Athletes arrive and train in Beijing ahead of Winter Olympics - in pictures
The 2022 Beijing Olympics is only a few days away and athletes have been getting used to their new surroundings ahead of Friday's Opening Ceremony.
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Afghanistan’s Chef de Mission makes urgent plea for help to evacuate Paralympic athletes
Afghanistan’s Chef de Mission for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Arian Sadiqi, released a statement on his Facebook page calling for the global community to help evacuate the Paralympic athletes from the country.
Morocco's El Amin Chentouf smashes own Paralympic record to win T12 marathon gold
Veteran El Amin Chentouf of Morocco defended his title in the T12 marathon for visually impaired athletes, smashing his own Paralympic record by over threeminutes to finish in 2:21:43.
Winter Olympics: Speed skater Kathryn Thomson goes from furniture shop to second Games
Of the hundreds of athletes competing at the Winter Olympics, some will have their sights firmly on a shiny medal. There are plenty of others, though, for whom just being there is a success story in itself.
Rafael Nadal defies all logic once again with historic Australian Open triumph
When Rafael Nadal was in Abu Dhabi six weeks ago, there was a certain resignation about the Spaniard. He had just competed in the Mubadala World Tennis Championships, a regular pre-season event for Nadal, and had lost both matches.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Team GB's underdog athletes have to 'try that little bit more' says Billy Morgan
Billy Morgan says Team GB's underdog status means the athletes have to work even harder. The pressure back home on Team GB is massive during the Summer Olympics but the Winter Games do not carry the same level of expectation. Ad/> With its mild climate and lowland geography, the culture around winter sports is not as strong in the United Kingdom, giving the nation an underdog status they do not enjoy at the Summer Games.
Why in-form Preston Athletic are going all out for title glory after reassessing their target
The Pennypit outfit have reassessed their goals for the season after an impressive start in the second tier, with just five points dropped from their 15 league matches so far.
Beijing welcomes Winter Olympics against backdrop of politics and the pandemic
Fourteen years ago in Beijing’s Bird’s Nest Stadium, ninety thousand fans roared Usain Bolt down the home straight to shatter the men’s 100 metres world record and instantly establish one of the Olympic Games’ most indelible images.