Olympics-Paris 2024 boss to miss Beijing Games after testing positive for COVID
BEIJING (Reuters) - Paris 2024 chief Tony Estanguet will not attend the Beijing Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19, the French organising committee said.
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Paris 2024 boss to miss Beijing Games after testing positive for COVID
BEIJING : Paris 2024 chief Tony Estanguet will not attend the Beijing Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19, the French organising committee said.
Beijing Games organisers hope to have 30% capacity in venues
BEIJING: Organisers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are hoping for stadium capacities of at least 30 per cent despite China's enforcement of tight regulations to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday.