UK and Canada join planned diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
The United Kingdom and Canada have become the latest countries to join a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
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Delegates from over 20 countries arrive at Winter Olympics villages
Three Winter Olympic villages in and around Beijing opened to various national delegations on Sunday.
Beijing Olympics 2022 - Slider Brogan Crowley to call on Usain Bolt's Beijing heroics at Winter
Brogan Crowley hopes to call on the greatest sporting moments of Olympic past as she heads to Beijing 2022 in search of more skeleton silverware. The 27-year-old from Oldham has been officially selected to represent Team GB in the women's skeleton and will be part of history as the Chinese capital becomes the first city to host the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
Beijing 2022 - Can Charlotte Bankes, Brad Hall and Bruce Mouat help Team GB make Winter Olympics history?
Team GB have never won more than one gold medal at the Winter Olympics but Beijing 2022 surely offers the best chance to make history. A squad of 50 athletes has been finalised containing world champions and regular podium finishers, making this contingent arguably the most talented that has ever been assembled by Britain.
Discovery brings unparalleled scale and new cinematic vision to Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics coverage
As the Home of the Olympics in Europe, Discovery has announced plan that will push the physical and virtual boundaries of sports production to new extremes and mark a new frontier in the coverage of the Olympic Games. With over a week to go until the Opening Ceremony of Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, Discovery has revealed how the unprecedented scale of its operation, most ambitious innovations and in-depth storytelling will help deliver its objective to unlock the power of the Olympics for audiences across Europe*.
Beijing 2022 - Speed skater Ellia Smeding a late pick as Team GB confirm 50 athletes for Winter Olympics
Speed skater Ellia Smeding has been confirmed as the final British athlete to be selected for the Winter Olympics, with Team GB announced a squad of 50 for the Beijing Games. The 23-year-old will join her partner, Cornelius Kersten, as the first British long track speed skaters to compete at an Olympics for 30 years, after laying down a number of personal bests throughout the season.
Winter Olympics: Why coming out was the start point for Mouat's Olympic double gold bid
Bruce Mouat says telling his team-mates he is gay «was possibly the best thing I ever did for my career».
Beijing warns of heavy air pollution during Winter Olympics
BEIJING: Beijing warned Monday (Jan 24) that heavy air pollution is likely during the Winter Olympics, but said emergency plans were in place to ensure the Games are not disrupted by smog.