Winter Olympics threatened by climate change: Report
LONDON: Climate change is threatening the future of the Winter Olympics, reducing the number of suitable venues for the event around the globe, a report warned ahead of the Beijing Games.
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First-ever Tibet-based athletes to compete in Winter Games
BEIJING : Two Tibet-based athletes will next month become the first from the western frontier region of China to participate in a Winter Olympics after qualifying for Beijing, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.
Climate change threatening Winter Games, report warns
Climate change is threatening the Winter Olympics and the future of snow sports by making conditions much more dangerous for athletes and participants, experts warned in a report published a week ahead of the start of the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing.
China's Xi: 'I don't care' how many golds China wins at Beijing Games
BEIJING : The fanfare ahead of next month's Beijing's Winter Olympics is building in China but President Xi Jinping appeared to play down focus on the medals table.
China restricts activists' social media ahead of Olympics
BEIJING: Human rights activists and some academics in China have had their WeChat messaging app accounts restricted in recent weeks, multiple people affected have told AFP, as Beijing cracks down on dissent before the Winter Olympics.
Winter Olympics: Kaillie Humphries' 10,000-mile race to reach Beijing 2022
After a red-eye flight across the Atlantic, Kaillie Humphries' Olympic dream was riding on a series of history and geography questions.
Devon Levi not to be counted out in battle for Canada hockey's Olympic crease
Goalie Devon Levi had never stepped foot outside North America before flying to Davos, Switzerland, this week for an eight-day Hockey Canada training camp in preparation for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.