beat Kaizer Chiefs in last year’s CAF Champions League final. Ad/> Al Ahly beat Monterrey on Saturday 1-0 in order to reach the semi-finals.
Olympics-Cross-country skiing-Norway's Weng to skip Games after positive COVID test
(Reuters) - Norway's Heidi Weng will not travel to Beijing to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19 before the Games, the cross-country skier confirmed on Tuesday.
Italians hope to inspire nation in build-up to home Games
BEIJING: Newly-crowned Olympic mixed doubles champions Italy are hoping their victory in Beijing can pave the way for increased funding and participation in curling back home before they host the Winter Games in 2026.
'Any luge athlete should be studying her' - Amy Williams in awe of Natalie Geisenberger after record third gold
Amy Williams has admitted she was ‘shaking’ with joy after watching Natalie Geisenberger become the first woman to win three Olympic luge singles titles. Following gold medals in the event in 2014 and 2018, the German secured her latest win by a margin of 0.493 over her fellow German Anita Berreiter. Ad/> Geisenberger equalled the singles record of three wins set by Georg Hackl on the men's side and also secured her fifth gold medal in total after team relay wins at the previous two Games.