China's pandemic Olympics begins, with lockdown and boycotts
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Peng Shuai expected inside Beijing bubble as athletes find their snow feet
BEIJING: The Olympics chief on Thursday (Feb 3) pledged to support Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai if she asks for an investigation into her treatment when he meets with her inside Beijing's "closed-loop" at the Winter Games.
Putin arrives at Olympics, praises Russian relations with China amid crisis in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday arrived in Beijing for the opening of the Winter Olympic Games and talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, as the two leaders look to project themselves as a counterweight to the U.S. and its allies.
Russian President Putin arrives in Beijing for Winter Olympics - state TV
BEIJING : Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday arrived in Beijing, where he is expected to attend the 2022 Winter Olympics and hold a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss closer cooperation amid increasing tensions with the United States.
Beijing Winter Olympics Set To Open Under Cloud Of Covid, Rights Fears
A Winter Olympics overshadowed by rights concerns and Covid will officially begin in Beijing on Friday with an opening ceremony at the "Bird's Nest" stadium. The distinctive lattice-shaped arena took centre stage at the 2008 Games -- seen as China's coming-out party to the world -- and will do so again as Beijing becomes the first city to host both a Summer and Winter Olympics. Friday's opening ceremony starts at 8:00pm (1200 GMT) and will be attended by President Xi Jinping, under whose rule China has become a much more belligerent proposition in global affairs compared to 14 years ago.
Vladimir Putin claims Beijing Olympics diplomatic boycott about ‘ambitions’
Vladimir Putin has stepped up his criticism of the US and Britain for staging a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Games in Beijing, accusing western countries of politicising sport and violating the Olympic charter, which promotes peaceful competition among nations.
Curling kicks off Beijing Games ahead of Putin-Xi main event
BEIJING: Mixed doubles curling opened competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Wednesday (Feb 2) as the shadow of war in Ukraine, and the impending arrival of Russian President Vladimir Putin, loomed over an event already transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Curling kicks off, but Putin-Xi the main game as politics swirls over Beijing
BEIJING : Mixed doubles curling was set to open competition in Beijing on Wednesday as the shadow of war in Ukraine - and the impending arrival of Russian President Vladimir Putin - loomed over a Winter Games already transformed by the coronavirus pandemic.